Starter Motor Heat Shield

[Right Charlie]

Does anyone have a spare fabricated heat shield to fit a K Series covering the starter motor? Exhaust headers are Powerspeed. Previous one was steel brackets and ally plate fitted to the exhaust header bolts.

[paul richards]

Is there a problem? Do you really need a heat shield? I wouldn't have thought a metal plate and metal brackets would help much. If necessary, have you thought about reflective blanket on starter?

Lots of options. Just a small sample HERE

 

[Right Charlie]

I was hoping to replace the existing broken shield with one someone might have removed from their old car. I do have a reflective wrap on the solenoid already but didnrt want to wrap heat in the motor itself with a blanket - the heat shield allows a flow of air between whilst reflecting heat from the headers..

[rich71]

the starter motor is only on briefly so wouldn't have thought it would be a problem

[Right Charlie]

Yes youre probably right. 

[JimmyRocks]

I'm pretty much paralysed with the K-click at the moment. If I drive far enough to warm the engine up then it's not going to start back up again for at least 20 min.

My plan is to make a heat shield using the Cirrus GIIIX as seen on the link above to Demon Tweaks.  I thought a couple of brackets between  the chassis members look easier to fashion than using the exhaust bolts. Should be able to protect the starter and wiring beneath this.

Also planning to get some before and after temperature readings from the starter, hopefully to help show how well it works.

Will post outcome (if it goes well anyway...)