In light of recent events (heatshield falling off causing manifold to melt the accelerator cable and bonnet release cable) I have decided not to pay renault for the preiveledge of supplying me with a cheap and nasty foil heatshield and am having a custom stainless/ally foam backed heatshield professionally made at work. Now it will cost a fair bit to have a tool made to get it bent to fit the engine on the cnc press break. So i am already prepared to be stung on the price, however once i have paid the initial cost you lot could have them for a very cheap cost. This i assure you is not a money making spin off im just trying to help out other 16v owners who might suffer a similar predicament trust me its not easy fitting a new accelerator cable and bonnet release cable. Renault heat shield costs about £40 i recon i can have S/S versions made for half the price (with foam insulation) and even perhaps have the cliosport logo laser cut or engraved in it. I think it will look a dam site better than the tatty foil sh*t that is supplied OEM.
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In light of recent events (heatshield falling off causing manifold to melt the accelerator cable and bonnet release cable) I have decided not to pay renault for the preiveledge of supplying me with a cheap and nasty foil heatshield and am having a custom stainless/ally foam backed heatshield professionally made at work. Now it will cost a fair bit to have a tool made to get it bent to fit the engine on the cnc press break. So i am already prepared to be stung on the price, however once i have paid the initial cost you lot could have them for a very cheap cost. This i assure you is not a money making spin off im just trying to help out other 16v owners who might suffer a similar predicament trust me its not easy fitting a new accelerator cable and bonnet release cable. Renault heat shield costs about £40 i recon i can have S/S versions made for half the price (with foam insulation) and even perhaps have the cliosport logo laser cut or engraved in it. I think it will look a dam site better than the tatty foil sh*t that is supplied OEM.
You have little faith, it will be of sound insulation, Assuming you have enough reflection the heat will be deflected out through the vent. Stainless will stay shiny for longer which is why i suggest this. Aluminium although better heat disipation properties will oxidise and thus stop the reflection of the heat. So in short the shinier the surface the better the engine bay looks and the better the heat is reflected out through the vent. I am a designer with an architectural and engineering background so it should work. I will of course be the guinee pig and how i drive it should be worst case senario. Ill take sum pictures once fitted. At the end of the day anything is better than no heatshield and the Renault one is so flimsy if you drive the carhard like i do it tears and falls off after a few weeks, I see this as a permament replacement / solution
Abuse of a valver is relative, what you class as abuse i might class as everyday driving. Im talking about trackdays nurburgring etc.
Fact is in normal comuting with a little bit of enthusiastic driving for short periods you should be fine without the heatshield. However if your driving for 15minutes plus never taking the revs out of the sweet spot then when you come to a complete standstill there is no ventilation for the engine it will just melt all your cables. Its like you should drive around steady for at least 10 minutes after and serious track action to let your brakes cool down or they will seize to the disks.
The Jinx
They arent just foil backed though. If they are made like all the other heat shields that line the exhaust system then they will be made from tin.
Dont understand why people have trouble with them falling off, as mines rock solid.
Foil is tin hense "Tin foil", although i think the foil used is aluminium.
Regardless of renaults stuff the new model i am having made will be less heat conductive and more reflective, look better and cost less so why are we even having this discussion you either want one or yo dont!
Clio Mk1 Hybrid
Definately interested, I have had a new one on for about 6 months and it is already falling apart.
Keep us informed.
James
Yeah they dont last long, mine should be out of decent material and should see the car out to the great scrapyeard in the sky.
I wont take any money off you lot until mine has been on the car for a while and thorough testing has taken place, then i will post some pics and gauge the interest.
Ill have one as well if they work. Cheers
Clio 172 cup
Me interested too!!!
Jim
