BS!!!!!. unbderhood temps do increase a bit, but these aint no small block
chevy's hes thinkin bout with teh starters and stuff, this guy is not well
educated with modern headers, stainless steekl can do wonderful thinhgs,
HPC coatings can do wonderful things, ever hear of header wrap?, tell this
guy to talk to me if he has a prob!
Jarrod
Jarrod Pilone moparman@laker.net
http://falcon.laker.net/moparman
'97 Dakota CC Sport V8, Flowmaster, FIPK, Pilone Throttle Body
'72 Dodge Demon, future 12 second 1/4 mile car
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> From: Michael Clark <mclark@wt.net>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: The bad effects of Doug Thorleys...
> Date: Tuesday, July 15, 1997 1:45 AM
>
> I'm holding off on the headers for a few days until I can get some more
> information. I talked to a mechanic today and he said that for a daily
> driver street automobile headers is a BAD idea. The reasons he stated
> were that the underhood temps climb so high that before long the wires,
> belts, and hoses and all other heat sensitive components start to break
> down. He said be prepared to replace the starter motor about every 6
> months because the stock heat shield will have to be removed and the
> starter will get cooked. He said they will leak, rattle and that they
> are just a bad idea. He said for racing applications they are great but
> not for daily drivers.
>
> I think I'll still probably do the headers but I just want to look
> before I leap. Does the stock heat shields need to be removed? Are
> they connected to the manifolds or the truck? What about heat shielding
> material for the wires and hoses? What about header wraps, I think Sam
> mentioned one time that DT says not to wrap or coat their headers.
>
> So has this guy got me paranoid or do the DT's put off that much heat?
> --
>
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