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Old 07-29-2018, 02:49 PM   #12
Dan in Pasadena
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

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Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC View Post
Or you could make a heat shield that slips under the coil packs and comes up in front of the coil packs . Basically a 90* piece of metal .

They say wrapping a coated header is not a good idea. Use one or the other.

Just a thought.
Yeah, that's an idea but I won't be wrapping the exhaust manifold just the exhaust pipe that connects to it. But I could certainly consider a heat shield along with the wrap on the pipe if I can figure out how to make one that looks decent or doesn't show much.
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