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| | | | Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 11 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 11 | Looking for info on how close in inches to put the exhaust pipe and muffler from my wooden truck bed without using a heat shield. I will use a shield if I need to. I have a '54 with a red oak bed running a 305 Chevy engine using 2 1/4 inch OD exhaust.
Thanks in advance. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | Use a heat shield. It is not worth burning your bed down. | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,055 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,055 | Use a heat shield. It is not worth burning your bed down. X2 - Cheap insurance The radiant heat from the exhaust pipe can still "see" the wood and will heat it up. Safe distance? Maybe 3 feet?  The critical thing with a heat shield, is it needs to stand away from the wood to be effective. If you slap a piece of sheet metal right on the wood, it will still get too hot.
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