JSM Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonycharger72 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 For an N/A car, unless the battery literally rubs on the headers really don't think you need a heat sheild, With a turbo and a battery in close proximity, you really should get one, don't want that battery exploding on you ! However..................when my car was N/A and I didn't bother with a heat shield and I didn't quite secure the battery properly, then went round a sharpish corner , Battery fell onto the exhaust, that sucked!!! Heat sheild would have kept it directly of the exhaust, which would have stopped it melting everywhere so quickly................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 USDM has battery on the other side Tony. No exhaust near it. Pretty sure he was referring to the heat shield between the intake and exhaust manifolds and the smaller one near the brake booster, which is also on the other side over here. Had to suck having a battery melt in the engine compartment though. I'd HATE to have to clean up that mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonycharger72 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Yes, it was a bit grim! and the smell was pretty ordinary as well! The drive home going 10-15km/hr with the car coughing and spluttering and the clean-up wasn't much fun! Battery acid disolves paint, who would have thought ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 When your motor is non-crossflow you need every bit you can get. Mine is, and I still run one. I'm with Evan. Yes, a coated header will run a bit cooler, but not so much that the heat shield won't help more. Keeping heat away from the intake is key to hot weather drivability, to detonation resistance and to performance in general. Giving up any margin on this just because you think it looks better is just silly in my book. FWIW, when I look at someone's engine bay, I'm much more impressed by good engineering practices than I am by things like compromised heat management for looks. I've said it a few times, but IMHO if you are worried about looks, the heat shield looks pretty darned good if you JetHot coat it, too. Plus it will work even better this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zx 2by2 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 wow he comes here for help and after 2-3 people give him his answer and then the rest give him extra tips he flips... FAIL AT EVER TRYING TO GET HELP HERE AGAIN, at least from me btw dhp123166, internet dating may no be your thing, just an fyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Just the facts ma'am... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhp123166 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 I apologize to those that may have taken offense. I did not need to throw in the "I'm bored" comment. Next time I'll be a little more thorough in my explanation so that there is no confusion as to the desired response. Best Regards, Daniel P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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