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spadz93 · 10-19-2014, 03:33 PM

Has anyone done this and can anyone provide a few tips? Trying to gut mine and get rid of this rattle from my headers/hi flow cats

spadz93 · 10-24-2014, 06:17 AM

bump??

Gee · 10-24-2014, 06:13 PM

Hey. Its a bit of a pain, but all it takes is a good tug on the shield to rip it off its tack welds. I did this for mine. Just take it to a local shop that has a scissor lift(you need some tugging and pulling/ cutting room. The "heat shields" are nothing but turkey pans you get for thanksgiving, cheap material until you get to the center above where your resonators go and it has some fiberous material under the heat shield. but all this ended up being for no reason lol. the real rattle was at the ball and socket that connects the headers to the high flow cats make sure those are nice and tight as well. good luck.

spadz93 · 10-27-2014, 06:16 AM

i got the one behind the engine on passenger side out, but that wasn't what was rattling. the one that goes up and over the trans is what's making the noise. there arent any fasteners holding that one up behind the trans, is there? this rattling has to stop, it makes the car sound ghetto-rigged

spadz93 · 11-06-2014, 01:24 PM

there has to be someone on there that has some pointers or instructions on taking this piece out, it seems like a pretty big sheet

Gee · 11-07-2014, 01:10 PM

Yeah man, I ripped it off with leather gloves on. There are some bolts holding into place but you pull hard enough you right the metal sheet right off around the bolts. It takes 15-30 mins of man power when its on a nice hydraulic lift. I couldn't do it on my jack stands. Elbows kept smacking the ground.

10-19-2014, 03:33 PM	#1
spadz93 BUMBL Z Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,573 View My Garage	How to remove heat shielding v8 Has anyone done this and can anyone provide a few tips? Trying to gut mine and get rid of this rattle from my headers/hi flow cats __________________ Current: 2015 ZL1 M6, Rotofab Intake, LS3 throttle body, 2.55 Upper/9.17 Lower w/ Idler Relocation, DMS Reinforced Brick, ID1050X, 1 7/8" Headers, ProSpeed HX/Reservoir, DSX Aux Pump/Flex Fuel Sensor, E85, McLeod RXT, BMR 1" Drop, Tuned by Pat G Past: 2010 2SS, some bolt ons, 415rwhp/400rwtq

10-24-2014, 06:17 AM	#2
spadz93 BUMBL Z Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,573 View My Garage	bump?? __________________ Current: 2015 ZL1 M6, Rotofab Intake, LS3 throttle body, 2.55 Upper/9.17 Lower w/ Idler Relocation, DMS Reinforced Brick, ID1050X, 1 7/8" Headers, ProSpeed HX/Reservoir, DSX Aux Pump/Flex Fuel Sensor, E85, McLeod RXT, BMR 1" Drop, Tuned by Pat G Past: 2010 2SS, some bolt ons, 415rwhp/400rwtq

10-27-2014, 06:16 AM	#4
spadz93 BUMBL Z Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,573 View My Garage	i got the one behind the engine on passenger side out, but that wasn't what was rattling. the one that goes up and over the trans is what's making the noise. there arent any fasteners holding that one up behind the trans, is there? this rattling has to stop, it makes the car sound ghetto-rigged __________________ Current: 2015 ZL1 M6, Rotofab Intake, LS3 throttle body, 2.55 Upper/9.17 Lower w/ Idler Relocation, DMS Reinforced Brick, ID1050X, 1 7/8" Headers, ProSpeed HX/Reservoir, DSX Aux Pump/Flex Fuel Sensor, E85, McLeod RXT, BMR 1" Drop, Tuned by Pat G Past: 2010 2SS, some bolt ons, 415rwhp/400rwtq

11-06-2014, 01:24 PM	#5
spadz93 BUMBL Z Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,573 View My Garage	there has to be someone on there that has some pointers or instructions on taking this piece out, it seems like a pretty big sheet __________________ Current: 2015 ZL1 M6, Rotofab Intake, LS3 throttle body, 2.55 Upper/9.17 Lower w/ Idler Relocation, DMS Reinforced Brick, ID1050X, 1 7/8" Headers, ProSpeed HX/Reservoir, DSX Aux Pump/Flex Fuel Sensor, E85, McLeod RXT, BMR 1" Drop, Tuned by Pat G Past: 2010 2SS, some bolt ons, 415rwhp/400rwtq

10-24-2014, 06:13 PM	#3
Gee Silver Ice Drives: 2011 1LT Coupe SIM Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: MA Posts: 1,420 View My Garage	Hey. Its a bit of a pain, but all it takes is a good tug on the shield to rip it off its tack welds. I did this for mine. Just take it to a local shop that has a scissor lift(you need some tugging and pulling/ cutting room. The "heat shields" are nothing but turkey pans you get for thanksgiving, cheap material until you get to the center above where your resonators go and it has some fiberous material under the heat shield. but all this ended up being for no reason lol. the real rattle was at the ball and socket that connects the headers to the high flow cats make sure those are nice and tight as well. good luck.

11-07-2014, 01:10 PM	#6
Gee Silver Ice Drives: 2011 1LT Coupe SIM Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: MA Posts: 1,420 View My Garage	Yeah man, I ripped it off with leather gloves on. There are some bolts holding into place but you pull hard enough you right the metal sheet right off around the bolts. It takes 15-30 mins of man power when its on a nice hydraulic lift. I couldn't do it on my jack stands. Elbows kept smacking the ground.