jthorn9

My passenger side BBK ceramic coated header is cracked just below the EGR return nipple, it's currently not bad, but must of just happened as it wasn't there when I put them back on last month after my engine build. I was wondering if anybody else had this problem with BBK and if there is an easy way to fix it or am I stuck with buying new ones? It's not very loud at the moment, but could easily spread to be a full crack around the entire header on that port (currently it's about 1/2 the way around).

Also, anybody have any imput on JBA or Bassani headers, both seem to be better quality than BBK, but also, much more expensive.

sjdwales

oh my lord

AdderMk2

take it to a shop, and have it welded.

mstngsule68

mail me it and ill tig weld it for ya.........i love doing odd projects lol

jthorn9

Well my cousin is a welder, so I can get him to do it, I just wasn't 100% sure a weld would fix the problem. Thanks guys, that answers my question, but I do know that eventually I'll have to change them out now. I stuck by BBK, but after doing a little research it seems as if their ceramic headers have a problem with cracking.

Portmaster

Drill a 1/8 hole at each end of the crack before you weld it

red95gtconvert

Yeah, a good welder can fix that no problem. I cracked one my FMS truck headers several years ago and had it welded up with no problems, 25 bucks later I was good to go.

AdderMk2

exactly what I was going to suggest... this eliminates the chance that the crack will spread past the weld