Looking at getting new exhaust.

In the process i'm wondering what i can do to minimize the heat that comes through the floor form what I can only assume is the exhaust.

What options are there and what works.

I was thinking about that heat wrap stuff from the engine down to the cat but is there a heat sheild or anything that you can put between the exhaust and the floor that works?

Thanks

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1970 Mini Deluxe - 1275, Weber, Clive 346 cam, MS 4-pot slotted discs, Megajolt ignition Now with new improved Mambas... almost on the road
1966 Van with Traveller rear seat conversion
2008 Prado GXL
All in various states of repair...

Some factory systems (like the subie front exhaust section I have)
have a pressed half round heat shield ex aluminium to protect the floor & sensitive components.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

That was kind of what i was think about. Is there room between the exhaust pipe and the car?

I imagine to be effective they would have to be floating. I.e. a layer of air between the shield and the muffler and a layer of air between the shield and the car.

I was thinking about using that heat tape as an alternative but all it would take is the taped exhaust to catch on 1 speed hump and it would be very messy.

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1970 Mini Deluxe - 1275, Weber, Clive 346 cam, MS 4-pot slotted discs, Megajolt ignition Now with new improved Mambas... almost on the road
1966 Van with Traveller rear seat conversion
2008 Prado GXL
All in various states of repair...

I remember reading somewhere about heatproof insulating coatings for exhaust's , sort of a paint on type thermal blanket thet wouldn't tear on things like tape would . No idea where from though , maybe talk to an oven manufacturer or specialist engineering works that deals with heating fabrication .

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Ceramic coating works well but still $$$

And yes, those shields are fully floating but the gaps are in mm not cm

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Too many cars, and too little time.

ceramic paint?

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There was another one being touted as a spray on type thing , spray on thick and several coats so you ended up with a 3 or so mm thick blanket like coating . Not sure just how much heat it blocked but they were saying reassonable .

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Sorry to hijack the thread but what kind of radiator has been used for the front mount?

custoooom, my friend..

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Yes, his was custom made, but it only doesn't heat up 'coz he's got NO THERMOSTAT in that thing. I use an Alfa-Sud item on my LS. So long as you carefully fill it, and make sure it is full of water, ie. no air, it works a treat.

edit: oh, and long-tube headers make the floor hotter than usual, too. like mine. The 3>1 collector is just under your feet, it sure gets warm.

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Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Choose two.

I can actually feel warm air coming up the gearstick collar. Makes me wonder if i might have a small leak where it connects to the catalytic converter.

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1970 Mini Deluxe - 1275, Weber, Clive 346 cam, MS 4-pot slotted discs, Megajolt ignition Now with new improved Mambas... almost on the road
1966 Van with Traveller rear seat conversion
2008 Prado GXL
All in various states of repair...

take off ur gator get some selleys and use that then put your gator back ontop problem solved

edit:to seal your gator that is...

Rover minis have a full length heat shield under the floor above the exhaust. Get one from Steve at Brickworx and you'll be sorted. If he hasn't got a good one you can buy the quilted alloy/fibreglass/alloy sandwich sheet and make one youreself. Don't wrap the exhaust in the fibreglass wrap if you plan to drive the car really hard. You will just deform/root your exhaust. I had my extractors wrapped in the fibreglass bandage. The insulation was so good you could touch the exhaust straight after a drive but the welds all failed and the pipe warped like it was made of play-doh.

lucky it didnt fall off