I had a custom short shifter made and it doesnt clear the heat shield under the ball. Im wondering since the car barely gets driven, is it really that important. i dont see the heat portion even coming into play as much as a debris shield or factor of that use. I dont drive on dirt roads, the car is imaculatly maintained and always garaged. Id only remove the u shapoe up front and 2 bolts the rest would still be used but not under the shifter rod heading towards the engine and trans. Mike
i never have ever had one on my car and ive never had an issue
If you have good silicone wires its helps with the heat from the header.
Phil
huh? I think your talking about the one from the header, Im refering to the one under the car under the shifter. Thanks though. If Im wrong please help me figure it out.Originally Posted by nswst8
Your passengers' feet may get warm, but it's not strictly necessary. I've taken them out of a few cars and never had a problem.
my civic doesn't have it.
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
My mistake. In cold weather you won't miss it. In the heat of the summer, your A/C will struggle even harder to keep your interior cabin cool.
Phil
yeah the whole floor of my coupe gets hot when in traffic but if you are cruising its not a problem only when you stop and the heat has no where to go but into the floor pan....i would just bang out the heat shield to the shifter clears
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
I don't think I've seen anyone do it before, but you could try heat wrapping the exhaust under where the shield would've been. It really doesn't get too hot even without the shield in there, but if it gets annoying that's one idea.
im going to make a custom one.....turbo has spots where the shield went b4
200+ ALL MOTOR LS VTEC
what I did was I put some heat insulation under the carpet where the heatshield area was and it seemed to help you dont need much and its pretty easy to shape it as well
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