Aftermarket Headers

[evil_twin]

Anybody have problems with after market headers being too low? I just got my exhaust welded up, and everything is really low. It's about 2" off the ground low. Ugh!

[e30this]

yup, they also hit the sway bar.

[evil_twin]

So how would I fix a situation like this?

[golde30]

mine arent that low. who did the welding?

[evil_twin]

One of my buddies... But where he welded it goes straight up from there. The headers just hang wayyyyy too low.

[mazur]

Strange...Ebay headers?

I have a set of the longtube ones and it's perfect fit.

[der affe]

are they this style

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E30-325i-325ic-is-ix-Cabrio-Exhaust-Header-Headers_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33631QQihZ017QQitemZ270277490429QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

or this style

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E30-320i-323i-325i-ix-KAT-87-Touring-Header-Headers_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33631QQihZ016QQitemZ260291631185QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

the top ones hang way lower

[golde30]

i have neither of those.... the ones i had were 2 piece, kinda a hybrid between the 2 you posted there.

[der affe]

duh. i posted m-20 headers. maybe i should have read the section it is in

[evil_twin]

So I made a bracket that pulled the headers up. It works well, and it's not low clearing anymore.

Anybody know anything about backpressure? I think I have too much, and I want to hollow out my Ansa muffler. Anybody?

[erik325i]

So I made a bracket that pulled the headers up. It works well, and it's not low clearing anymore.

WTF? how did you make a bracket to "pull" the headers up? The headers are not meant to flex. It's all welded together.
Do your headers have a built in flex pipe or something?

Erik

[evil_twin]

Yah, I know they're not meant to flex. On the NEW piece I had welded I did have a flex pipe put in (not sure why though) but it wasn't flexing at the flex pipe. The pipe was sagging from the piece that connects the 2 headers to make it 1 pipe.

[evil_twin]

Strange...Ebay headers?

I have a set of the longtube ones and it's perfect fit.

Hey what headers do you have? I just found out that one of mine are cracked and I need to either replace or have it welded. But either way I have to take it off, so I figured I would be putting a new one on.

[dpgrand]

It probably cracked from your "bracket"....

[evil_twin]

It probably cracked from your "bracket"....

Actually no, it's up higher on the header. Thanks for being a douche. kkthxbi