Crack in Headers, Do i need new one?

[Djmoua]

Can you see where my crack is?

Closer look


Suggestions??? TIA

[cp[mike]]

ebay header and downpipe combo.

[Djmoua]

ebay header and downpipe combo.

yea i was thinkin that...BUT i already got the best deal ever from Nail hehehe

[Djmoua]

Can you see where my crack is?

lol i made a funny.

[Chan_Man]

Time to upgrade!! It's an excuse to get a nice aftermarket one!

[foamypirate]

Once your manifold heats up, you won't even know you have a crack. Mine has been cracked since I got it, no problems whatsoever, and it's in the exact same spot. Seems to be common.

[arcadiacb7]

my header leak is the same way. My car sounds like ass til it gets warmed up then it is fine.

But the crack was my excuse for buying my header. And the leak is my excuse for buying a DC sports. hehe

[johnl]

If you don't want to upgrade to a header, then the crack is repairable. Grind and / or file into the crack to open it up and expose clean metal (not all the way through though), then have a welder braze it up. Note that I mean 'braze', not weld.

Before you braze, take a 1/8" drill bit and drill right through the casting exactly where the ends of the crack are. This will remove the sharp stress risers that exists at each end of the crack, and help stop it cracking again. Braze up the holes when you braze the crack.

[lokuputha]

If you don't want to upgrade to a header, then the crack is repairable. Grind and / or file into the crack to open it up and expose clean metal (not all the way through though), then have a welder braze it up. Note that I mean 'braze', not weld.

Before you braze, take a 1/8" drill bit and drill right through the casting exactly where the ends of the crack are. This will remove the sharp stress risers that exists at each end of the crack, and help stop it cracking again. Braze up the holes when you braze the crack.

^^good info, do that. And then coat your header in a high temp ceramic paint so it looks new

http://www.route66supply.com/store/page8.html

http://www.techlinecoatings.com/Exhaust.htm#blacksatin

[SN2BH22CB7]

OR...you could UPGRADE using OEM

get a F22A4 header.....sand it....paint it..then get some header wrap..and wrap it!



thats what I would do...hit up a junkyard and see if you can find the A4 header!

its your choice mayne!

[Djmoua]

o tahaha yeah doods i know i needs a new one...but its almost been a year now, and it still has that crack....i noticed it welded itself back together...sealed..zip.

But yeah i am eventually going to get a new header as when im gonna get my h22 this summer.

i was just lookin back and noticed i made a funny. haha my bads.