I currently have a pfab log manifold and most likely going to be running a gt35 turbo. Now what I am worried about is the battery and fuse box. I would really like to keep them in their original place, but at the same time a I do not want to sacrifice safety and car parts. Would I be "Ok" with a heat coated paint on my manifold, heat wrapped downpipe, a turbo blanket, and possibly a custom metal heat shield similar to the oem one? Let me know your imputs.

 

If I were you i'd do all that. Im a supercharger guy and summer driving drives me nuts so much that I'm considering on wrapping my header.

 

All that you mentioned should be enough, I only have coated manifold and heat shield (with the gold heat heat resistant material) and I have had no issues as of today. However, I am going to relocate my batter to the trunk, just in case.

 

Vented hood work help as well.

 

LavaMat. Peel and stick heat shield. I used it in a few places and it works well.

EDIT* I was suggesting coating your fuse box and outside of the battery with it, not your manifold.

 

I need to check that stuff out Vader.

 

would this work ok for daily driving? specifically if it rains lol

 

I'm sure it'll be fine but keeping your engine bay clean is that much harder. My friend's aluminum parts on his Mazda RX7 FD started to tarnish and all the parts didn't look all that good.

Now, looks aside the temperature difference should be drastic when cruising with a vented hood. Idling in traffic they might change slightly.

All of this information is not from my personal experience but from reading S2KI and watching my friend's RX7 build.