I know most of you leave off the top one and get a new manifold, but what about the one under it? I got mad and bent mine up, but unless something touches the manifold I don't see a reason to put it back. Is it ok to leave off or should I put it on?

Thanks.

You can leave it off. The only prob might be your car will get mad and burn you.

Originally posted by DJ420a
You can leave it off. The only prob might be your car will get mad and burn you.

As long as it keeps running thats ok.

Its not gonna hurt anything I run headers wit no shields and no probs so far :rolleyes...under hood temps might be a little higher.

Alright this is good to know. I just don't want it to melt something one day on me.

i havn't had a heat shield in a long time, it hasn't melted anything yet....

I noticed when I had a header on my car (no heat shield on that, but it was ceramic coated if that helps any..) the positive insulation terminal cover on the starter was a little brown, but it didn't compromise the terminal cover at all (as in it was still in one piece and doig it's job).

That is about the only negative effect I noticed from no heat shields.

I haven't had heat sheilds in a long time either. Only thing I noticed was my oil dipstick handle got a bit hotter to handle than I was used to. :shrug

Having the heat shield on looks alot better than looking at that rusty pile of shit jutting off your head...if you're into that type of thing. :shrug