Snake bite protection

[Bob K]

I have these guards around my pipes and they only get to about 98 degrees. The header reaches 280 plus and the rest of the pipe hits around 220-240.
I can lay my hand or calf on the guard without a burn. Granted I just got the car and only had it out a couple of times, but each time I checked with a heat gun and it was always under 100 degrees.

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[priobe]

Originally Posted by Bob K

I have these guards around my pipes and they only get to about 98 degrees. The header reaches 280 plus and the rest of the pipe hits around 220-240.
I can lay my hand or calf on the guard without a burn. Granted I just got the car and only had it out a couple of times, but each time I checked with a heat gun and it was always under 100 degrees.

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Where did you get these shields?

[Bob K]

Originally Posted by priobe

Where did you get these shields?

I ordered mine when the car was built. If you do a google search on "heat shields for cobra replica", you will find a bunch of them. I put 600 miles on so far and I think the hottest it got was 105 degrees. I would be wary of bright stainless shields after sitting in the sun for a while. They would probably get pretty hot.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by Bob K

I have these guards around my pipes and they only get to about 98 degrees. The header reaches 280 plus and the rest of the pipe hits around 220-240.
I can lay my hand or calf on the guard without a burn. Granted I just got the car and only had it out a couple of times, but each time I checked with a heat gun and it was always under 100 degrees.

https://vintage-motorsports.com/piwi...9/category/853

Is that degrees Fahrenheit? If so that is one of the coolest running motors I’ve heard of. My headers at idle are in the 400 - 500 degree range. I have undercar exhaust but I’ve measured my mufflers at over 400 degrees after shutting off from a drive.

I have an old Corvette with chambered side exhaust and the GM aluminum guards. They fit fairly close to the pipes and get a little warm but they have a layer of fiberglass glued to the inside that’s about 1/8-3/16” thick for an insulator. I would be surprised if shields do much good without some sort of insulator or a large air space.