hi all. just wondering if the heat shield on the manifold is really needed? i have heat wrapped my manifold and used the sealant/paint in black to finish it off. looks smart but dont really want to put the heat shield back on. do you all think it will be ok without? its not going to melt the fans or anything? its an st170 btw.

thanks jim

 

Need to watch the power steering hose mate that sits above manifold.

 

No need if you have wrapped it, loads of people remove the heat shield and run not wrap and never have a problem

 

cheers the only reason i did wrap it is because i just had some in the garage. lol so seemed a shame to bin it.
thanks for the advice