I have one on hand. I hate the way they look, though.Considering how close to the header comes to the starter you should put a heat protection sleeve-blanket.
I would not worry about it, I do not think that any heat protection is necessary, the starter does not seem to care. There are no windings under that cover just steel and a set of heavy contacts.I have one on hand. I hate the way they look, though.
I have an 18 inch brake and was thinking about making one if it's needed.You could make a simple Metal Shield too that mounts above the starter.
That's about what mine look like installed. There's actually a lot of room around the starter with the headers on, but I wasn't able to install the headers with the engine in the car and the starter bolted up because of interference from the shock tower. The fix was a lot simpler than it looked when I posted the thread. The headers are from VI. They aren't the Drake ones, they are the no-name ones that VI sells. I'm very pleased with their construction, especially for the price.Here is a header that has no starter problem. It's not mine.
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I have quite a bit of scrap sheet metal in various gauges. I wish I'd have thought about this before reinstalling the starter, as I could have made a pattern from the attachment points. However, it'll be easy to pull it again to make a shield. If I make one, I'll post a PDF file of the pattern.Kritas, if you want to make effective heat shields cheap and easy, a sheet of .030" steel is surprisingly effective, easy to fab and lightweight. On my home heater, the inside of the sheet can be 750+ degrees. The outside can be touched, incredibly. Outside reads in the mid 90's degrees. Keep in mind that it's a reflector of the heat, not an absorber, so imagine a mirror when you consider installation, because it sends the heat back in the direction it's facing.