Turbo Heat shield

**Miguellaka** · 03-07-2011 10:55 PM

Just ordered the 11 wrx. Is the heat shield worth the cost? Thanks

**sjcurtis** · 03-08-2011 12:22 AM

The only reason you would need a heat shield is if you replaced the downpipe and the stock heat shield will not fit over it. Even then you could always just cut the stock heat shield to fit.

**EJ257** · 03-08-2011 04:20 AM

Originally Posted by Miguellaka

Just ordered the 11 wrx. Is the heat shield worth the cost? Thanks

Turbo heat shield? You have one stock.

In previous years, the SPT turbo heat shield could be purchased at an extra cost. It was a form > function thing, however. It was used in conjunction with the OE heat shield to provide a cleaner look to the engine bay.

**yamaha_rider619** · 03-08-2011 09:33 AM

Nice pictures and nice cutting! I just took a hack saw went all the way around instead of stopping where you did, looks and probably works better than mine.

**brfatal** · 03-08-2011 09:53 PM

The SPT heatshield is merely meant to be an aesthetic piece.

**lokey** · 03-09-2011 06:44 AM

Are you replacing the downpipe?

**mudferret** · 03-09-2011 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by yamaha_rider619

Nice pictures and nice cutting! I just took a hack saw went all the way around instead of stopping where you did, looks and probably works better than mine.

I cut mine in a very similar way to those pics but cut off a little less and added a curve to the horizontal cut. I then cut my finger on it, so I made sure my cuts were de-burred, etc...