legacyman1657615403 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 ofcourse my heat sheild is rattling and buzzing. would i be better off wrapping it in heat sheild and putting it back on or just removing it. has anyone removed theres and noticed much of a change.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchwarzeEwigkt Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Many people remove them, though I personally don't think it's a good idea. On long trips the floor gets REALLY hot. It could, theoretically, start a fire. When my shields break loose, punch a new hole in them with an awl and tie them back down with stainless steel wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Is the shield itself rattling or is there something caught in it? Mine rattled, and I considered taking it off but opted against it after figuring out I had picked up a few small rocks through the vent holes. Rattled like crazy; now I need to take it off to fix an exhaust leak But check it with a rubber mallet, and if it sounds like somethings caught, take a compressor and push some air into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacyman1657615403 Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Is the shield itself rattling or is there something caught in it? Mine rattled, and I considered taking it off but opted against it after figuring out I had picked up a few small rocks through the vent holes. Rattled like crazy; now I need to take it off to fix an exhaust leak But check it with a rubber mallet, and if it sounds like somethings caught, take a compressor and push some air into it. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 no problemo, keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I've taken heat shields off of many, many cars. Including, (But not limited to)... My Legacy... My F150... My Sentra... A family members Sentra... My friends Contour... My other friends Bronco... and a few others. After I bought my Legacy the heat shield was pissing me off so bad I took it off with a crowbar at work. The silence was deafening (In a good way). Half the cars I've owned had no heat shields. I'm convinced they're useless. So far no fires, no burning carpet, no hot floor, just guaranteed silence from annoying ass rattles. I can't guarantee you'll get the same results. Obviously they're installed in cars for a reason, I'm just saying removing them is a valid option that's always worked for me in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 i removed the one in the tunnel to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I removed my rattling heat shield and I have yet to melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 my car is lighter now too. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Ask anyone who owns a Honda, if you take off your heat shields, one of your windshield wipers, and add a cone air filter and some yellow stickers you'll be able to hit the quarter mile in under 10 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 see finally. some one who has a firm grip on reality.******* great. butt really. i swear i have took well over 100 pounds off my car since i got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwa2500 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 the rattles from the damn heat shields drive me crazy...the exhaust leak doesnt help either though, one day i will replace it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 A Sawzall fixes all. Cut the headers right before the first cat then chop off the heat shields. Even if the car does rattle, you're not gonna hear it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastwood Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 put a hose clamp on it and call it good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz98gt Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Ask anyone who owns a Honda, if you take off your heat shields, one of your windshield wipers, and add a cone air filter and some yellow stickers you'll be able to hit the quarter mile in under 10 seconds. My buddy recently removed the heat shield on his g20 because it was driving us crazy when it would rattle. No melting here, no hot floor...but it's in there for a reason, so it's gotta keep temps down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp27 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 i live in mn. its cold enough that i dont gotta worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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