Hi guys, recently purchased headers off eBay for a good price. The post said nothing about them not being suitable for automatic transmission cars. After further research it became clear what the issue was (found a few posts about others with the coolant hose clearance issue) but no real solutions. Thats why I'm reaching out here, as you can see the coolant supply hose for the trans cooler is right in the way of one of the pipes. In the pics it looks like it would clear but thats only because they are unbolted from block and lowered down, also the clearance to the rubber hoses is pretty sketchy. In the last picture you can see I've straightened out the hard coolant line to clear behind the header, now just need a way to re route and reconnect the coolant hose.
Anyone have any creative solutions to re-route the coolant lines? I have a few ideas that might work but trying to see if anyone out there has done something similar.
2000 986 Header Install Tiptronic
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