Running with no heatshield

[LiamR172]

I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this or not but anyways..

I've taken the standard carpet heatshield off the bulkhead today as it's filthy and really let's the bay down. I want to replace it with some nimbus heatshield. But will the car be alright driving a little bit until I order some stuff. Probably be next week by the time I gets delivered so ill only be driving over the weekend really.

Cheers

 

[w33 brl]

I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this or not but anyways..

I've taken the standard carpet heatshield off the bulkhead today as it's filthy and really let's the bay down. I want to replace it with some nimbus heatshield. But will the car be alright driving a little bit until I order some stuff. Probably be next week by the time I gets delivered so ill only be driving over the weekend really.

Cheers

should be mate Fraser run with his off for a while just had a small bit nimbus covering his master cylinder and has just fitted a full size piece of nimbus the other week

 

[LiamR172]

Cool, I think MG cup ran his other 172 for a while with nothing. Just read a couple of bits of his thread and going by the photos there was nothing there.

Just trying to clean this b*****d header tank but it's disgusting. Pain in the arse with no dishwasher

 

[w33 brl]

Cool, I think @MG cup ran his other 172 for a while with nothing. Just read a couple of bits of his thread and going by the photos there was nothing there.

Just trying to clean this b*****d header tank but it's disgusting. Pain in the arse with no dishwasher

wouldnt worry to much about it, buy a no bottle lol

 

[dann2707]

Cool, I think MG cup ran his other 172 for a while with nothing. Just read a couple of bits of his thread and going by the photos there was nothing there.

Just trying to clean this b*****d header tank but it's disgusting. Pain in the arse with no dishwasher

I think I saw on another forum that filling it up with baking soda and water solution and leaving it overnight cleans it out thoroughly!

 

[LiamR172]

Ahright ok. I'm using limescale remover stuff at the moment but it doesn't seem to be budging. I can wipe it off the inside with my fingers but it's the bits I can't get to that are annoying. Cheers

 

[w33 brl]

try G101 if you have any and let it soakwith the cap on upset down

 

[LiamR172]

It's soaking now with a mixture of limescale stuff and baking soda. I covered all holes up and gave it a shake, f**king thing near exploded when I took my fingers off the holes hahaha.

Cheers guys

 

[ashley_t]

Hmmm. Mine doesnt have any of that on the bulkhead. Ive Wrapped the manifold... Think i'll be ok?

 

[LiamR172]

Fair heat of the whole engine aswell so I don't know.

 

[Fraser.J.]

Be reet, the black stuff is mainly sound deadening. Only the little silver bit tape at the bottom that's heat reflective.

 

[SkidMarx]

I ran mine for 6 months with no heatshield, Never had a problem.

 

[LiamR172]

I don't want to run it long term with nothing and I also think the nimbus looks quite good. A bit this sort of size should be fine though, maybe a little bigger on the drivers side.

 

[Fraser.J.]

Nimbus ftw

 

[LiamR172]

Aye yours looks perfect. Where did you get it from btw? I seen there's some on ebay. Not sure if that's cheap or what though

 

[Cub.]

I got mine from Demon Tweeks bud;

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/heat-shielding-protection/nimbus-lite-heat-shield

 

[LiamR172]

Ah thanks for that Cub.!

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Nimbus is amazing stuff

 

[LiamR172]

I had the car out a very short drive earlier, about 5 minutes driving after warming up on the drive. It was very hot. I don't think I'll drive it much with no protection so ill chop the standard bit down to just the heatshield and stick that but back on until the nimbus arrives.

Really looks smart compared to the Renault s**t