Cockpit heat after headers?
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Racer
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From: Waldorf MD
Cockpit heat after headers?
Hello All,
I was wondering, is there a significant heat difference inside the car after a header install? The cars transfer a good bit of heat to the inside as it is but I was wondering, does it get even hotter in there?
Enquiring minds want to know.
Thanks for all replies.
I was wondering, is there a significant heat difference inside the car after a header install? The cars transfer a good bit of heat to the inside as it is but I was wondering, does it get even hotter in there?
Enquiring minds want to know.
Thanks for all replies.
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
Nope, was not and is not an issue for me. I have not noticed any change in temps over the last few years. I have had coated and uncoated headers, with no appreciable heat increase from one to the other. 
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Nope. Uncoated Kooks. I DID however have the coated tunnel plate installed at the same time though, but it was not necessarily just for any heat reduction benefits.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Wichita KS
I have headers but no more cats, before with stock exhaust the interior would heat up in about 20 mins to where you would notice it now it takes a good hours of driving before it gets warm but it will never get hot like before.
Drifting
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From: Vancouver WA
I have had the Elite coated tunnel plate for a while and the temps droped like they claim. I just put in Super Maxx coated headers and no change in the interior counsel or cabin heat. Very comfortable.
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While you have the old exhaust off while doing the headers install one of the forum vendors tunnel plates and your cockpit temperatures will go down.
I put Elite Engineerings version on mine when doing my American Racing uncoated headers . My wife claims the tunnel plate is the best mod I've done...
Her bare legs are now "cozy" not "toasty" when up against the center console.
I put Elite Engineerings version on mine when doing my American Racing uncoated headers . My wife claims the tunnel plate is the best mod I've done...
Her bare legs are now "cozy" not "toasty" when up against the center console.