Hi Paul-

Here are some photos of what I put together to add a heat shield to
the VAM muffler.  The tabs are a 3/4" standoff, and cover roughly
240-degrees of the VAM -- about as much as practically possible.  The
heat shield is .018 SS.  Not much to it really, although getting it
installed was a bit of a challenge given the engine mount tubes.  I
think it is going to do a great job for us.  A bit overkill on the
pictures -- feel free to "edit ruthlessly" to a more appropriate set.

Ran the engine after getting everything installed; with the blast tube
hooked up to the cabin air vents, got lots of toasty warm air just in
the the few minutes of taxiing around.  I suspect routing all the
blast tube air into the cabin will be just too much heat, so we'll
have to think of a way to fabricate some sort of waste gate so we
don't cook.

Mark  (Rocky Mtn High)

Thanks Mark. Good pictures.

Paul Lamar