Has anyone had problems with heat when the shields are removed. I just scrapped the orig exhaust and pulled all the shields except the one over the muffler.

By the way I never realized how heavy the stinkin factory muffler is.

 

may i ask why? they really dont save much weight. it really isnt a problem but who knows, you get a blockage somewhere and you might heat up the interior a bit. you will feel an increase in temperature around the trans tunnel, i know, i had no heat shields there on my first 7 many years ago.

 

I removed them beacuse they are old and bent as well as rattle.

 

Do -SEs have an exhaust overheat sensor under the passenger seat? If so, it seems to me that you might have a problem with that sensor lighting a dummy lamp unnecessarily.

 

The main heat shield keeps heat from radiating into the passenger compartment and helps keep the transmission temperature down which adds to its longevity.

 

yes, the SE does have an exh. temp sensor under there.

 

Yeah, I dumped mine (rusted and rattling away), and the passenger side gets a tad warm around the tanny tunnel...

Kinda nice in the winter...

 

If you can re-install them, I would recommend it. They do make a big difference.