Thread: zzp's 850 dollar headers

Originally Posted by bandook

I bet it leaks less than yours :P. I pressurized the pipe and sprayed with soap. Kept stacking them dimes until it stopped leaking. That's what it means by "stacking dimes", right? Well, I probably got about $62.50 worth in the middle weld alone!

But I don't hear it resonating in the drive up lane, and my wideband hangs around 14.7 instead of 15.1-5 when it leaked. Good enough for me but no way in hell I'd buy these headers again.

The soap bubble technique, good idea. It probably does better breathe than mine.. I do like the mod tho, but I'm not sure about the stacking dimes reference. lol

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Originally Posted by bandook

I bet it leaks less than yours :P. I pressurized the pipe and sprayed with soap. Kept stacking them dimes until it stopped leaking. That's what it means by "stacking dimes", right? Well, I probably got about $62.50 worth in the middle weld alone!

But I don't hear it resonating in the drive up lane, and my wideband hangs around 14.7 instead of 15.1-5 when it leaked. Good enough for me but no way in hell I'd buy these headers again.

I'm going to be glad having a good set of headers on my car. mine have leaked on several occasions, and probably more often than not. I would be doing some tuning with overkill and he would be like: what's going on with your car? exhaust leaks make tuning very difficult, unless its just a minor leak.

and getting a good wideband reading is critical, so that's one more thing that will make the tune so much better. I plan on recalibrating after the new headers are installed. my hat's off to ya for having the patience to get your headers welded.

Your friend had his Arc Welder turned up way to high lol.. That's a lot of splatter.

Oh sorry.. Looked a lot like a Arc weld.

Hey, everybody's gotta start somewhere.