The welds on my converters heat shield have broken over 4 times so untill I could get around to welding it back up I used JBWeld to hold it. Worked fine for a few weeks and broke again. A few people said just yank the thing off saying you dont need it. So do I really need it?

 

Do you have to go through emissions? If so, then yes you need it. Have it fixed or replace it.

 

Yeah I do. But I dont see why you need such a useless piece of an exhaust system.

 

its not useless for emissions...just for performance lol

 

I think you misread what I said (im only talking about the heat shield on the catalytic converter)

 

they block air from hitting the cats and keeps them warmer (they work best very hot). i think lol. or they could be protection from those high speed bumps.[&:]

 

Leave them off, I had mine off for years before I got rid of the cats, never had a problem...