Free Chinese Headers....

[Edev]

^^ those look really good.

[DCColegrove]

Hey... I hope I'm okay with posting this... They are BIN

Here are the guys that sent me the headers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3AIT&viewitem=

[CleanAzzE30z]

I have an exhaust leak already. :(


Mariano

[DCColegrove]

My intent is to test them to destruction (or at least until the leak and make bad noise)...

I have a set of the real deal waiting.

[nando]

well since they are cheap shit headers - I think I'd wrap them, since the coating is crap and they are likely to crack anyway.

I would still rather have a "real" header though. I'm pretty set on doing something about my exhaust next year, so we'll see..

[DCColegrove]

An update

These Headers have been on Frankenkar for a little while now.

I only drive Frankenkar to the Starbucks down the road from the shop on weekday mornings (about 10 to 15 miles a week...thinking about that now it's weird I haven't been pulled over in it)

The chrome plating has turned an odd yellowish brown, and is beginning to fail in places completely (IE Micro Flaking down to the bare stainless)

At this point there are no leaks developing... however I do expect them...These were installed as they came (no internal cleanup of welding marbles etc)

[CleanAzzE30z]

If its good enough for them, its good enough for me.


Mariano

[DCColegrove]

How about the strut braces?


Mariano

Hmmm...

Difficult to say due to the fact that they are made of Unobtainium...

Salvaged from crashed flying saucers from Area 51...

[CleanAzzE30z]

How about the strut braces?


Mariano

[cferb]

I passed emissions with flying colors

Ok, maybe I just barely squeezed by, with a cat

[DCColegrove]

WHats the carbon footprint of these headers, Daniel? haha ;)


Mariano

Probably about the same as Air Force One and Al Gores private Jet put together.

You see, being made in China I'm sure that the production and shipping related emissions are huge.

[CleanAzzE30z]

WHats the carbon footprint of these headers, Daniel? haha ;)


Mariano

[cferb]

If you weld those up the only way to remove them would be to cut them out of the car also without the "give there they may crack easier.

If they are not tight enough open up the slot with a cutting disk so the clamp won't bottom out before it's tight.

You have a valid point. And now that I think about it, even with seperate exhaust pipes, it would still be one piece

[BigSam]

I reitterate: Cats are or pussies. Unless you live in California.

[einstein57]

No... Don't weld the joints very bad idea, there are no leaks what so ever on the car these went on. We did use different Allen bolts and copper lock nuts there though.

And put it all together before you tighten anything...use new studs on the head an OE gasket set and new copper lock nuts with sintered steel washers.

and there are Magnaflow cats for under $100 on eBay (get the dual in/out cat for an e36)

I went to one of those shops that have the $39 cat signs and got mine for $120 installed.