HELP. Need heat shield question answered!

[ReeseLightning]

Do I remove the existing metal heat shield or put the studded bolt through the existing heat shield?

 

[CheapFuneral]

Can I be the first to just say, huh?

 

[ReeseLightning]

Haha ok, Idk how I wasn't clear, the circled heat shield is the one in question

 

[Natesriv]

You're wanting to put the DDM heatshield in place...

Looking at the instructions, isn't the first piece you put on bolted to the two engine lift points you removed from the instructions...step 2?

Looking at the pics, I don't think the OEM heatshield is ever touched

 

[Natesriv]

there's one lower bolt mentioned in step 3 you need to get in place....seems kinda hard..

 

[ReeseLightning]

I mean DDM heat shield is installed, but does the OEM part get removed or the DDM goes over top of it ?

 

[Natesriv]

from what I can see it stays. That bracket you put on goes into the two bolts holes on the engine hoist part...thingy.

The OEM heat shield is covered by that bracket and never removed. The DDM is just to look good.

 

[sbelljr]

Keep the stock heat shield in place. Heat shields are multiplicative in reducing heat transfer by radiation, while also limiting convection. The stock heat shield will only help keep the heat in better, away from your hood and intake tubes.

The additional DDM heat shield installs by replacing one of the bolts of the stock heat shield with a threaded stud. It's a pain in the ass to get to it. I found it best to just tighten the nut onto the threaded stud to keep the stock shield in place and to make sure the stud is always nice and tight. That leaves my DDM heat shield loose at the bottom connection point, but I haven't had any issues with rattles. I have to remove the extra heat shield any time I change between downpipe/first cat; this makes it much easier.