I'm not sure which part of the exhaust it is, could some one id it please?

looks like it rusted through or may just a cover

pass side rusted too but not as much,,,,

should i be worried?

 

That is the catalytic converter. It shouldnt be a problem unless the rust eats a hole through the pipe.

 

yeah cats are thick you should be ok.

 

could that cover be changed?

 

no need

 

^ +1 most cars in the midwest look like that. At one point that cover/shield will break apart and fall off or stay on and rattle. I normally pull them off when its gets that bad.

Purely cosmetic nothing hurting performance, unless of course there is a hole or leak.

 

It won't matter... the cat itself is more rusted than the cover.

 

how much life do you think they have left???

 

That's a heat shield over the converter

 

Mine is the same maybe even worse. lol

 

i would say there is a good chance it will last the next 5 years w/o a problem.

 

I agree..it will last long enough for the next person to deal with it

 

That happened to me on the Highway back from St. Louis, anybody have concerns about this missing heat shield?

 

My heat shields have been long gone. I think I pulled them off 2 years ago after the rattles drove me crazy. No negative effects.....just don't park over grass or leaves during a drought.

 

me too. I had my cat and y-pipe heat shields taken off in december when my magnaflow exhaust went on and no ill effects.