strut brace / heat shield
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strut brace / heat shield
I fitted my group a single bar strut brace today and now my turbo heat shield doesnt fit, what are the options ?
if i heat wrap my exhaust down pipe will it be enough to stop the brake resoviour from melting ?
cheers paul
if i heat wrap my exhaust down pipe will it be enough to stop the brake resoviour from melting ?
cheers paul
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OR - customise your existing heat shield
If it's a standard one, neatly cut out the section that clashes with the strut brace with a hacksaw. Then you can either leave it like this, put some edging on the edge of the cut out section, or buy some heatsheild material which is usually available in sheets and install a section of that in a shape that conforms to the strut brace, and then rivet it onto the original shield.
Or, even make a whole new shield out of the heat shield material, and use your original sheild as a template.
It'll be like Blue Peter ha ha
If it's a standard one, neatly cut out the section that clashes with the strut brace with a hacksaw. Then you can either leave it like this, put some edging on the edge of the cut out section, or buy some heatsheild material which is usually available in sheets and install a section of that in a shape that conforms to the strut brace, and then rivet it onto the original shield.
Or, even make a whole new shield out of the heat shield material, and use your original sheild as a template.
It'll be like Blue Peter ha ha
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If you do go the heat wrap way, you'll need to wrap as much as you can.
The piece of the 2WD exhaust manifold that joins to the turbo will definately need wrapping as otherwise you start melting all your cables etc. and you would probably be well served to wrap as much of both parts as you can.
Or there's that ceramic coating...
The heat shield way is good. I have a combination of cut back standard shield and exhaust wrap. Probably still have more heatproofing to do as well.
The piece of the 2WD exhaust manifold that joins to the turbo will definately need wrapping as otherwise you start melting all your cables etc. and you would probably be well served to wrap as much of both parts as you can.
Or there's that ceramic coating...
The heat shield way is good. I have a combination of cut back standard shield and exhaust wrap. Probably still have more heatproofing to do as well.
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I don't know how to put piccies up!!
All it is is literally I put the brace on resting on heat shield/the drivers side, but connected loosely on the nearside, then got a hacksaw and did the buisness, no good for bufty boys, I'm into function rather than looks, it looks butchered but it is!!
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All it is is literally I put the brace on resting on heat shield/the drivers side, but connected loosely on the nearside, then got a hacksaw and did the buisness, no good for bufty boys, I'm into function rather than looks, it looks butchered but it is!!
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thanks for that i see what you mean now. My original one is abit battered on the inside anyone know where to get some heat reflective stuff ?
What turbo is that andy looks massive
What turbo is that andy looks massive
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Look under insualtion/heatproofing in the yellowpages
Should be someone there that sells it - usually aluminium with ceramic coating
So easy to bend and fold to shape. Make a template out of cardboard and then fold it up.
Should be someone there that sells it - usually aluminium with ceramic coating
So easy to bend and fold to shape. Make a template out of cardboard and then fold it up.
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cheers for the replys, think im going to go with brammers idea, looked on the website and its a good price. Will bend it round the old one i think but a touch smaller so to miss the brace
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If you do go the heat wrap way, you'll need to wrap as much as you can.
The piece of the 2WD exhaust manifold that joins to the turbo will definately need wrapping as otherwise you start melting all your cables etc. and you would probably be well served to wrap as much of both parts as you can.
Or there's that ceramic coating...
The heat shield way is good. I have a combination of cut back standard shield and exhaust wrap. Probably still have more heatproofing to do as well.
The piece of the 2WD exhaust manifold that joins to the turbo will definately need wrapping as otherwise you start melting all your cables etc. and you would probably be well served to wrap as much of both parts as you can.
Or there's that ceramic coating...
The heat shield way is good. I have a combination of cut back standard shield and exhaust wrap. Probably still have more heatproofing to do as well.
I was thinking of getting my manifold done to make it look a bit smarter more than anything (a bit bufty I know but I hate rusty looking manifolds!!) so if it keeps the underbonnet temps down, that's an added bonus!
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Does ceramic coating make that much difference to the heat radiated from the manifold??
I was thinking of getting my manifold done to make it look a bit smarter more than anything (a bit bufty I know but I hate rusty looking manifolds!!) so if it keeps the underbonnet temps down, that's an added bonus!
I was thinking of getting my manifold done to make it look a bit smarter more than anything (a bit bufty I know but I hate rusty looking manifolds!!) so if it keeps the underbonnet temps down, that's an added bonus!
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