It is a little blurry, so I may be wrong, but it looks melted to me. I never had a problem with it wearing through on my maxx, and running at 270, I never seen one melt. The heat sheild really doesn't move much, so I can't see it wearing a hole in it, especially in only 2.5 gallons.

Maxx-Breaker, is the heat sheild worn through, or melted?