Factory Molded Fiber Material Heat Shield
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Factory Molded Fiber Material Heat Shield
i recently made my own left side down pipe heat shield. The original molded fiber heat shield is no longer available either new or used. I used a 4 ply aluminum heat shield from DCI and purchased it from CARiD. The product is formable and good for 1,200 deg f continuous heat. Took a lot of trial and error and cutting and trimming.
Just curious if anyone know what the original molded fiber heat shield was made of and does the material have a name.
Just curious if anyone know what the original molded fiber heat shield was made of and does the material have a name.
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mvsbraga and the aheat shield?
i recently made my own left side down pipe heat shield. The original molded fiber heat shield is no longer available either new or used. I used a 4 ply aluminum heat shield from DCI and purchased it from CARiD. The product is formable and good for 1,200 deg f continuous heat. Took a lot of trial and error and cutting and trimming.
Just curious if anyone know what the original molded fiber heat shield was made of and does the material have a name.
Just curious if anyone know what the original molded fiber heat shield was made of and does the material have a name.
Thanks a lot!
Billy Clyde in Houston
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The heat shield is screwed to the original bracket that is attached to where the exhaust manifold and the down pipe to the Cat converter connect.
Trimming and cutting. No photo of the final shape.
New DCI Heat Shield Product.
I have a 2004 Jaguar XKR Coupe. Here are some photos of what I did. I hope these help.
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Glad I was able to help. I couldn’t find anything so I just went for it. Not sure what’s going to happen as these cars get older and start being RESTORED and no original heat shields available, unless they are being hoarded. The reason the foldable heat shields are important is because it means they are strong enough to hold their shape. If they need to be stronger you can always bent a fold into the heat shield for more strength.
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mvsbraga,
The main thing that I found in the DCI Website was the 2" and 3" Pipe covers....You can just slide it over the Exhaust pipes and tie it down at the ends and there is no more worry's, then wrap the Cats and all is well.....They even have Tie-Ties to hold everything down....
I just am so happy to find this stuff......after looking through the internet, I found that even Carid has somethings that could work!
I rerouted my exhaust system on my 2005 XKR to look more like the 2005 XJR, even used the XJR Exhaust Manifolds as they are so much better flowing than the XKR's....As you know, the XKR Manifolds make a 90 degree turn right out of the end where it connects to the Disposal looking Cat and then another 90 right out the bottom. The XJR makes a 45 into the Cat and then another 45 at the bottom as they enter into the Muffler.. This relieves a lot of back pressure on the system but causes a lot of heat to the XKR's Floor board....Also the 300 Cell Cats create lot of noise with no shielding. So, hopefully I can dissipate most of the Heat and Noise both at the same time! .
Thanks a bunch!
Billy Clyde
The main thing that I found in the DCI Website was the 2" and 3" Pipe covers....You can just slide it over the Exhaust pipes and tie it down at the ends and there is no more worry's, then wrap the Cats and all is well.....They even have Tie-Ties to hold everything down....
I just am so happy to find this stuff......after looking through the internet, I found that even Carid has somethings that could work!
I rerouted my exhaust system on my 2005 XKR to look more like the 2005 XJR, even used the XJR Exhaust Manifolds as they are so much better flowing than the XKR's....As you know, the XKR Manifolds make a 90 degree turn right out of the end where it connects to the Disposal looking Cat and then another 90 right out the bottom. The XJR makes a 45 into the Cat and then another 45 at the bottom as they enter into the Muffler.. This relieves a lot of back pressure on the system but causes a lot of heat to the XKR's Floor board....Also the 300 Cell Cats create lot of noise with no shielding. So, hopefully I can dissipate most of the Heat and Noise both at the same time! .
Thanks a bunch!
Billy Clyde
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Why did Jaguar do that?
msvbraga,
They had a system that worked with the space they and they would have had to shield it as I am going to do mine.... The XJR is a much wider bigger Car with the space they needed.....
I have a set of 2005 XJR Manifolds that I have had Ported and Ceramic Coated. They have a different flow pattern than the XKR and look more like a Header than a Manifold....They are 4 into 2 and dump into the exhaust pipe connection to complete the 4-2-1..When they were ported they matched the Ported Heads and cleaned out the inside with multi-stone grinder....The Ceramic coating is inside and out to hold down Heat absorption....I haven't done any Dyno Runs, so I don't know how much HP they have gained.....But they are louder than Stock. Don't want to say how much HP it gained as the doubters will all want to see the Dyno Runs.....Anyway, I think they are good looking and they create more HP! Now with the Heat Shielding on the Exhaust Pipes and Cat , it should be a lot better!
Billy Clyde
2005 XJR Right-Side Exhaust Manifold
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They had a system that worked with the space they and they would have had to shield it as I am going to do mine.... The XJR is a much wider bigger Car with the space they needed.....
I have a set of 2005 XJR Manifolds that I have had Ported and Ceramic Coated. They have a different flow pattern than the XKR and look more like a Header than a Manifold....They are 4 into 2 and dump into the exhaust pipe connection to complete the 4-2-1..When they were ported they matched the Ported Heads and cleaned out the inside with multi-stone grinder....The Ceramic coating is inside and out to hold down Heat absorption....I haven't done any Dyno Runs, so I don't know how much HP they have gained.....But they are louder than Stock. Don't want to say how much HP it gained as the doubters will all want to see the Dyno Runs.....Anyway, I think they are good looking and they create more HP! Now with the Heat Shielding on the Exhaust Pipes and Cat , it should be a lot better!
Billy Clyde
2005 XJR Right-Side Exhaust Manifold
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