Badmab install
01-08-2013 | 10:09 AM
#27
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My car has 113k to the frame, 64k to the motor, and I installed an aftermarket header on my car around 104k to the frame and motor (before the swap), and yeah they were rusty, but honestly I wasn't too worried about snapping bolts. The only issue I had was after about 4k miles on my aftermarket header, my downpipe gasket (no-cat or resonator) blew 2 of the studs completely off. Too much racecar I guess. Anyway, that's the only issue I really had, and just took the remaining bolt to a True Value Hardware store and patched it all up with 2 new bolts and nuts costing ~$5.00 total. After all that and about 10k miles more, my main header gasket finally blew a couple of weeks ago, and I just got a Genuine GM one to go right back. Debating whether to take my header off and line up the gasket and use a drimmel to bore the collectors to 1.65" or not.
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but yeah I have a badmab header on my car, have had it for 20,000K and my car+engine has 140,000KM on it and I have no exploding studs to report of
01-08-2013 | 10:11 AM
#28
Just got a ZZP midlength combo for a STEAL! might be a bit before I install them but the guy said his gaskets are ****, so do you guys my 07 with 80k gaskets will be ok or order new ones from the dealer? Wont really know till I check it out, but dont want to get stuck in a project.
01-08-2013 | 09:35 PM
#30
The header should come off fairly easily. Hell Ive done 3 headers on my 2.4 lol. 2 of them Ive done the header from the top. Ive gotten to the point I can swap the downpipe in 15 minutes using a jack and 2 stands and the header (shorty) in about 10 minutes. lol
01-08-2013 | 10:42 PM
#31
Dude you need to teach me!
01-09-2013 | 12:23 AM
#33
Haha i feel you on that one, Ive changed mine about 6 times. The first time I thought it was such a bitch now its like muscle memory.
I wasn't a fan of the bad-mab though, he can't seem to use a jig correctly or just puts so much heat into them every flange just gets warped. I went through two with this problem. Love my ZZP longtubes now tho
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