Plastic bag melted to my header!!!
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Plastic bag melted to my header!!!
2 days ago i let my brother inlaw drive my car, as he's driving my car he stops right ontop of a plastic bag, soon after we get to his house i smell plastic burning, and when i looked down my car the damn bag was melted to my headers, so now everytime i drive my car it smells like burning plastic.
now on to the tech.. i wanna take of the header out and clean it,, its a blox 4-2-2-1 and i jusat wanna know if there is anything that i should be aware of when removing it, or putting it back. ex: "what the bolts need to be torqued at" if anyone has removed their headers tell me the whole prosses " 1st time doing it"
thanks guys.
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now on to the tech.. i wanna take of the header out and clean it,, its a blox 4-2-2-1 and i jusat wanna know if there is anything that i should be aware of when removing it, or putting it back. ex: "what the bolts need to be torqued at" if anyone has removed their headers tell me the whole prosses " 1st time doing it"
thanks guys.
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Last edited by VTECROAR96typeR; Sep 6, 2009 at 12:01 PM.
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
2 days ago i let my brother inlaw drive my car, hes a 07 ser spec v owner so dosnt know anything about hondas. as he's driving my car he stops right ontop of a plastic bag, soon after we get to his house i smell plastic burning, and when i looked down my car the damn bag was melted to my headers, so now everytime i drive my car it smells like burning plastic.
now on to the tech.. i wanna take of the header out and clean it,, its a blox 4-2-2-1 and i jusat wanna know if there is anything that i should be aware of when removing it, or putting it back. ex: "what the bolts need to be torqued at" if anyone has removed their headers tell me the whole prosses " 1st time doing it"
thanks guys.
now on to the tech.. i wanna take of the header out and clean it,, its a blox 4-2-2-1 and i jusat wanna know if there is anything that i should be aware of when removing it, or putting it back. ex: "what the bolts need to be torqued at" if anyone has removed their headers tell me the whole prosses " 1st time doing it"
thanks guys.
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
dick...;-) true though......
op pick up a helms manual or even a haynes manual for something as simple as pulling the header off.....
this is going to be easier to do on a lift than on jackstands, but it is doable....
op pick up a helms manual or even a haynes manual for something as simple as pulling the header off.....
this is going to be easier to do on a lift than on jackstands, but it is doable....
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
I'm not sure how stopping on a plastic bag or not has anything to do with non-Honda owners.
Moar splash guard/panel underneath IMO. Which i'm pretty sure came on your car at some point in time.
Moar splash guard/panel underneath IMO. Which i'm pretty sure came on your car at some point in time.
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
because they dont know how low the headers are to the ground, or when there is a steep drive way to exit it out on a angel instead of straight on.. things like that
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
and your asking about taking a header off? and why would you put a cheap *** part on a itr?
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
blox is cheap?? like sk2 and other brands are any better when all they do is copy the original design and slap their name on it
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
lol $50 i dont think so jack
.. hold on im gonna go find a link
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/just-tease-2552538/
my car ^^
.. hold on im gonna go find a link
https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/just-tease-2552538/
my car ^^
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
Either way, your car is most likely NOT stock height, that still has nothing to with non-Honda owners. Other makes and models of which are lowered will have issues many different components.. including the header. Don't make blanket statements about Hondas or non-Honda owners, i've owned many cars. You can blame yourself for these reasons: Lowering your vehicle, not researching the clearance on aftermarket header, and letting a friend drive your car.
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
Any F-body car would have the same issue with low aftermarket header clearance, FYI.
Edit: After looking at your link, they sell for $650?!? That's INSANE. Diversion has summed it up the best though.
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
Either way, your car is most likely NOT stock height, that still has nothing to with non-Honda owners. Other makes and models of which are lowered will have issues many different components.. including the header. Don't make blanket statements about Hondas or non-Honda owners, i've owned many cars. You can blame yourself for these reasons: Lowering your vehicle, not researching the clearance on aftermarket header, and letting a friend drive your car.
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
Someone made the "original design" and I can guarantee you Blox wasn't it. They are cheap, and its because of crappy quality and a complete lack of R&D. They are exactly the company you describe ripping off the designs of others.
Any F-body car would have the same issue with low aftermarket header clearance, FYI.
Edit: After looking at your link, they sell for $650?!? That's INSANE. Diversion has summed it up the best though.
Any F-body car would have the same issue with low aftermarket header clearance, FYI.
Edit: After looking at your link, they sell for $650?!? That's INSANE. Diversion has summed it up the best though.
i dk if vibrant is any better, but the header i bought from them was 450,
but im sticking to mine right now, i guess when it comes time for my next tune i will see if i lost power with the blox rather than the vibrant
Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
Torque #'s for your bolts:
OEM Header to Head = 23 lb/ft page 9-3 of Integra service manual.
After market DC Header to Head = 27 lb/ft
Re-use your gasket.
The torque sequence is... inner most bolts first, then work outward (towards the outermost bolts).
OEM Header to Head = 23 lb/ft page 9-3 of Integra service manual.
After market DC Header to Head = 27 lb/ft
Re-use your gasket.
The torque sequence is... inner most bolts first, then work outward (towards the outermost bolts).
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Re: Never let a non honda owner drive your car!!
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dude ur brother in law aint at fault with anything. it could happen to anyone. u shouldve just posted .. hey my header has some plastic **** that melted and i want to take my header off how do i do it.. that is all. now making a thread of a non honda owner driving ur car is completely irrevant to waht u posted. i hope this makes sense. goodluck with reinstalling ur header