[Lamini]

Not sure where to post this, its not Engine/Performance, but its not solely bought for cosmetics either. Did some searching and need your assistance. So far Ive found 3 Heat Shields on the market for 2006+ STi's

SPT


Cobb


Cusco


So far the SPT is the cheapest in price @ $50, and Cusco at $69. However, lots of posts state that only the Cusco will fit on more pipes (specifically read TurboXS 4" friendly - where others required cutting). Looking for a heat shield at this time, one that functions efficiently, price not really a matter, im concerned about heat (black car, lot of driving, drag race on weekends, etc). dont have my TurboXS FMIC installed yet (they forgot to ship 15 hose clamps), so not sure what else I will run in to. any info is greatly appreciated

[MKTURBO]

i just bought the cobb heatshield for my car and love it, and actualy it has a rivised design that does not look like the picture and is compatible with the turbo xs downpipe. and believe it or not if you pm vendors you can get the cobb heatshield in the 40's range....i just bought it for 40

[TuffStuff]

would it fit an APS 3" dp?

[MKTURBO]

absolutely thats the exact setup i have: APS R1 with the cobb tuning heatshield

[TuffStuff]

have you noticed alot less heat?or just a little?

[MKTURBO]

alot less heat.....before i had my aps and cobb heatshield i would burn my hand on the topmounts endtanks, and now that i have the cobb and aps i can touch it with my hand and its only luke warm

[webcrawlr]

I went with the SPT. It bolts up using the TMIC bolt so it doesn't matter what dp you have and is in addition to the stock heat shield. You can definitaly tell a difference in temp by feel.

[uncle lewie]

Cusco, hands down.

[MKTURBO]

Originally Posted by uncle lewie

Cusco, hands down.

why cusco vs. the cobb thier nearly identical........

[amg destroyer]

The Cobb heatshield is very popular. But I honestly dont think you would go wrong with any of them.

[SNE2040]

Originally Posted by webcrawlr

I went with the SPT. It bolts up using the TMIC bolt so it doesn't matter what dp you have and is in addition to the stock heat shield. You can definitaly tell a difference in temp by feel.

does it rattle or anything with both shields on?

[Lamini]

i took half a day off to get the STi heat shield on (was already in stock at a not too far dealership). to my surprise, they charged me $90 to put a bolt on (to install it). stock heat shield was already removed. . it would literally take anyone 1minute to do. to make it worse, they washed my car. if you detail your car, you know theres not many things worse than people washing your car, in the sun, and then not drying it. the heat shield was not too hot, i mean i could keep my hand on it after driving 1hour, i wouldnt keep it there, but i could for a little bit.

[webcrawlr]

Originally Posted by SNE2040

does it rattle or anything with both shields on?

No. There's a good gap between the two.

For the install, I removed both TMIC bolts but left it in place. It takes literally 5 minutes start to finish. Not sure why the instructions tell you to completely remove the TMIC.

[DubyaSTi]

Cusco with ThermoTec adhesive heat barrier FTW!

[tyler_sti]

I would do ^ that in a second..Thats the setup I plan on running.