AW header cracked
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Originally Posted by Souljah347
i was letting the car warm up when a customer asked to take a look at the header. i poped the hood and noticed a little bit of exhaust gas was leaking out. and then the next day it started sounding like a can of ____ed off bees under my hood when i started the car up in the morning
my s-pipe bolts came off so i was runnin open header...
ya its not a pretty sound for a street car.. more lik not a pretty sound in general haha
did you literally see gas come out?
and did you mount the AW header in the stock mounts?
#22
well it was like 20 degrees out, so i could see the vapor from the hot gas mixing with the cold air. and no i didn't mount to the stock mounting brackets because the header sits down too far for the bolts to match up.
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well thats teh reason why ^^^
you didnt mount the header to anything so its hanging freely...
you shoud go back and mount it. it fits.
some people only did one side like myself and have no problem. others did both.
you didnt mount the header to anything so its hanging freely...
you shoud go back and mount it. it fits.
some people only did one side like myself and have no problem. others did both.
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mounting it to the stock bracket will diminish the damage put upon the header through the engine movement.
the bottom mounts are mounts to the engine so the header will move with the engine instaed of against it.
the bottom mounts are mounts to the engine so the header will move with the engine instaed of against it.
#26
Originally Posted by hahaitzskippy
well thats teh reason why ^^^
you didnt mount the header to anything so its hanging freely...
you shoud go back and mount it. it fits.
some people only did one side like myself and have no problem. others did both.
you didnt mount the header to anything so its hanging freely...
you shoud go back and mount it. it fits.
some people only did one side like myself and have no problem. others did both.
#29
Originally Posted by IAmTheProdigy
So if I mount my AW header with the supplied brackets, I should avoid any future cracking or should I still get the flex pipe?
#31
I dont think anybody has had good luck with the brackets working. I put them on at first and ended up with one of the bolts breaking
I took them off completely shortly after and havent had any problems. I'm using an engine damper so I probably am not likely to have problems since the engine isnt allowed to move much
I took them off completely shortly after and havent had any problems. I'm using an engine damper so I probably am not likely to have problems since the engine isnt allowed to move much
#32
This just seems odd that the brackets don't line up, yet they released the product without any modified brackets or support to solve this problem. Is this the case with all aftermarket headers or is it specific to the AW?
#33
Originally Posted by IAmTheProdigy
This just seems odd that the brackets don't line up, yet they released the product without any modified brackets or support to solve this problem. Is this the case with all aftermarket headers or is it specific to the AW?
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well all the people i know with AW header uses the stock bracket and it fits...
maybe you shoud try using only one! many people on SL ended up using one. discussed in old topics.
and for those that didnt line up because you guys might of installed it wrong? or forgot how it went? its lik a puzzle piece. i took a while to figure it out.
but GL to those who dont have a bracket
maybe you shoud try using only one! many people on SL ended up using one. discussed in old topics.
and for those that didnt line up because you guys might of installed it wrong? or forgot how it went? its lik a puzzle piece. i took a while to figure it out.
but GL to those who dont have a bracket
#36
Originally Posted by hahaitzskippy
well all the people i know with AW header uses the stock bracket and it fits...
maybe you shoud try using only one! many people on SL ended up using one. discussed in old topics.
and for those that didnt line up because you guys might of installed it wrong? or forgot how it went? its lik a puzzle piece. i took a while to figure it out.
but GL to those who dont have a bracket
maybe you shoud try using only one! many people on SL ended up using one. discussed in old topics.
and for those that didnt line up because you guys might of installed it wrong? or forgot how it went? its lik a puzzle piece. i took a while to figure it out.
but GL to those who dont have a bracket
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