bcstang

hey guys, ok so today i was following taco bills write up, and when i got done installing my pypes off road h pipe i started the car and!!!! an exhaust leak, no problem i thought, ill just retighten the bolts. i started to retighten the bolts and ended up snapping the one on the passenger side right off the header end. i was so pissed, gonna have to take the car into an exhaust shop this week to get new headers

i have bad luck

Vertigo

oh man that sucks take it easy driving there you dont want to pass out

howarmat

you dont need new headers!!! are you freaking serious???

PROMETHEUS PRIME

Thats what I was thinking. If it's one of the two bolts where the header and h-pipe bolt up that stud that broke can be cut out and replaced. I see it all the time. If this is the one that broke.
FYI make sure to use WD40 on the studs when putting exhaust back together and don't tighten one side all the way. go back and forth evenly to get a good seal.

mikeysGT

why don't you just use something to pull the bolt back out? I broke a bolt into the block when I did my cmdp's and I just use the vice grips and did the old lefty loosey and bam... it was out.

bcstang

the bolts are like one with the headers lol. they look like the were welded into them.

howarmat

seriously find a place that actually knows what they are doing......you are willing to spend $600-800 on something that will a little research would only probably cost 75-100

PROMETHEUS PRIME

If they are studs like these

then they are only spot welded and a mufller shop can hook you up cheap.

ThumperMX113

Agreed, find some place that knows what they are talking about.

Shard Phoenix

Hmm, angle grinder (or die grinder) and a hammer/punch, this combination fixes most exhaust problems Thats what the exhaust shop will probably do anyway. If its not spot welded you wont even need the angle grinder. Pop that stud out and replace it with a new stud, or even a bolt and nut you have laying around.

Or take it to a shop and ask to have the stud replaced and they will probably charge you 70 bucks and if you ask real nice they will probably torque the manifold bolts while they are under their.

Unless your looking for an excuse to buy headers, then... by all means [sm=badbadbad.gif]

Edit: for horrible spelling skeelz.