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Exhaust Heat Shield
The Doc - 26/1/06 at 09:07 PM

Hi Folks,
I see that heat shields over silencer cans are not so common now. Is this an SVA issue or can the whole system remain 'nude'?

Marcus - 26/1/06 at 09:14 PM

Nude aint a problem as long as there are no radius problems.

Marcus

PS Lolocost silencers are NOT SVA friendly!!! (but they ARE cheap - you pays your money etc...)

Mark Allanson - 26/1/06 at 09:14 PM

Only sharp edges apply (forward facing ones at that). The theory is that if you do run someone over, they will be in contact with the exhaust for such a short amount of time that it won't matter

UncleFista - 26/1/06 at 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by Marcus
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PS Lolocost silencers are NOT SVA friendly!!! (but they ARE cheap - you pays your money etc...)


Shiny, cheap and just about quiet enough for the SVA but don't expect them to "silence" anything for very long.
Mine (on a crossflow) sets car alarms off at a fair few feet away

rusty nuts - 27/1/06 at 08:34 AM

Done just over a 1,000 miles with my lolocost silencer and it's noticably louder than when first fitted, just used a piece of edge trim on the suspect radius for SVA . Hasn't fallen off yet