Header issues - 8V

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (LEF)]

The 16v has a metal heat shield for the boot.  Perhaps you could fabricate something similar for your 8V?

larry
sandiego16v

  > Well, I have a header (no clue which brand as it was attached to a parts
  > car I bought) that seems to be causing the cv boots to fail.
  >
  > The header is a 4 into 1 model, and the collector that all 4 pipes run to
  > is close to the inner cv.  The first time the cv boot actually melted, so
  > I
  > wrapped the header and installed a new cv boot.  This time it lasted
  > longer, but it is very brittle again and is cracking.
  >
  > I was just wondering if there were brands of headers for an 8V that
  > address
  > this issue?  Which brand do you use and do you have a problem with heat
  > affecting the inner cv boot