Hey guys my fiend just installed some kinetix hfc's and wow.... they feel awesome along with his other mods... thanks for your help and opinions... I was now wondering that since these cats sit extremely close to the heat shield beneath the car, would it be possible to push up this shield a little higher so that it won't rattle at every stop light???

Also, if you all could give me some opinion on the difference between crawford, strup, and top speed headers... i'm wanting to purchase these items asap....... thanks guys

 

crawfords are great but really expensive though, and i heard installation is a pain in the a$$.

 

No. You cannot easily move the heat shields. Besides the catalytic converters are shielded.

 

well these cats are sitting practically on the heat shield.... any ideas.....

 

You could remove the heat shields

But that could be difficult without uninstalling/reinstalling the cats

 

well i though about removing them but i heard that this was a really bad idea..... what do you think??

 

I had the dealer bend the shields which helped somewhat. I don't know what they did... probably crowbar or something

 

Unfortunately the Kinetix High Flow Catalytic Converters does not have a brace so it is difficult to tweak their position.

 

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY LEFT SIDE VIBRATING AGAINST MY SHEILD.SO I REMOVED THAT CAT, TOOK THE HEATSHEILD OFF FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR, THEN SMASH THE FINS DOWN WITH A HAMMER. NO MORE RATTLING

 

yeah well were gonna work on it today and see if we have enough clearance to bend them up a bit..... i'll let you all know... by the way any recommended headers you have experimented with with???

 

i have the strup...great fitment and install wasnt bad at all....about 5hrs with the car jacked WAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY UP