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Old Jul 31, 2016 | 01:05 AM
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Default please help dc headers keep loosing bolt

They stay secured to the b20b but where it connects to the exaust the bolts keep falling out....where could i find the correct bolts and gasket and how do i keep the bolts from coming loose and falling out.....I already took it to a muffler shop and they put bolts in it along with a gasket and they fell out...please help its a dc 4to2to1 headers tia
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Old Aug 6, 2016 | 04:13 PM
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Get a 4 to 1 header. Use lock tight. But not the kind that stays forever. You want the lock tight that allows the bolt to be takin out again.
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Old Aug 6, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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Do you have the proper exhaust bolts with the springs?2
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Old Aug 6, 2016 | 04:32 PM
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No I welded everything up. Lol
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Old Aug 8, 2016 | 04:08 AM
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The header pipe going to the exhaust is supposed to have the spring bolts so that the exhaustion Flex slightly at that joint. Honda Engineers are pretty bright people and they design things pretty well but I've noticed that many Honda owners believe they're better engineers the guys who built the car and like to reengineer things for the worst
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Old Aug 8, 2016 | 05:12 AM
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I'm sure you can find the bolts on eBay or Amazon bro. And theres rubber stabilizers that hold my muffler and in a couple other places throughout my exhaust so it's gets all the "flex" it needs.
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Old Aug 24, 2016 | 01:02 PM
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Well I feel like a jackass now cause where my header was welded to my exhaust broke off today..... When I get a new exhaust I will use the bolt springs!
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Old Aug 24, 2016 | 01:08 PM
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You can get away without using spring bolts as long as your motor mounts are stiff enough that the motor does not move.
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Old Aug 24, 2016 | 01:10 PM
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Default Re: please help dc headers keep loosing bolt

Well my mounts are maybe 2 months old. So idk.
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Old Aug 24, 2016 | 01:11 PM
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Default Re: please help dc headers keep loosing bolt

Originally Posted by kwade9015
Well my mounts are maybe 2 months old. So idk.
Age has little to do with compliance.
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