Ed, How hot does it task to melt aluminum. I have 3 different sizes in stock. Aluminum is the best so don't put any steel types in there. John Hervey http://www.specialtauto.com/delorean-parts/engine.html -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Kane Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 2:15 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] muffler heatshield Hello everyone, Recently i put a dynomax muffler on my car. My question is, just exactly how important is the heatshield that goes between the muffler and engine. The heatshield will fit, but if i use the factory brakets that hold it to the engine, its pushed against the muffler. So my next question is just how much heat do u think To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/