Header installation - Need Help! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

kt1 · 12-16-2006, 10:32 PM

No problem man, that's what this board's all about (and my only short time here).

Now get off your computer, get that broken bolt fixed, and go enjoy the boxster!

ohioboxster · 12-17-2006, 05:10 AM

That big list still didnt say anything about heat. Generally anytime you mess around with exhaust bolts you need heat. I know you dont want to blow up but just a thought. You will never see an exhaust shop say "Hey bring that car in for 3 days I need to let the bolts soak" Lol

dcporsche99 · 12-17-2006, 06:02 AM

That big list still didnt say anything about heat. Generally anytime you mess around with exhaust bolts you need heat. I know you dont want to blow up but just a thought. You will never see an exhaust shop say "Hey bring that car in for 3 days I need to let the bolts soak" Lol

That's freakin' hilarious...great point!!! LOLOLOL!!!! Let me edit that list. Actually, as I sit and wait for the wrap for the AC line, I am still feeling the guilt of not finishing it myself. :chicken:

But yeah, ...like I said in the lost thread...I was totally inspired by some of the threads, especially your supercharger install! That was very cool!! This is probably meant for another thread,......but that install would be on my "dare to do" list

dcporsche99 · 12-17-2006, 06:15 AM

Now get off your computer, get that broken bolt fixed, and go enjoy the boxster!

Yeah, I know.............but I have to wait for the freakin' wrap! I know you will believe me when I say I can't sit still :dance: thinking about it!!!!!!!!I have to be just a LITTLE BIT more patient

ohioboxster · 12-17-2006, 10:13 AM

Dont feel guilty, exhaust work is a pain and the bolts always break.

RandallNeighbour · 12-17-2006, 10:24 AM

The AC line was zipped tied to another line of some sort about 5 inches above the header area. This moved it away from the header by about 2 inches, enough to keep it rubbing up against it. Then, some heat-resistant silver tape was added to the line.

I watched the mechanic do this on my car.

I'm sure just heat wrapping the AC line would work, but moving it away from the source of the heat would give you a lot of peace of mind and keep the ambient heat of the AC line down. No sense in making your AC work harder than it should or risking an AC line from deteriorating over time due to the constant heat.

I'd get under it and photograph it for you, but it should be fairly easy to see what it can be tied to to keep it off the header.

As far as general heat from the new headers is concerned, I don't feel they are any hotter than the original headers and the interior of the car (using the right elbow thermostat against the carpet between the seats) does not seem to be any hotter than it was before... possibly a little cooler.

Che's muffler (or most any other smaller, two chamber aftermarket muffler, for that matter) sure is a lot cooler than the factory muffler though... you could bake a pizza in my trunk before and now it's warm, but not hot in there, even after a 4 hour drive in warm South Texas temperatures.

dcporsche99 · 12-17-2006, 10:30 AM

Hey Blinkwatt,
Here's one for you. This is the driver's side AC hose (top left) that's waiting to be wrapped. At least I opened up the garage to let some light in. I was doing some cleaning up so I decided to take this picture.

And btw, in the lower left hand corner of the picture...this is where the single bolt sits for the plastic cover that was hitting my head (re: see #8 on the list of silly things). I didn't put it back on yet. I'll do that after the shop fixes the broken bolts and studs.

dcporsche99 · 12-17-2006, 10:38 AM

Hi Randall,
Thanks for the info. I made the previous post before I had the chance to read your reply. Well, I guess it was meant to be that I take the picture to let others see what we're talking about. Thanks again!

I'm still some ways away from doing the cats and exhaust. But I certainly am looking to do it sometime in the near future. But, when that time comes I'll be sure to look back at all the useful info that you and the other guys were good enough to tell me about. Hopefully, I can make Ohio proud that I was able to proficiently use his torch heating technique on those darn bolts and studs.