Chippy
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| posted on 20/12/05 at 11:48 PM |
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Silencer shields
I have noticed that all/most of the cars shown on the forum do not have any shielding on the silencers. In the book it seem's to be an essential
for SVA. In the SVA manual I can find no reference to it. Can somebody assist, do I have to fit them or not. (I've said them, as I
have one both sides).
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/12/05 at 11:51 PM |
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No need.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Chippy
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| posted on 20/12/05 at 11:57 PM |
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Thanks Pete, had a feeling that it might be "another" book f*** up. Ray.
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emsfactory
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 12:00 AM |
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If you do they are subject to the radius test.
I asked the SVA guy abou this. He said he though it was mad that you can scald yourself on a red hot exhaust but cant cut yourself on a shield for it.
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 09:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by emsfactory
If you do they are subject to the radius test.
I asked the SVA guy abou this. He said he though it was mad that you can scald yourself on a red hot exhaust but cant cut yourself on a shield for it.
bonkers!!  better take mine off; the fewer bits to test, the easier it will be!!!
not forgetting the weight saving and reduced air resistance too!!!!!
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JAG
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 03:14 PM |
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I fitted one for SVA because it covered the sharp edges around my Lambda sensor boss and silencer mounting bracket.
The edges of the shield were simply rolled over before the guard was shaped to fit around the silencer.
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 05:46 PM |
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i had to have one for my SVA,covers the silencer and lagging on the down pipe,depends where you go i spose
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 09:03 PM |
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I've never seen one on a motorbike.
Why would you need one on a car and not on a bike?
I had that conversation when I got stopped by the local fuzz.
If you put one on you're asking for it to be tested, radius etc.
Cheers
Chris
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 11:37 PM |
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I had no shield for my mot, and as the tester came over to me with the test certificate, limping and swearing under his breath, he said, 'The
f@cking, b@starding thing has passed, and I burned my f@cking leg on the f@cking b@starding exhaust!'
I hastily made a shield for the SVA, as an uninjured SVA tester is a happy SVA tester.
Passed first time without anything picked up, so it must have made a difference
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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geoff shep
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| posted on 26/12/05 at 12:20 PM |
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I can't see why there is all this fuss over silencer shields - they don't actually get that hot. The pipe is way hotter and I've
never seen a shield on a pipe.
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