I have a 99C2 with the rear turbo bumper (aftermarket fiberglass). I have a set of Shnell aftermarket cans, polished to perfection, I was thinking of removing the heat shields so they can be seen through the vents. Has anyone done this, or, do you think it might produce too much heat? They are not as bulky, nor do they retain as much heat as the factory cans.

 

The only way the new mufflers can retain less heat that the stock mufflers is if the heat is expelled through the walls of the cans. This means that the area surrounding the cans will be hotter than the stock mufflers. Either way, you will probably melt the bumper..or at minimum, discolor the paint.

 

I have polished mufflers behind my turbo rear bumper but decided to leave the stock heatsheild on. The heat coming off the exhaust when the car is not moving will get really hot behind that bumper.

 

I do not think that is a good idea. The other day I burned my leg with the tip. I just touched it for 1 sec. I still have the mark to prove it.

 

A) you'll end up deforming the bumper over time. too much heat. one of my tips went out of alignment once and melted my rear bumper. there is a lot of heat back there.

B) those pretty polished cans (hope you didn't waste your time doing this yourself) will look like complete **** in about a week unless of course you intend on taking your rear bumper off or dropping the cans once a month to keep them shiny.

so to answer your question, no i wouldn't do it. i don't know why pcar manuf's continue to polish these mufflers since they can't be seen and will look terrible in no time.

 

Well, thank you for all your input. Looks like it's a nobrainer. I will just enjoy the sweet sound. Right now I have stainless screen material behind the vents, my car is black with black centered wheels. I thought it would look good, but, I think it looks a little on the cheap side, so, I will first paint the screen material black, and if it still looks cheap, I will have to fork out for the factory vents. Thanks again for helping me avoid a potentially costly mistake.

 

i have a turbo look bumper as well. i had the metal mesh behind the slats painted black. it looks good. if you have the opportunity, remove the mesh and have it powercoated black. you can't go wrong there. durability and looks. i have had to have my mesh touched up, but i think the powercoating would hold up better...

 

Deputydog
Thanks for the input, I have seen your car in some pics and looks absolutely beautiful, I didn't realize that you had mesh behind the slats, so, I am sure now that black mesh is the way to go. The mesh is bonded on pretty well, so, I may just try to just do some taping, and spray painting and see how it holds up, atleast my car is black, so, won't be horrible if I happen to mess up a little. Is yours painted gloss, flat, or satin black? I was thinking flat or satin.

 

satin is probably the best way to describe it. when they touched mine up, all they did was tape it off so you could probably do the same without making a mess. just take your time with it....