Heater recommends

While the car is down for engine rebuild, I'm looking into various upgrades in other areas. Alan..one for you likely. A couple of weeks ago you related about an electric heater. Did it ever pan out to be a good idea ? I'm still liking to go with your earlier idea of heat ducting right into the tunnel. Thanks.

I did get the electric heater, hot wired it to a battery charger to see what kind of heat it would generate....it does get hot quickly ( I can't hold my hand in front of it) and would be decent in a speedster. This is ideal and much cheaper for a car that came with J tubes and not set up for heater box heat.
However ducting a good set of heater boxes into the frame horns with outlets just behind the shifter is a cooker.

heated seats and a blanket work great for me.

I'm still a bit too freaked to use my gas heater (that was a huge install PITA)

Avoid the hassle. http://gerbing.com/Products/Products.php

Why don't folks use the hi performance heater box style? So simple! They throw off unreal heat in my speedster... I mean run you out of the car heat.

I have the A-1 exhaust nd elected to build a heater box around my oil cooler. It works well, but is a little until warm up. Alan, what kind of elect. heater did you use? I would like to have a switchable to turn off when engine temp rises. I piped the oil cooler into the tubes...the cooler is mounted in the area between rear seat and firewall with a 9 inch fan mounted to cooler inside fibreglassed insulated box. Not beautiful, but functional...just a country boy!

Regards,

GG

David, if you already have heat, first make sure thecavles are adjusted so that you have full travel. Mine weren't even close. After adjusting, heat is greatly improved.

Smoothie which brand of seat heaters did you get and are you happy with them?

12 v 4000 http://dcthermal.com/
I've tested the heat output but I've yet to install it