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  1. hercfe

    hercfe Karting

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    #1 hercfe, Sep 24, 2015
    Has anyone left the rear heat shields, over the muffler, off after doing work? Putting the car back together, and am considering leaving them off. Only concerned about the heat affecting the rear light housings and possibly air box. Thoughts?
     
  2. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #2 Rifledriver, Sep 24, 2015
    Ferrari put it there for a very good reason.

    Leave it.
     
  3. Wade

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    #3 Wade, Sep 24, 2015
    My 90 348 came with just one heat shield, the upper one that holds the intake tubes. The left tail light was melted badly, the right side a bit as well. Of course, I had the two-can exhaust which was the cause.

    Recently, I replaced the two with a single can from a Spider. Now there's plenty of air space and I'm wondering if adding additional heat shields are necessary.

    Bottom line tho... the tail lights are NLA new (except occasional NOS on eBay) and $$$$
     
  4. INTMD8

    INTMD8 F1 Veteran
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    #4 INTMD8, Sep 24, 2015
    I'm curious, why would you want to leave them off?
     
  5. hercfe

    hercfe Karting

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    #5 hercfe, Sep 24, 2015
    I'll leave them on. I just think the engine bay looks cleaner with them off... But, I don't want to buy new lights because they melted...
     
  6. tres55

    tres55 F1 Rookie
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    #6 tres55, Sep 24, 2015
    Absolutely do not remove.
     
  7. UConn Husky

    UConn Husky F1 Rookie

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    #7 UConn Husky, Sep 24, 2015
    You'll get a slow down light from too much heat in the air boxes. I was driving around with the shield off while I was having it wrapped in carbon, looks great now :D
     
  8. junglistluder

    junglistluder F1 Rookie
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    #8 junglistluder, Sep 24, 2015
    Do you have a pic of this? Would love to see!
     
  9. cf355

    cf355 F1 Rookie

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    #9 cf355, Sep 24, 2015
    +1
     
  10. taz355

    taz355 F1 Veteran
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    #10 taz355, Sep 27, 2015
    You can go to the diy sticky and look at his engine out thread, its in there.
     
  11. John_K_348

    John_K_348 F1 Rookie

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    #11 John_K_348, Sep 27, 2015
    Do not remove! My car just passed 12K but went 20 years with only 3200. One stop light socket chipped and the connector popped apart last week. I actually added a strip of insulation behind them lots of slow traffic cruising and doing great. It gets warm but no melting. The stop lights are right over the cat pipes. Not cool. If anything it need more and bigger radiators. I think I might duct my fans.
     

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