Engine bay heat shielding

[Krarl]

My engine is currently out of my 172 and while it’s out I’m cracking on with a hell of a lot of stuff!

But one thing I want to do is get rid of the naff sound deadening and heat shielding on the bulkhead

I’ve seen the stainless stuff that looks like thin chequer plate but can’t find any reasonably priced and not sure what others have used.

Anyone got any recommendations?

Cheers

 

[Keith185]

Nimbus heat shield is what I'm looking into. Easy to work with from what I've been told.

 

[Krarl]

That’s the one I’ve heard of before, will look not into it as I fancy some nice stuff instead of the black cack carpet.

Cheers

 

[Keith185]

No worries. Nimbus stuff is really similar to the stuff they used on the rear most section on 182 exhausts.

 

[bozothenutter]

Zircotec is supposed to be the dogs damglies...

 

[bloke]

Leave it all off and clean everyrhing up. Cheaper and looks nice ?

 

[BIFCAIDS]

I used Funk Motorsports Gold film.

 

[Krarl]

Zircotec is supposed to be the dogs damglies...

Aye but at £50 for absolutely tiny amounts it’s a tad horrible[emoji23]

@bloke not sure if I want to do that, you had any issues with that before?

 

[Krarl]

I used Funk Motorsports Gold film.

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You don’t half like it!

There’s about £600 in gold tape there[emoji102][emoji6][emoji23]

 

[BIFCAIDS]

You don’t half like it!

There’s about £600 in gold tape there[emoji102][emoji6][emoji23]

They didn't have the smaller roll in stock so sent me the biggest roll they do... I did the entire bulkhead. I've always wanted a McLaren F1.

 

[PhillipM]

The zircotech/nimbus stuff is quite pricey - the expanded aluminium/ceramic stuff.

Best bet is just to nip to a scrapyard and rip it off the underside of anything newish - most modern cars have metres of the stuff underneath, they're covered in it, and the scrapyards usually just throw it ?

 

[Krarl]

The zircotech/nimbus stuff is quite pricey - the expanded aluminium/ceramic stuff.

Best bet is just to nip to a scrapyard and rip it off the underside of anything newish - most modern cars have metres of the stuff underneath, they're covered in it, and the scrapyards usually just throw it [emoji53]

I like your thinking!![emoji23] May give that a go as I want to have a look around for some Megane 16” steel wheels

 

[JP83]

I used nimbus, and some gold tape on mine.

Someone found a heat shield for another clio (non-sport), that bolted in place and was quite neat.

 

[JP83]

https://www.cliosport.net/threads/heat-shield-bulkhead.782025/

 

[Krarl]

https://www.cliosport.net/threads/heat-shield-bulkhead.782025/

Legend mate

That looks good! I think I’m sold on that idea[emoji23]