I dented my header sometime without even knowing it. I got under the car last night to change my knock sensor and saw what you see below. Should/Can this be fixed? I searched H-T and saw a few articles but not sure if the damage on those was this great. Thanks in advance.

 

i had my previous header dented in the same way, maybe worse. it worked fine and i pulled the same #s on the dyno with and without the dents. so you should be fine, if anything just wait till you upgrade and use that money.

 

Thanks for the input. I just dropped it off at a local Maxi Muffler, they are gonna fix both pipes and put on a skid plate for 100 bucks. Can't beat that even if the numbers are the same, its the peace of mind that counts.


Modified by Blizak00CivicSi at 11:33 AM 3/3/2004

 

piece=peace of mind

 

ouch. ya my buddy dented his just like that. the dent is just as deep but about 3 1/2 inches long. he says it lags a lot now. and it does feel a bit slower. hes got a b16. rewelded itr header. now i can weld so i told him id fix it for him. i was thinkin plasma cut the dent out and re weld a plate over it? or how should i fix it? we were also talking about replacing the whole piping.

 

Holy crap that thing got rocked. Damn, my car is ******* dumped and my header has barely even a scratch on it. I would hope after it's fixed that the #'s will increase. That dent has got to be restricting flow.

 

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post pics when its fixed.

 

Damn, that thing took a hit.

I didn't know they could fix dented headers. That's good to know since mine is a bit dented as well.

This is just a thought. If they do make a skid plate for a header that already hangs pretty low, and then you hit something. Wouldn't that put all the stress on the front of the head/stud/nut?

 

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Good point, but IF they tie it into the chassis somewhere you wont have to worry too much.

 

Same thing happened to my headers...but i didn't feel any difference.

 

i hope you have more that one car with a header or you have used multiple headers on one car....


i dislike the misuse of that word a whole lot

Dave


:edited: because hate is a powerful word an i feel bad using it after a guy with a name like that....




Modified by Surubasi00 at 8:51 PM 3/3/2004

 

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thats always bugged the hell out of me too

 

my friend had the same happen to him in his 'rex. didnt affect it much.

 

a friend of mine pulled out a similar dent buy drilling some holes in the dented area . it was then heated and used a slide hammer with an L shaped attachment. looked like a allen wrench .took the dent out and welded up the holes .wasnt the cleanest repair but it works.

 

cant it do damage to the engine with the header that restricted, mine is mad fuc*ed up too, maybe worse. I have been scared to go about 6k because I dont want the exhaust gasket to blow out or some internal damage or something. Someone told me that having two flow normally and two flowing tainted is even worse for the engine, doesnt seem plausible to me but....who knows...any input?

 

I wouldn't have purchased my ITR header if fastline performance didn't make a custom skid plate for it.

http://www.fastlineperformance.com

 

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heh, I find it funny that you can put the same numbers on the dyno before/after a dent like that(or worse dent as said).

nutty.

 

My bros header is dented way worse than that and its almost together.

 

wow thats a big dent, and i though mines was F up.
peeps ya should post some pics of your dented/crack header see who has the worst one

 

i got mine from a buddy pre dented. seems to make plenty of power and the previous owner replaced it with a new one and didnt make any difference in power for him so i guess its not that bad. i made 177hp and 125tq so im happy

 

damn how did you not know about that dent it's pretty big i suggest taken bumps slow huh

 

how the **** did you not notice that, you have to hit someing hard to do that kind of dammage

 

damn man thats a pretty crucial dent, more like a kink. you can always cut it out and have something welded over to fix it.

 

Damn! Thats shitty.... I cringed when I scraped my JDM Fujitsubo header. Nothing like your damage though....I'm just **** about my ride

 

sorry to hear that blows....btw does the heatshield that is stock on the jdm itr 4-1 help any with svaing ur headers in a hit? seems sorta flimsy