how close can my exhaust b to the floor?

[l1ttle_d3vil]

going to be finalising my exhaust tommorow night, just wondering whats the closest i can have the exhaust to the underbody/floorpan without having to put heatshields and that sorta sh*t in?

its a 16v 4age with a 2" exhaust if it matters...im not sure how much heat it would create, but i want it as close as possible to the floor as the car is going to be quite low...so how close is too close?

[wde_bdy]

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2129235307&code=15085325&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

Thats pics of mine, you might notice the underseal has been melted above the collector when they were welding it. Its about as close as I would go.

Callum

[l1ttle_d3vil]

thanks for that. kind of hard to see exactly how close it is though - 1" or something?

[wde_bdy]

about 1 inch, also runs more clearance where it runs up the trans tunnel. Much closer and you start to burn the back of your carpet or melt underseal.

Callum

[l1ttle_d3vil]

hmm got a feeling mines quite a bit closer than that in some places

cheers

[Stealer Of Souls]

You could heat wrap the exhaust if you think it's too close to the floor pan...

[craigt]

On my AE101 GTZ I run the exhaust about 10mm away from the floor.
Ive got about 9 or 10 mounts supporting the exhaust and a very long flexi-joint so my exhaust doesnt move with my motor.
I run headers into mandrel bent 2 1/2", splitting into twin 2 1/4" at the rear suspension. I used to have ground clearence problems with my exhaust....not anymore! My car is only just legal, less than 110mm under chassis.