Headers and heaters Options

[FEF]

Forgive my ignorance. While I'm not new to vehicluar mods, I'm finding that the 914 is a bit different.

I couldn't help but notice the header thread that's a few pages back. It shows a number of pictures of some sweet headers that I may not be able to live without. The one I like mose is the Tangerine Header.

As with any vehicle build, one must ask what the vehicle will be used for. In my case, it's a daily driver so defrosting and heating is fairly important. The question is, are there any headers that can have good strong heating?

What header would you all recommend for someone that wants a quality unit that will later support, perhaps, a big bore kit, while still maintaning acceptable defrosting. I'm trying to buy stuff that I can grow into. I'm not afraid to spend $1000 on the good stuff, if I don't have to do it twice.

Thanks in advance

[FEF]

I suppose another option might be a gas heater from an old VW bus. I think they had a gas fired heater, maybe made by Webasto or Espar? I have a diesel fired unit in my U1100. Given my experiance with Webasto and Espar, they will do VERY well in this application.

In theory, one could use any pipe they wanted and add a gas fired HE for heat and defroster. I'll have to look into this a bit more. Since I plan to cut out some of my trunk, there should be plenty of room for things like this.

Right now, I'm thinking something like THIS might be the ticket. That is the diesel version, but it's equilivent in specs to the gas unit. The more I think about it, I like the idea of a seperate heater unit a lot.