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I had been contemplating what the car would look like with the Lotus “S” exhaust with the rear panel gone and if my stage 2 would be quieter in the car. I purchased and then painted the Sector111 rear panel eliminator kit. As you can see from the pics I retained most of my heat shield and painted the visible heat shield parts with BBQ grill paint. The paint is supposed to be good up to 1500 degrees. I couldn’t stand the bright heat shield staring back at me and was concerned about the paint chipping off and looking bad but I said what the heck and painted it anyway. So far I have driven the car for several 30-40 drives and the paint on the heat shield is doing fine. I am more concerned about the paint on the rear clam because just above where the exhaust enters the muffler the clam gets hot as hell. So hot I can’t keep my hand on it for more that a second. I am guessing everyone without rear panels had this issue? My exhaust is much quieter in the car now and I don’t get that loud hum… well I get it but it is more bearable now.
1st pic – what was left of the heat shield after I cut the back of it off with tin snips.
2nd pic – the piece I removed/cut off.
3rd pic – this is the top of the heat shield. I took this pic lying on my back. The rear of the car is on the bottom. You can see the plate lights.
4th pic – finished install.
5 th pic – finished install. Notice the black painted heat shield on right and left of the exhaust.
1st pic – what was left of the heat shield after I cut the back of it off with tin snips.
2nd pic – the piece I removed/cut off.
3rd pic – this is the top of the heat shield. I took this pic lying on my back. The rear of the car is on the bottom. You can see the plate lights.
4th pic – finished install.
5 th pic – finished install. Notice the black painted heat shield on right and left of the exhaust.
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