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Old 05-12-2005, 12:16 AM   #1
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im geting a heat spacer made up for my XR811 would anyone no if 1inch will fit under the bounet or can i go thicker
it dosent look like there much room under their
HAS ANYONE DONE IT BEFORE

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Old 05-12-2005, 01:23 AM   #2
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what is a heat spacer??
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Old 11-12-2005, 10:55 PM   #3
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Nah 1 inch will be way too thick, i put the proper one from ford and its only about 12-15mm thick and the TPS rubs on the bonnet underlay. I have a AU2 xr8
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Old 11-12-2005, 11:55 PM   #4
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I've got a 1/2" phenolic spacer and have the same rubbing issue as neisha, so I guess 1" would actually leave a dent in the bonnet.
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