I'm thinking about removing all the heat shields under the car. My question is:

Any reason not to remove the heatshields bolted under the car other than noise and comfort?

Is there anything I risk by doing so? I don't mind the noise since I'm completely gutted, and the heat I don't think will be a big factor.

I'm thinking of removing all the heat shields under the car. The ones that are by the gas tank, and by the shift linkage. All of 'em.

 

I wouldn't remove the SHEILD arround the Gas Tank and Shift Linkage....

If I where you and my car was lowered enough and on a rainny night when that pot hole is filled with water and looks level with the ground, i don't want it hitting my linkage cause it might break something that i'll regret.

 

Whats your reason for wanting
to do this? What benifits are you
expecting?

 

i just wanna ditch it. don't like seein' them when i'm down there.


well the heat shield sits above the shift linkage and the exhaust is under the shift linkage, i'll hit the exhaust before anything.

oops forgot about the heat shields around the cat, and the ones above it..


[Modified by Bumnah, 12:42 AM 2/7/2003]

 

Hey Bumnah you down wit Accountz Payable or Accountz Receivable y0!

Anyway, I don't really see any reason to remove the heat shields, aside from aesthetics. They don't weigh that much and they provide some protection. Although the ones around the cat aren't that big of a deal (although it does keep the cat hotter), I removed mine around the cat because they had rusted and were rattling, and I just haven't replaced them yet.


[Modified by Milano_EH3, 1:22 PM 2/7/2003]

 

I lowered my hatch a couple of months ago and the heatshield around the cat started rattling(just like it did with my crx) so i'm gonna remove it. That rattling is annoying!! I never had any problems with the shield being removed on my crx, it was way lower then my hatch and i even parked it over dead grass

 

i would like to know that as well

 

I took mine off about a year ago for the same reason. The main reason was that they were rattling and I couldn't figure out which it was so in desperation one morning i jacked my junk up and got em off. I would agree that leaving them there would help keep things cooler hence their names, heat shields but removing them wouldn't do much either.

 

It`s cool, go ahead and take them off. Don`t sweat it.

 

Yeah I removed mine the day I got my car. It was buzzing like a bitch. Ditched those and the buzzing was gone. No problems thus far. Taking them off can be a PITA.

Hows your hatch? Paint it yet?

 

Hatch is still ugly as alwasy.if you wanna see the ugliness check it out here: http://www.bumnah.com/newpix/page_01.htm.

getting ready to order in the wheels. suspension is in pieces.

vtecvoodoo: i was hopin' you'd reply. i'll remove the junk next time i'm down there. the exhaust is still off.

 

where did you get that front bumper and how much was it?

 

Im taking mine off too.