stock exhaust removed. whats this heat shield?

[Racer Boy]

My '02 base had that shield. I forgot to put it back on after some work I was doing, and the car has survived just fine ever since then.

[itsnotanova]

The rubber/plastic baffling on the bottom aluminum pan is different on the base 2000-04 too. I'd recommend leaving it if you plan on tracking your car. I believe it has to do with cooling the transmission/Cv and heat is what kills transmissions.

[old911doc]

That heat shield is there to prevent radiant heating of the shift linkage by the muffler. Although at speed the turbulent air under the car eliminates convective heating, it does nothing about radiant heating.
The Porsche engineers put it there for a good reason; removing it saves, what, a few ounces of weight, and shortens the service life of the rubber parts in the shift linkage.Poor tradeoff.

[PorscheBear86]

Ok thanks ill leave it on

[PorscheBear86]

Thanks for your help