Does 318i exhaust gasket allow for heat shield on manifold?

[MBar]

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[John_in_VA]

I've typically seen one or the other.

[MBar]

2 hours ago, John_in_VA said:

I've typically seen one or the other.

There's 22 bucks I could have used for something else... I figured out that if I remove the heat shield I can get to the plugs for maintenance... I guess I can live with that but it remains to be seen if the plug wires will be ok... I really don't want to do without the shield and I also don't want to pull the exhaust to swap out the gasket..I already have the stock ones... Uuuugh.. 

[John_in_VA]

I ran my '76 with the 318 shield, having removed the original bulkier shield, with no issues.  I had the tubular loom holding the wires close to the valve cover.

[John_in_VA]

Tried to edit my post to show the Kingsbourne wire set with loom, but let's see if this works (not my car!):

 

[jp5Touring]

My set up the past year. Happy with just the shield, had nothing before. I installed it when I added afr bung.

Thought about header wrap,but not a priority.  Waiting to see how much the Kooglewerks header will be ?

 

   

[John76]

You don't need the added 318i heat shield when you are running the Thermal Reactor heat shield.

The reactor heat is mostly internal...designed with refractory material to stay hot and ignite any unburned hydrocarbon (raw gas) after being given a dose of fresh air (oxygen) from the air injection pump.

I  never had a problem with cooking plug wires or singeing paint, even when using one-piece molded wires (pictured).

Keep the 318i shield for when you drive "off-road" with a Tii (or 49-state) exhaust manifold . 

 

 

[TobyB]

throw

the 

thermal

reactor 

away.

 

 

Problem

solved.

 

t

original=bad

[John76]

8 minutes ago, TobyB said:

throw

the 

thermal

reactor 

away.

 

Yep...it certainly is one of the worst contraptions BMW ever put on it's cars. However, only the '76 California models still require it for the bi-annual smog check if you want to drive on our roads. 

Just tell the smog guy "Yes sir, the thermal reactor is still functioning perfectly......in the trunk" ?

[2002iii]

1 hour ago, John76 said:

 

Yep...it certainly is one of the worst contraptions BMW ever put on it's cars. However, only the '76 California models still require it for the bi-annual smog check if you want to drive on our roads. 

Just tell the smog guy "Yes sir, the thermal reactor is still functioning perfectly......in the trunk" ?

You could try this, From asktheref.org which is the California BARs smog referee website:

What do I do if I cannot locate the part/s needed to repair my vehicle?

The call center operates a Parts Locator Service that can assist you in locating the correct part. In some instances when a part is confirmed not available, a Parts Exemption may be issued, which would allow the vehicle to complete the Smog Check process at a Referee station. 

Before making a Referee appointment, please note the following:

• The vehicle must have recently failed a Smog Check. 
• The vehicle must be diagnosed at a licensed Smog station. 
• The diagnosis must be documented on the invoice and clearly indicate the Smog Check failure is directly related to the missing part. 
• Any failure items not related to the missing part must be corrected before an Exemption can be issued. 
• If issued, a Parts Exemption is only valid for 90 days, as many times missing parts become available in the future

You can call them at 1-800-622-7733

[MBar]

7 hours ago, 2002iii said:

You could try this, From asktheref.org which is the California BARs smog referee website:

What do I do if I cannot locate the part/s needed to repair my vehicle?

The call center operates a Parts Locator Service that can assist you in locating the correct part. In some instances when a part is confirmed not available, a Parts Exemption may be issued, which would allow the vehicle to complete the Smog Check process at a Referee station. 

Before making a Referee appointment, please note the following:

• The vehicle must have recently failed a Smog Check. 
• The vehicle must be diagnosed at a licensed Smog station. 
• The diagnosis must be documented on the invoice and clearly indicate the Smog Check failure is directly related to the missing part. 
• Any failure items not related to the missing part must be corrected before an Exemption can be issued. 
• If issued, a Parts Exemption is only valid for 90 days, as many times missing parts become available in the future

You can call them at 1-800-622-7733

It all sounded good til the end.... 90 days.. but thank you it is interesting. I had  been wondering about exemptions. Is the parts exemption the only type of exemption?

[2002iii]

The 90 days isn't a big deal just means going to a smog referee every 2 years when you need a smog.

 

There are other exemptions but none that would apply to this situation.

[TobyB]

If you put a Tesla drive pack into it, you'd never have to go through emissions ever again.

 

And it'd be faster.

 

a lot faster.

 

t

jus' trollin' here

 

[2002iii]

45 minutes ago, TobyB said:

If you put a Tesla drive pack into it, you'd never have to go through emissions ever again.

 

And it'd be faster.

 

a lot faster.

 

t

jus' trollin' here

 

This is true electric conversions once certified by a referee are Smog exempt.

 

Motortrend tv has a series called vintage voltage, where a shop in the UK converted a 2002 to electric with a tesla style motor bolted to the factory 4 speed and LG Chem batteries. They said it should have a range of 150 miles and should be plenty fast in 2nd or third gear.

 

They were also working on a 3.0cs and mounted the tesla small drive motor in some other cars including a Ferrari.

 

Having helped convert a VW Thing to electric with a warp 9 motor kit with a bunch of heavy deep cycle 6v batteries, I can tell you that Thing was plenty fast and fun. This was back in 2008 and done on a budget with what was easiest to get. The owner took it too burning man which was what he had it built for, one of the batteries exploded from over heating out in the hot desert. It was pretty cool it had a chameleon pant job.

[John76]

19 hours ago, 2002iii said:

There are other exemptions

Darn....just missed out on a Presidential Pardon.