Will an aftermarket header without a heat shield affect the engine? I am planning on taking my S2000 for its first long trip with the header installed. My mods are in the sig.

The drive will be a good 4-5 hours. I just want to make sure I won't take the chance of over heating.

I have never had any problems before, but I have never driven that far in one length of time and it will be at a higher mph and rpm.

Thanks

 

Sorry didn't realize this was in under the hood, if it should be moved to the S2000 talk please do so. Thanks.

 

you'll be fine

 

I ran for around 2 weeks without vented hood with open header ( no heatshield) and mine didnt overheat. Went on a couple 200 pluys mile trips and it was fine. I did notice some power loss, heatbog, but other than that it ran fine. I fixed it by vented my hood, now all the cars in front of me look blurry went I am stopped.

 

Cool! (no pun intended)

 

Did you lose power with the DC Header?

 

Thanks for the replies. I didn't think it would be a problem but its better to ask now then find out the hard way. I thought some heat bog could be expected and some loss of power but as long as I don't get stuck somewhere I will be happy.

With the DC I never had it dyno'd. I made a post that got me flamed pretty good a while ago about my initial feeling after the install.

Honestly the car felt more responsive in the low to mid range. The transition to VTEC is a lot more smooth. I felt like I gained but that is just with the butt dyno. I know they are supposed to be good for 3hp accross the powerband.

For the price I paid for ceramic 120.00 I am happy with it.

One of my buddies is a Honda Tech. He got to drive several S2000's. After we installed the header and took it for a test drive, he told me the car feels more powerful than a stock S. Maybe it was the other mods but I like to think they all complement eachother.