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Sep 3, 2007 | 12:43 AM

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Make your own heat shields?

I just got headers installed and would like to prevent the common (as I have heard) problem of burning spark plug wires. What I am trying to figure out is how to make my own heat shields, similar to the ones on oem exhaust manifolds. What are the heat shields made of and what would be a good way to attach them. My thoughts are to bend whatever type of metal they are made of in a way that they could be attached to the headers with a metal hose clamps. Does this sound feasible and practical, or am I somewhere out in leftfield somewhere? So what do all you creative geniuses think?

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Clayton from Las Vegas

Sep 3, 2007 | 01:50 AM

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Eight looks and no ideas? Come on you guys.

Sep 3, 2007 | 02:15 AM

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Eight looks and no ideas? Come on you guys.

Make that 23 Clayton

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Sep 3, 2007 | 05:17 AM

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Clayton, Aluminium and spray it with jethot coating?

Sep 3, 2007 | 06:56 AM

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If you're making them out of metal wouldn't heat transfer still be a problem? I would look for a material that insulates against heat, not conducts it.

Sep 3, 2007 | 08:13 AM

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Check this out. I just ordered them.

http://cableorganizer.com/insultherm-spark

Sep 3, 2007 | 11:55 PM

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If you're making them out of metal wouldn't heat transfer still be a problem? I would look for a material that insulates against heat, not conducts it.

GM uses some type of sheet metal. Is it aluminum or what? All metals transfer heat to some degree, but they must have some insolation properties or they wouldn't be using them.