Replacement electrical heat available? |
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Replacement electrical heat available? |
roundboy914 |
Nov 1 2003, 11:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 16-October 03 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 1,251 |
Well, here is is, November, and I just got my car and new engine back from the shop. Now for my problem. Even though it is Chicago, the snow does not usually start flying for another month or so, and I would like to have my 914 out and about. The Triad headers obviously do not allow for any heat. I was wondering if anyone has tried/heard of/seen an electrical passanger heat system that can help. I am not looking for desert type heat or anything, just something to take the edge off.
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ss6 |
Nov 3 2003, 03:08 PM
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fun city... Group: Members Posts: 261 Joined: 2-February 03 From: Western Connecticut Member No.: 221 |
FWIW, I need to amend my rant about poor heat from my B&B headers. They still suck, but not as bad as I first thought -
When I put in the 3.2, I kept its original heater blower motor and plumbed its output into the HE's. Was never impressed with the output, with or without the blower on. Well, the blower motor bit the dust (as they are known to do), and after a lot of fabrication that didn't work, I decided to hack the blower motor and the multiple-elbow piping that it came with. So now, the duct off the fan goes straight into a "Y" adapter, then hoses to the HE's, as few curves as possible. Now I've got good heat. Moral of the story seems to be back pressure. The longer the ducting and the more bends in it, the less is going to come out the other end. The stock 3.2 setup had four 90 degree bends in it between fan and hoses. I cut that down to 1. For cold track days (with the windows open), I'm going to disconnect the ducts that come out of the longitudinals, let the heat flow directly into the cabin without all the dashboard plumbing, and throttle it with the console lever. YMMV. |
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