jgcable

Probably a stupid question but... since my car has side headers and side pipes and its a 4spd there is really nothing under the floor that generates heat. Also.. my heater core is not hooked up so not much heat coming from under the dash. There is no reason to have heat shielding on the floor.

wendellp601

You raise an interesting point.
I am putting some Fiero seats into my car next week and considered pulling the carpet an installing a layer of Reflectix.
However, after reading your post, I'm not sure that I will since I have side pipes, too.

I do have a new foam collar (that I have not yet installed) that goes between the bell housing of my TH-350 and firewall.
I don't know if 4-speed cars had the same.
It's supposed to reduce the volume of hot air coming in from the engine room.

ddawson

Does it get hot at your feet or uncomfortable at all after a long drive?

DUB

EXACTLY...side pipe headers STILL put off heat to the toe boards of your floor boards....and if in time you get to feeling hot and uncomfortable....LOGIC would tell me to install heat barrier material.

DUB

Lohkay

I have a standard, sidepipes and no heater, I can assure you the floor boards do get hot, the tunnel too and so does the firewall. Yes I will be adding a heat barrier in all those places on my interior rebuild.

wendellp601

Alright - I'm convinced.
I'll plan to install heat barrier either when I do the seats or when I install Vintage Air.

DUB

Honestly....if my opinion matters at all in this scenario. I would wait and do it when you take out the dash and seats/carpet and such so you can do from the base of the windshield all the way back to the rear seat mounting bolts.

If you care to know the products I use and actually communicate with a Corvette forum member who's car I did and he can tell you FIRST HAND on how it feels when he drives it in the heat of the summer and have his A/C on ...and as he puts it: He can sell ice cream out of the car because it is so cold on the inside....let me know via a PM.

OR...buy and use what you want. But I would do something and I can not confirm or deny that nay other products do not work as well as what I have used for years. I found something that works really well and choose not to waste my time testing it out and seeing if it is as good or not. I spend quite a good bit of time getting it precision cut and fitted and installed. But when it is done...it is well worth it for my customers.

DUB