So my exhaust headers just barely clear the crossmember. In fact, one of them is ever so lightly resting on it and the other has a tiny clearance (maybe 1/32"). You can see in the pix that the part that is interfering is the "thinner" diameter and where the collector slips over the header tubes is just touching the outside edge of the crossmember.
Would it be a good idea to put something in between there to reduce the likelihood of the pipes wearing through? I thought perhaps a strip of heat shield fabric (the kind that is woven ceramic with a silver coating on one side)? Or even thin strip of pine door shim? The idea being that the middle layer of the sandwich would wear before the pipes. The other side of doing that is that it puts more pressure on the pipes which, for now or not under much if any force resting there (at least not when cold).
I've got about 500 miles on the car so far with it this way and so far it doesn't seem to be an issue. I also can't tell if there is any movement back there between the Prothane engine mounts and the stiff bushing holding the ZF in place.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Would it be a good idea to put something in between there to reduce the likelihood of the pipes wearing through? I thought perhaps a strip of heat shield fabric (the kind that is woven ceramic with a silver coating on one side)? Or even thin strip of pine door shim? The idea being that the middle layer of the sandwich would wear before the pipes. The other side of doing that is that it puts more pressure on the pipes which, for now or not under much if any force resting there (at least not when cold).
I've got about 500 miles on the car so far with it this way and so far it doesn't seem to be an issue. I also can't tell if there is any movement back there between the Prothane engine mounts and the stiff bushing holding the ZF in place.
Any thoughts/suggestions?