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too much heat from headers? (archive)

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Posted by tom colitt on February 11, 2002 at 00:42:34:

Does anyone who uses exhaust headers on their coupe, E3 or other bix six know whether the heat from the header will destroy the spark plug wires eventually? I ran my engine today with the headers installed and there was a lot of heat radiating off the pipes. I used only the six individual exhaust gaskets for each exhaust port, as opposed to the large gasket for each manifold which incorporates a heat shield. The reason I did this because I didn't want to cover the view of the beautifully crafted exhaust headers. Does anyone know whether I'm going to run into trouble or have a melt down?

Best regards, Tom Colitt


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