It is necessary to have them on the cat. converter?

 

if you drive over tall, dry grass you could possibly start a fire

 

Well, only if you really just park over it with your motor on for a while. I'm sure just driving over it won't do much. Hehe.

Some people take it off if it rattles. It's a known problem with Integras. I say if you're not having a problem, just leave it. If it's not broke, don't fix it.

 

if you take the heat shield off, you'll feel yoru shifter (if you have a 5speed) get warm, especially during the summer.

 

If I put my hand above the ebrake, I feel a slight bit of heat. Thats about it.

Its purpose is purely comfort-related.

 

so that's what that rattling noise is comming from.... Is there any way to stop the rattling without removing the cat? and if you take out the heatshield does the shifter get really hot? or just warm??

 

they just placed it there so you
could be anoyed when it starts
rattleing.

 

lol, is it easy to take off?

 

It keeps the cat hotter and reduce emission

 

hmm that rattling sounds been on my nerves since the day i got the car..i'm gonna try to take it off tomorrow

 

ya mine rattled to and my short shifter hit my exhaust before i took them off

 

You can go to home depot or lowes and use a metal band that ties around pipes for your cat. I used this to tie the heatshield down. no rattling or problems since.

 

Mine rattled alittle bit, so I took off the bottom half of the heat shield and left the top half on, that way you dont feel it inside the car, and after 6 months for me no rattling.

 

I agree 100% take the damn things off they will just get loose after a while and rattle around and make noise

 

excellent, ever since i put my 3"cat/3"exhaust on my car its been rattling like a mother... is it just that one bolt?

 

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same here for me...

 

ya ever since i got my custom piping done i hear a rattling sound from under my car. getting pretty annoyed so gonna take the heatshield off when i get a chance

 

easy way to get rid of rattling heat shield and hot cat, and increase performance: take off the cat and remove the heat shield. take a piece of pipe and jam it into the cat (NOT THE SIDE!). get all that restrictive crap out of there and let you exhaust breath! dont forget to put the cat back on (duh). i live in ohio, so anyone here could care less if its smog legal or not