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| Chuck |
 Sep 18 2007, 07:22 PM
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What it eventually will look like . . . .  Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 29-March 07 From: Maple Grove, MN Member No.: 7,632 Region Association: Northstar Region  |
I'm curious if anyone here has ever put some sort of electric heater into their 914. 914-6 heat exchangers, or equivalent, are $1500+. A header can be had for $400 and increases performance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I can live without heat per se, but I will really need a defog option in my car for rainy days. Anyone rigged something up? Care to share?
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| marks914 |
Sep 21 2007, 01:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 845 Joined: 9-October 04 From: the motor city Member No.: 2,912 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Sep 20 2007, 08:48 AM)  QUOTE(marks914 @ Sep 20 2007, 12:40 PM) My setup would probably work, it will be available in a few weeks Mark Check out my website for mor info (IMG:http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/19095/2357708820057582025S425x425Q85.jpg) If the car in question is a water-pumper. Which most of our cars are not. Looks like a slick solution though, if you are. Does it actually scavenge enough heat to work? Zach You have to run oil through there instead of water Mark |
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| Brian Mifsud |
Sep 21 2007, 11:37 AM
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Mechanical Engineer Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Penngrove, CA Member No.: 384 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Chuck @ Sep 18 2007, 06:22 PM) I'm curious if anyone here has ever put some sort of electric heater into their 914. 914-6 heat exchangers, or equivalent, are $1500+. A header can be had for $400 and increases performance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I can live without heat per se, but I will really need a defrost option in my car. Anyone rigged something up? Care to share? If I was going to rely on electric heating, I'd first put a heater into the seats for personal comfort. Defrost vs Defog is another animal. Of course you need some high heat and very fast air flow to melt any ice. You might consider an electric heating element in the airbox, but I'd make darn sure that the fan MUST be activated before current is allowed to flow to the heating elements.. so a "lockout" of some sort is in order. Defoggig really requires dry air. Either you "superheat" humid air, or you put in an AC system and heat the dried air before blasting the windshield (much like most cars built after the mid-80s do). I believe though, that after adding up all the costs, it might just be a "push" to have a fabricator weld up some custom boxes around your new headers for a much simpler and conventional system. |
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| Chuck |
Sep 21 2007, 12:38 PM
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What it eventually will look like . . . . Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 29-March 07 From: Maple Grove, MN Member No.: 7,632 Region Association: Northstar Region |
I believe though, that after adding up all the costs, it might just be a "push" to have a fabricator weld up some custom boxes around your new headers for a much simpler and conventional system. [/quote] I was reading the classi thread that Dan (Root Werks) had put together on his 6 conversion. He used Bursch headers and fabbed a heater setup off of thos. That looks like a nice solution. |
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| Eddie914 |
Sep 21 2007, 08:26 PM
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I installed one of these:
http://www.autobarn.net/3000c.html I know it doesn't get very cold in Seattle but it's a lot better than nothing. Eddie |
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