I made my own home depot heat shield
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It isnt much, but it surely helps. I don't know the acutal temp differential, but just by popping the hood after a drive I could feel a big difference. I had a turbo blanket on the turbine, but the downpipe was exposed. I went to home depot and got a sheet of thier flat 18"x12" 26g aluminum, cut a pattern, folded it and secured it with self tapping sheet metal screws. I then used the DEI reflective heat tape on the underside to help reflect the heat. I have more than 1" of clearance between the shield and the exhaust components. The shield is mounted to one of the existing OEM intake mounts, and it is also secured to the rear firewall with a real crappy looking brace. I will redo the brace if it looks to hold up ok. I already had the DEI tape, so I have 4.83 + tax and time invested.
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