Centre Silencer Hitting Off Heat Shield

[Steve]

What the fuck can i do? had the car lowered and manifold fitted, the exhaust system is now pulled to the left a bit!
what can i do? tried tiwsting the centre pipe after the cat a bit etc and still wedged up against it :panic:
The cat doesnt hit just the centre section! Take it off and beat it to a pulp? or waste more money and get new centre section without silencer?

[riggsy]

Get a hammer and bang the shield out of the way :)

[argylefan1985]

sounds like an excuse for a nice new center section to me :D

[Steve]

sounds like an excuse for a nice new center section to me :D

it is nice and new, would have to be one with out the silencer though.

Could we not heat the manifold or pipe leading to the cat and bend it?

[hesslevtr]

could just take the heat shield off

what manifold is it

[Steve]

could just take the heat shield off

what manifold is it

GMC (piper badge on it) 4-1. Pain in the arse to fit so not taking it off!

[hesslevtr]

seems odd

i have exact same manifold and fiited first time and perfect never heard of anyone else with any problems with these either

are you sure its all fitted right

[Steve]

seems odd

i have exact same manifold and fiited first time and perfect never heard of anyone else with any problems with these either

are you sure its all fitted right

yeah was fitted by garage who fitted it to the previous owner, they had to re drill the holes or something to get it on, only pulls to the left slightly, might just be cos missing screw from heat shield but would still just hit it even if was firmily screwed in.

Would it be ok to take heat shields off?

[hesslevtr]

yeah my heatshields are off

seems odd about the problem with manifold

[Steve]

yeah my heatshields are off

seems odd about the problem with manifold

yeah, is your cat under the car mate? why did you take them off? dont get too much heat do you :homme: once take them off is there more of a gap to play with?

[hesslevtr]

no my cats in manifold

took mine off as something was rattling

will be a bit more room

[Steve]

no my cats in manifold

took mine off as something was rattling

will be a bit more room

might take them off then! as i say if i had half an inch spare it wouldnt touch!

[dingle]

can take heat shield of with no worries as i do it at my work all the time when cars come in with them rattling when bolts/pins knacker up

[Steve]

will i gain alot more space?

[dingle]

u will gain some more space bud not alot may be enough to stop the exhaust hitting it

[Steve]

and inch at the min?

[Steve]

Right.... took heat shields off!

no difference! the bracket lower down teh manifold could do with the welds being cut off, tilted ever so slightly and re welded!

Going back to manic motors and he is going to have a look at it, doubt they will do what i have just stated but i think thats what should happen!

Or can you heat the manifold up and bend it?

[dingle]

u can but wouldn't recomend it

[Steve]

wtf can i do then? al leave it to see what manic motors do on saturday, which could be nothing!