Thank you to Raydar and other people who helped identify the starter heat shield a few days ago, I was able to find the area it went to, but ultimately decided that since the exhaust had the catalytic converter cut, and had been heat wrapped, the heat there wouldn't be too much to require ordering a new bolt for the shield, so it's gonna go in my parts bin until it's needed. Heres another part I believe is a hangar or bracket for holding either a bunch of wires, or holding a line such as a brake or transmission line. It shouldn't be a brake line since all I've done is disconnect the E-Brake cable near the back to remove the exhaust, but I'm keeping an open mind. Thanks!

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quote Originally posted by 87PontiacFGT: Thank you to Raydar and other people who helped identify the starter heat shield a few days ago, I was able to find the area it went to, but ultimately decided that since the exhaust had the catalytic converter cut, and had been heat wrapped, the heat there wouldn't be too much to require ordering a new bolt for the shield, so it's gonna go in my parts bin until it's needed. Heres another part I believe is a hangar or bracket for holding either a bunch of wires, or holding a line such as a brake or transmission line. It shouldn't be a brake line since all I've done is disconnect the E-Brake cable near the back to remove the exhaust, but I'm keeping an open mind. Thanks!

that is a spark plug wire holder or a wiring harness holder. its not too important but you should put it back on anyways, i believe that goes onto the rear headbolt for the starter wire?

Or is it the plug wire loom bracket by the coolant temp sensor on the left side of the trunk side (rear) head?

quote Originally posted by olejoedad: Or is it the plug wire loom bracket by the coolant temp sensor on the left side of the trunk side (rear) head?

idk its that or the starter stuff. i could go check tommorrow on my 87 gt for him

It holds the spark plug wire loom... let me get a picture, my spare Fiero motor has it...


EDIT: Here... (side that faces the trunk)




Yeah, so... it looks like it's both a heat shield, as well as the spark plug wire loom clip. I know in the past, these clips seem to fail and break, but DORMAN sells a replacement of these in a large pack that has like 4 or 5 others of various kinds... so you can still find the clip if you want to have the plugs tucked away like that.

Personally, I think if you're going to keep a Fiero for any given / long period of time... at this point, it's worth having the exhaust manifolds and Y-pipe ceramic coated to reduce the heat it radiates. It helps the cat work better, but also reduces the undertrunk temperatures anyway, which makes everything last longer.

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