'zaust + Rear Bar = Melt?

[Tony de Wonderful]

I just got a trial rear bar put on and the tip of my 'zaust just sits inward of the outer most part of the bar - sorry the pixxor is slightly crap.

This makes me intuitively worry that the part of the bar closest to the tip is going to melt, being as it is subject to the hot 'zaust gases. I can already see the 2-pac getting a little burnished.

Any ready solutions for this? Can I move the 'zaust back a little? What would I need to do this?

Or can I get a heat shield or something? I don't have anywhere to knock one up myself so can I get one off the shelf?

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

i would just cut out that thin bit of fg and seal the edges

[PM-R33]

You can drop it down a bit. Just replace the rear hanger with something that sits lower.

My rear muffler ended up touching the rear bar when i did the whiteline pineapples and melted a bit of it. Can't really see it though. Honestly as long as it aint "touching" i wouldn't worry about it to much and if it does melt a bit just do what Hamish said and cut it.

[Tony de Wonderful]

i would just cut out that thin bit of fg and seal the edges

Dunno, I think that will look a bit ghetto.

[grandmasterb]

If you dont want to cut it then you either have to move the exhaust or use some heat wrap on the bar to help minimise any damage.

[alr33x]

just get the exhaust pulled back i did... cost 40 bucks they added a couple of spacer things in

[Craved]

im guessing your trial bar is fibreglass - its not going to melt

[Tony de Wonderful]

just get the exhaust pulled back i did... cost 40 bucks they added a couple of spacer things in

That sounds like a good plan.

[NA_Goodness]

My mate's exhaust sat past the edge of the rear bar on his 34, and he left it there for a few months. Burnt the paint, but didnt melt being fibreglass. He got it moved over, didnt cost much. For yours, I'd just drop it down. Looks better when you can see the whole muffler, anyway.

[URW34K]

maybe something like this if you are concerned about your bumper getting burnt?

[TaKz]

i got the same bar recently and put it on myself! notice some burning marks too time for some stickers me thinks mehhhhhhhhhhhh

[alr33x]

dont drop it down you want a nice angle looks heaps better all they do is add a couple gaskets or somethin cant remember what its called pushed it out 40mm its perfect. took em 30 minutes