First off, that hard pipe is very bendable. It's part of any turbo install.
The failure mode looked as if the header had burned through. Of course, it was a JR header so it would have cracked in the next year anyhow. The TDR wrap might help if it covers that area of the header. Keith Tanner Flyin' Miata [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.flyinmiata.com 1-800-FLY-MX5s (orders) 1-970-464-5600 (tech) 2008 FM Open House: August 14-17 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Aleksandr Milewski > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Header to heater hose clearance and insulation > > To solve an interference problem between the FM butterfly > brace and the stock downpipe on my car, I threw in an El > Cheapo Grande eBay header. > ($110 shipped!) > > The header seems fine, actually, but the #4 runner is *very* > close to the heater hose. To keep it from melting instantly, > I've wrapped it in foil, but I need to do something better than that. > > I'm worried about trying to bend the hardline that runs under > the header, since I can see it cracking almost instantly, so > I guess I'm looking for a way to insulate it. > > Keith has described how header wrap destroyed a header in > short order. > What was that failure mode? Would something like the Track > Dog Racing blanket have the same problem? > > Any ideas (that keep the heater working :D ) are welcome. > > Thanks, > Zandr > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
