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norcalslider
04-24-2011, 11:22 PM
anyone ever had this happen to them.I was on a road trip to a friends house and we pop the hood so he can see what im workin with,he takes my brake boost cap off to test fit on his Z and we notice something very strange so we wrap it with DEI just around the top area. fast forward its time for me to make my way back home 450 miles,i stop at a rest area and when i started going and made a left turn i saw a cloud of smoke,i pop the hood and the whole damn thing has melted with no fluid in the middle of no where and this is what i found...ive seen a pics around with people having heat shields in front of this maybe because this has happend. now my question is where do i find them or do i have to have one fab'd up?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/crazybn162/IMAG0013.jpg

Treefish
04-24-2011, 11:27 PM
s13 heat shield | eBay (http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=s13+heat+shield+&_cqr=true&_nkwusc=s13+heat+sheild&_rdc=1)

norcalslider
04-24-2011, 11:32 PM
ur the man

Treefish
04-25-2011, 01:19 AM
ur the man

I got one of the cheap $20 ones or whatever and put some of that gold heat reflective foil on the outside, does the trick.

Hashiriya415
04-25-2011, 02:13 AM
Just wrap your whole manifold. Problem solved and you wont be throwing away hp

towlie
04-25-2011, 02:22 AM
This might help

Thermo-Tec 11002 - Thermo-Tec Exhaust Wrap - Overview - SummitRacing.com (http://www.summitracing.com/parts/THE-11002/)

Some of that gold heat tape could be useful as before mentioned


http://www.performanceracingonline.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7454&sourceid=GPPRG

norcalslider
04-25-2011, 02:34 PM
yeah that was my next option to wrap,heat shield,reflective tape

norcalslider
04-25-2011, 04:10 PM
anyone know where i can buy a new bottle?

CrimsonRockett
04-25-2011, 07:27 PM
Yep, that's pretty common when you don't take precautions.

Post up a WTB ad on here. You'll get a new reservoir in no time.