I was told $40 to install a header by a very respectable shop. That seems very worth the cost, and I can blame them when the gasket leaks. From what I hear around town, pretty much everyone has trouble with leaking headers eventually.

And no, the people talking about leaking didn't have them done at this shop.

 

$40 is worth it if you have rusty stock bolts. Make sure you go with stainless bolts when you put in the new header, and throw some copper anti-seize on 'em. There must be something wrong in your town if everyone has problems with leaking headers eventually. I've run aftermarket headers on several cars for years and never had a single problem, even with gaskets. It's the oem stuff that starts to leak. And it's not like changing a bad gasket is difficult.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gspots-01htse- @ Dec 3 2005, 08:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>that is weird for some reason my aftermarket header has the same amount of sensors as the stock but thanks for the help fing02.gif</div>

Huh? thinking.gif

 

does anyone have a pic of the header with a cat installed cause i could do this all at work

 

Sweet DIY. I'll definatly keep it in mind when i get my header! smile.gif

 

finally gonna put this diy to work this saturday smile.gif .

 

omg thank you your the frikkin man! new headers from XS Power just arrived, my friend gets off of work at 4 and we're gonna knock em out. my headers came with a empty pipe in a box that said "TIBURON CAT" is that in case i want to do away with all my cats?! cuz if so im kickin it out the door.

 

Read the topic... if you replace the 2nd cat your car will throw a CEL and not run properly.

 

yeah i realized that after the fact. but thats ok im ordering a REAL hi performance cat tomorrow.

also after like 3,000 RPMs my flowmaster lets loose this tinny loud as fu*explitive deleted*ck rattle ish noise but i can guarentee its not the exhaust rattling. i doubt its the heat sheild cuz it would do it all the time then.

 

I cut the brace on the engine with a dremmel tool and 2 cutoff wheels, those things always break.







The stuff on the oil pan is just some dust that was kicked up from the cutting.

 

can we ressurect these pictures? or is there any better DIY's? I'll keep searching but any help would be great