[turbochad]

Originally Posted by 911pcars

Looks like a nice clean project. Congratulations.

However, I don't see a shield between the converter and the engine. You realize it gets overly warm down there. I suggest fabbing something to take the place of the factory cat shield.

MHO,
Sherwood

I was thinking about the purpose of stock shield as I was doing this, maybe incorrectly. It seemed to me that the stock shield isn't designed to protect the engine from the cat's heat since the shield sits under the cat and not between the cat and the engine. I was thinking that the stock shield is designed to protect the rear tire from the cat's heat and keep heat in the cat from being lost to passing air under the car. The hotter the cat, the better the emissions. It always seemed strange to me that the cat heat shield is more of a skid plate.

The new cat is smaller than the stock one and is now a ways away from the rear tires. there is enough clearance to do a valve adjustment without removing the cat pipe. A heat shield is probably a good idea regardless. A couple of tabs and a curved piece of sheet aluminum should do it.