Muffler delete - stock heatshield?
 

After swapping the stock muffler out for a delete/track pipe, do people leave the stock heatshield that's bolted to the bottom of the trunk pan in place?

I installed my private label pipe and didn't notice the shield. Wonder if it blocks some noise as well as heat.

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I used mine to divert air from getting under the rear bumper.

http://i.imgur.com/CJ0XLD1.jpg

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I did the same thing, but I flippd the shield around.

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Holy wow how did you guys do that? Can you take pics of what you did with the mounting? That would save me $570 (I won't buy the diffuser if I can rig that up the same way).

Awesome!

At one point i had pulled mine and covered in bedliner to try act as a bit of sound deadening.

First of all, this isnt comparable to 570 dollar diffuser.
Lets be clear about that!

When I removed the stock muffler, I didnt want the air to catch the bumper, so I simply pulled the rear of the heatshield level with the bottom of the bumper.
I got some pieces of metal strips thats used in car audio mounting and bolted it in place.
Its very simple.

Then I saw the way the heatshield was curved! i decided to flip it around left to right.
I liked that way better.

David

I would definintely get a diffuser if I had the money for that. But I did mine basically the saw way.

This shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as a diffuser.

It's just an air deflector.

But yea, after I looked at your picture, you can see yours if flipped around too.


Necessity is the mother of invention!

Thanks all.

Understand it's not even close to the same thing as a diffuser but it will accomplish the same end that I personally want a diffuser for and that is cover up that gap. A real diffuser will have to wait until next year's tax return probably.

Finally did this tonight. I set mine up very slightly differently I think but I didn't want to remove any of the parts holding the bumper plastics together. Now that I see how this works I might get some sheetmetal and try to come up with something a little more form fitting.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps03aaa4da.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psd4d70979.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps5fb34d6f.jpg