I'm trying to find an aftermarket header heat shield for my 2000 accord 2.3 but I'm having no luck. I'd paint the stock one if it wasn't so gay with the little hand on it. Can anyone give me a link?

 

I dont know of anybody that makes "aftermarket" ones. But I would reccomend just keeping the stock, and not painting it, if its rusted or corroded just buy a new one from the dealer.

 

make ur own...if ur still in HS im sure u guys prob have a metal shop, just ask the teacher if u can use the shop or sumthing...heat shields arent that hard to make

 

does it really make a differnce on or off? becuase that shield alone ways a ton...

 

If you have access to a metal brake then try making your own. It would be a nice experience in fabrication.

 

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...its a piece of sheet metal; how heavy do you think it is? i say just get rid of the head shield and exhaust manifold and get a header.

 

header is a great idea but not an option til the warranty runs out

 

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ah, i see. well, your best bet is to find somebody whos good with sheet metal to whip something up for ya.

 

welli toook my stock one off its pretty heavey for that small of a piece of metal..

 

I polished my heat shield up so it blings the engine bay and it makes me happy, that and the powdercoated valve cover.

What you can do is wrap your stock header in exhaust wrap to lower engine bay temps and then you can remove it all together. I'm wrapping mine and keeping the the heat shield for the bling factor...

 

it's not just a piece of metal like most of you think, there's one piece on top and two piece sandwiching it the stock manifold, it;s metal outside and it's some sort of composite material instead, something i would guess, similar to abesto.
INTAKE heatshield is different from header head shield, the only function of the intake heatshield is block off heat from engine bay but header heatshield you need to keep the heat in, that's a good couple hundred degree. A piece of metal probably wouldn't do you any good beside bling factor.


there's no aftermarket header shield simply beacause there's tons of brand and construction of header, so there's no universal fitment.

the only thing FUNCTIONAL that you might be interested in is THERMO-TEC header/manifold WRAP

availble in different size, length

 

to rap the header do you have to remove it? how hard is it to remove? i havent done it yet becuase im scared of breaking it

 

those header wrap is just a piece of fabric, i did mine when it's still on the car.

small hand is definitely a plus, or it's time for the girlfriend to contribute

 

is there any specific wrapping pattern? should i wrap each 'Y' part or just wrap them all in one... how much is the tape and whats the best brand you would suggest?

 

The directions for wrapping are on the packages, you overlap by 1/2". I bought DEI exhaust wrap.

You wrap it and then you hold it down with stainless steel zip ties. THeres also a spray that hardens it and helps it retain heat better you can also purchas to coat it

 

well I guess I'll just chill with the gay little hand on my heat shield until the warranty runs out, then I'll go for a header and wrap it up

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iam7head &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it's not just a piece of metal like most of you think, there's one piece on top and two piece sandwiching it the stock manifold, it;s metal outside and it's some sort of composite material instead, something i would guess, similar to abesto.
INTAKE heatshield is different from header head shield, the only function of the intake heatshield is block off heat from engine bay but header heatshield you need to keep the heat in, that's a good couple hundred degree. A piece of metal probably wouldn't do you any good beside bling factor.


there's no aftermarket header shield simply beacause there's tons of brand and construction of header, so there's no universal fitment.

the only thing FUNCTIONAL that you might be interested in is THERMO-TEC header/manifold WRAP

availble in different size, length</TD></TR></TABLE>

HKS has a heat shield that comes with sum or all, dunno, of there turbokits that replaces the manifold also..just thought i'd say that, so i guess there is aftermarket ones out there, but dunno if u can get it alone n to fit ur app.

 

Just like a couple of others have said, wrap it. That's what I did with mine and it makes a HUGE difference. The heat that gets to the hood is drastically reduced. It can be kind of tough to wrap it so if you have the header off of the car, try it that way. At 6'1'' I have big hands so that was a bit though for me. Good luck with your heat issue.

 

Like iam7head said, wrap your header...it's more practical than a heat shield because it works.

Try some online places like jegs.com and the like .

Engine wrap has been proven to reduce under hood tempuratures whereas the oem heat shield is more or a 'make a consumer happpy' application.