Heater for FIA

[strictlypersonl]

You should do some serious measuring. At a minimum, you're probably going to have to modify the water inlets.
Here is our current unit. It is mounted under where the wiring harness goes through the firewall. If yours does not, you'll have to shift it toward the gauges. Not much room to go there at all.

[patrickt]

Five years ago ERA was using the Maradyne 5000 (which is what is in my car, a 427, not a FIA). http://www.maradyne.com/maradyne_mob...ters/5000.html

[FIA Mike]

Heaters? Heaters? We don't need no stinking heaters. I thought that is what the headers were for. My ERA FIA (#2047) didn't have a heater. Once you got going, the radiated heat from the headers made the car nice and warm on a winters morning.

FIA Mike

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by FIA Mike

Heaters? Heaters? We don't need no stinking heaters. I thought that is what the headers were for. My ERA FIA (#2047) didn't have a heater. Once you got going, the radiated heat from the headers made the car nice and warm on a winters morning.

FIA Mike

DD,

X2 what Mike said. I had a heater many moons ago and removed it. I wanted a car that was as raw-boned as the S/C's were. Not a cruiser. Off came the visors, windwings, nerf bars and I never looked back. Passengers either accept that or don't go.

You live in CA-I live in the usually frozen east. Wear warmer clothes if you want to drive in 50 degree weather-avoid the expense and effort of something that doesn't add power.

But the real reason I'd like to dissuade you is the amount of work (much of it 'dirty' like hole-sawing the firewall) you'll do to an already nice car. If your car has no top the heater will be of small value-not worth the effort IMO.

I know you may have a different purpose for the car than I so if you MUST have a heater, buy the ERA part-saves a ton of headaches. Been buying ERA parts as upgrades for two decades and their parts always make every job better.

[patrickt]

You don't need a heater. I'd pull mine out if I ever did any serious racing. Plus it would leave a couple of holes in the firewall now.