Downpipe question?
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Downpipe question?
My factory downpipe heat shield has broke right next to the turbo and makes a awul vibrateing sound,so my question is if i remove the heat shield will it hurt anything.I did a search and couldnt find anything to help me out thanks for any input.
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The heat shield does exactly as the name suggests...shields the rest of the engine bay from the heat that's produced by the turbo. Because it's of no use to you right now, you might as well remove it.
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my stock heat shield was pretty much unusable after turbo/dp/up..etc upgrades, thus i got a turbo blanket; keeps the underhood temp's in check. no melting things in your engine bay.. is bad for the car and your wallet
my stock heat shield was pretty much unusable after turbo/dp/up..etc upgrades, thus i got a turbo blanket; keeps the underhood temp's in check. no melting things in your engine bay.. is bad for the car and your wallet
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agreed with both tackwelds and hose clamps
or take it off all the way by cutting it up and wrap everything with exhaust wrap, then spray it with silicone sealant. works even better than stock metal shielding.
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will your car blow up? no. will you notice a difference? no. do you still have a stock downpipe? iirc no. i think i only looked at your car for a minute but as i recall you have a full turboback and most is not all aftermarket downpipes don't have a heatshield. i think what you mean is that the UP-pipe heatshield is the one causing the rattle. you have a couple of options; replace it with an aftermarket one, remove and weld it, or as Houdni said you can get a small piece of heat wrap and jam it in the gap then use a worm clamp to hold it tight.
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yeah your prob right still trying to learn the diff between up pipe and down pipe the one thats causeing the issue with the heat shield goes in to the bottom of the turbo
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