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

[Dave_Darling]

I think the original heaters on the Bugs and Buses were Webasto or Eberspacher. From what I have read, they are somewhat non-trivial to hook up to a 914 reasonably.

Some people have used electrical heaters. From the sound of it, they can usually defrost a window but they won't heat the cabin very well without putting a huge drain on the battery.

The rumor mill has mentioned something about Chris at Tangerine possibly making a revised version of his header that has some heat-exchanger ducting wrapped around part of it.

But right now, if you need heat then you need SSIs.

--DD