Guys, I'm having some braking issues that I doubt are heat related, but just to cover all bases, how close can the brakelines be to the header?

Currently, one is safe, but the other is about half and inch from the primary tube. Is that acceptable? Is there a way to check the fluid to see if it's bad?

 

run the car, drive around and when its hot, grab the brake line.. lol.


i usually like to leave atleast 2" between the headers and any lines (brake, fuel, or coolent)... but thats not always possible.

if you cant make it clear more, then consider a heat shield... they're highly effective, and cheap.

 

A heat shield may be the ticket.

 

Where does one get a heat shield for the brake lines?

 

Use plug wire heat-shield tubing. It's just the right size and you can get it from Jeg's.

 

a heat shield is simply a piece of sheetmetal that goes between the heat source (header) and the item you want to protect (brakelines in this case)

i would simply cut and bend some sheetmetal.. if you do it nice, you can make it look like a factory heat shield.

 

I have a break/shear at work.