header hitting on tunnel

[Thighs]

the stupid ebay header that came with my car is hitting the wall of the tunnel on the driver's side when i put the motor under load and the p.o.s. rubber mounts flex. anybody have a solution? i was thinking putting some exhaust wrap on it to close up the gap between the sheet metal and the header, since its only a 1/16th of an inch gap at best...

any other ideas? im hesitant to break out the ford wrench and start bangin away on either the tunnel or the header...

[japan4racing]

the stupid ebay header

ebay is good for somethings..headers are not one of them :no:

[Thighs]

ebay is good for somethings..headers are not one of them :no:

wasnt my choice lol... came with my car and i like it better than stock... except the BAM BAM BAM from it hitting the chassis...

[japan4racing]

sell it and get a real header..and by real i mean a turbo manifold!!!

[Thighs]

sell it and get a real header..and by real i mean a turbo manifold!!!

if i had a turbo maybe...

[redrumracer]

http://www.firsteditionproducts.com/sites/817/ecom/items/hammer2.jpg
thats all

[mitch lab]

on what car?

[Krappy]

on what car?
judging from his avatar and talking about a tranny tunnel....i think its a miata or some other rwd car...

[mitch lab]

didn't even notice that..haha cut and weld

[Dietcoke]

BFH the tunnel.

[Thighs]

hammer on tunnel = no more full throttle due to inconvenient placement of the contact point...

[redrumracer]

bend the throttle out of the way :goodjob:

[Thighs]

bend the throttle out of the way :goodjob:

dammit man im trying to avoid brute force if at all possible lol.

i really just need a little strip of heat shield wrap and all my problems will be solved...

[Echonova]

dammit man im trying to avoid brute force if at all possible lol.

i really just need a little strip of heat shield wrap and all my problems will be solved...If you know the answer already then why post a thread???

[Thighs]

If you know the answer already then why post a thread???

i was just seeing if anybody had any other helpful input. like a cheaper way to do it without using a BFH, such as a different flame-proof material

[Echonova]

i was just seeing if anybody had any other helpful input. like a cheaper way to do it without using a BFH, such as a different flame-proof materialAhhh, just wrapping it with it still hitting the tunnel is gonna put strain on the studs... New header or BFH.

[Thighs]

im more willing to bfh the header than the car...

[redrumracer]

grind the welds out then slightly reposition the tube and get it welded back together.

[Kaiser]

How about replacing the mounts with urethane?