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    Exhaust manifold ??

    So I snapped a "actually the left and lower" bolt that fastens my heat shield to the block. Tried easy out, tried chisel to try to screw the bolt out to no avail so I'm pretty much done with the heat shield for the time being...question one; how detrimental is it to ride around without my heat shield (it's been without for about a week and 1/2 now) question two; I've got some rustolium 2000° flat black engine paint, is it a dummy move to try and paint my stock headers because they look even worse than the actual heat shield did...I was going to spend about $180 on a set of after markets but in California I can kiss passing smog good bye and I've read so much against header wrap I won't even try my luck with those...Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated thanks
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    My advice would be to just leave it. It doesn't hurt anything at all with the heat shield being off.
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      Ok cool....what about the paint? Just leave it alone as well?

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        It's been left alone for 23+ years at this point. I wouldn't even waste the paint on it. It's been doing fine and will continue to do so until it possibly fails. If it ain't broke don't fix it, as the saying goes.
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          Ok I won't argue with that...just looks like a rusty set of pipes complementing a fairly decent engine and components guess no one will know but me right? Thanks all for the advice

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            You can paint it if you want (it's just a single header, not "headers") It won't hurt anything, but as said, it's not necessary. It's highly unlikely that the stock manifold is going to rust out. If it cracks, it'll only do so due to heat and age, and that would be unavoidable regardless of whether or not you paint it or reinstall the heat shield. Nothing should be damaged by the unshielded manifold. The slight increase in heat in the immediate area may cause premature wear of wire sheathing and paint on the hood... but not likely enough to matter. I've heard (not confirmed by any official sources) that the heat shield was only intended to protect careless hands under the hood.

            If you want something better looking, you can get a CARB approved header that will allow you to pass smog. DC Sports makes a decent one. Not exactly cheap, but it's quality.






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