Zombietime

20 ft lbs. That's what it says on the manual I have for an '04 xb. I have an '05 but I assume it's the same.

brownfaux

Mines still good. I don'd drive the box like I used to, but no flaking and still running good. No CEL or anything. I put my glowshift gauges in too!

bB2NER

My coating is staying nice too. No peeling or leakage at all.

Gothbox

man i need to put mine on sometime. I have had it since Dec.

bB2NER

You got another one? You not liking the chrome one we installed way back?

Gothbox

nah that one is still on Gothbox, I have a ceramic one for DOA,

bB2NER

I forgot about DOA. Brain farts suck.
Did you get the silver ebay one? That's the one I got and love it.
I was surprised how nice it was for the price and it fit 100%.

Gothbox

thats ok, I know you are getting old.

yea same one.

bB2NER

How much of a pain is it bring to boxes to shows? Which one do you drive the most? Is DOA an auto or stick?

Gothbox

It is a PITA to get 2 cars ready for shows. I took DOA to the first show a few weeks a go, and had my sister drive Gothbox to this last one and the next one. DOA is auto as well.
I drive DOA the most cause it has fewer miles(26,00 to the Gothbox having 99,000 and an oil leak)

bB2NER

OUCH, how bad an oil leak and from where? I'd have it fixed. Toyotas are not supposed to mark their territory like Harleys.
Opps getting way off topic. Sorry.

xBHAWK

I did the install after much procrastination. A miracle occurred when a bolt broke, yet I was able to remove it by the single thread that connected the head and ten threads to the half inch of threads inside the motor. I used WD40 spray the night before and an hour before the install. I was able to get a bolt that fit with a 13 MM head. If you break one of these bolts, your done, bud. Is there a shop that would tap out a broken bolt from the back side of your motor? Would they want to pull the motor to get at the bolt easily? And what would that cost?

After the miraculous install, the test drive was great. More power in the mid and high end.

How long will that burn-in smell of ceramic last?

greybox

My ceramic itself didn't smelled for more than a day-it is probable the wd-40 burning off or maybe the bolts or washers having a coating.

Wash it good when it's not too hot-see if the smell goes away.

joshsbox

Mine stunk for about a day but it was definitely the WD-40 burning off.

bB2NER

New headers always smell for a bit. Mine was gone after the first drive.

INFINI

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I never had any smell with my MMW racing headers... But did with my Tanabe Exhaust.

brownfaux

I'm still getting the ceramic smell, almost a month later, but I have only put 600 miles on the box since the header.

brownfaux

OK, officially peeling now. No biggie though, still running good and sounding great.

greybox

Mine has stopped peeling-never had any smell after the first few days though.

jetblast

Anyone ever try the black ceramic Ebay header?