calvinhuh

well soo far i have
tanabe G concept axel exahust
STRup headers

installed on my 08 tc

i was thinking about getting s/c. it dosent really matter if i have a aftermarket headers,, right,? cuase every pics of someone wiht s/c ive seen soo far. has stock headers. with heat shield on them..

would my headers damage the s/c? becuase of no heat shield.?

also. if anyone know about strup headers
will i be able to pass smog? someone people said yes, some people say no..
and i need to be clear. lol thankss

Aroddalobster

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the heat from the headers might damage the s/c's bearings and whatever, but it will definitely void your s/c warranty if you get it installed with headers, or at any place other than a dealer, since a dealer won't install it if you have an aftermarket header on. and yes a header will make you fail the smog check if they hook up your car to a sniffer, or even visual since you have no heat shield covering it.

calvinhuh

hmmm is there like any heat shieldsssss i can buy that would fit? lol i dunuo
what can i do so that if i get a s/c it wont be damaged.?..

and what can i do about this smog check problem. when it comes.. lol

Aroddalobster

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just pay a little extra and they might pass you lol. but for the heat thing, you can always get bolts welded onto the header so you can use the stock heatshield or just get it jet-hot coated. or you can maybe use header wrap.

calvinhuh

will the stock heat shield fit to supercharger??

himynameischris

get header heat wrap, problem fixed.

imsonofagun

The supercharger comes with a replacement heat shield.

calvinhuh

oh the s/c comes with new heat shield?

wil that fit on strup headers though?

BZinn1

To sheild the SC from heat you need to either get the header Jetcoated or use header wrap.........with header wrap you can leterally touch the header while it is runnign with out gettign burnt.......

to pass emissions you need to either replace the cat that is in the stock header by having a high flow cat welded into the S pipe or use the defoulers.....either way will fix the CEL you are gonna get.

1_kLEan_tC

NO, the new shield will not fit aftermarket headers. If you S/C, I would be happy to S/C heat shield

SquallLHeart

passing smog? not likely.

heat shield fit the strup? well.. probably not

kikcaffine

dont use header wrap unless you want to crack your header. I can tell you for a fact that having no heat shield on the header does not have any effect on the internal bearings in the supercharger.

calvinhuh

wait.. soo
i wont have any problem with the s/c even though my strup header isnt covered with heat shield.?


is it the heat coming from my header that causes damage?
or is it the actual s/c touching my header and causing the damage?

will my strup header touch the s/c???

2_much_tc

just jet-hot the header... it's worth it and it will prevent it from getting that bronze color... look at my profile for an example of the jet-hot coating...

calvinhuh

still waiting for email from jet hot coating..

wats the difference in ceramic coating??

does ceramic coating help with heat??

jwaggz82

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i took my strupp and jethotted it from the start - no issues for over a year now

calvinhuh

wat if u had a problem with s/c?
do you put back ur stock header on and go for the warrenty?

ive been reading threads.. poeple had so many problems with trd s/c's.
even with 100% stock tc.

jwaggz82

iTrader: (1)

^ yea that is the best thing to do - to play things safe you should keep your s/c stock for 6months and then upgrade after. that way you should know if you have a good setup or not

calvinhuh

thank you for the adviceee