purpose for the heat shield on cats?
07-15-2006, 06:49 PM
#1
purpose for the heat shield on cats? I have the SLP LT's w/thier high flow cats, each which include a heat shield.
Well, on the drivers side cat, one edge of the heat shield is no longer attached to the cat - only attached on the opposite side.
Which means vibration rattle from hell! - yeow.
but at least it was a rattle easily found.
anyway, do the shields really benefit the cats? I'd like to just remove the sheilds completly. any hard in doing this?
If thats a bad idea, then I assume my best bet is to get the shield welded back down?
Well, on the drivers side cat, one edge of the heat shield is no longer attached to the cat - only attached on the opposite side.
Which means vibration rattle from hell! - yeow.
but at least it was a rattle easily found.
anyway, do the shields really benefit the cats? I'd like to just remove the sheilds completly. any hard in doing this?
If thats a bad idea, then I assume my best bet is to get the shield welded back down?
07-19-2006, 01:43 PM
#3
Good advice - I took the car in today at lunch break - and not only was the heat shield on the drivers cat part way off, the pass side also started coming loose! ggrrrr.... no wonder my car has been sounding like a bucket of bolts....
So, I had the guy weld both areas, plus the 2 other areas that hadnt 'yet' started to come off.
If this doesnt fix them, I dont know what will. :-)
So, I had the guy weld both areas, plus the 2 other areas that hadnt 'yet' started to come off.
If this doesnt fix them, I dont know what will. :-)
