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  1. 04-03-2008, 10:12 PM #1
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    Default header hitting on tunnel

    the stupid ebay header that came with my car is hitting the wall of the tunnel on the driver's side when i put the motor under load and the p.o.s. rubber mounts flex. anybody have a solution? i was thinking putting some exhaust wrap on it to close up the gap between the sheet metal and the header, since its only a 1/16th of an inch gap at best...

    any other ideas? im hesitant to break out the ford wrench and start bangin away on either the tunnel or the header...
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  2. 04-03-2008, 10:18 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by jesse4846
    the stupid ebay header
    ebay is good for somethings..headers are not one of them
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    Quote Originally Posted by japan4racing
    ebay is good for somethings..headers are not one of them
    wasnt my choice lol... came with my car and i like it better than stock... except the BAM BAM BAM from it hitting the chassis...
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    sell it and get a real header..and by real i mean a turbo manifold!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by japan4racing
    sell it and get a real header..and by real i mean a turbo manifold!!!
    if i had a turbo maybe...
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    thats all
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    on what car?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mp82
    on what car?
    judging from his avatar and talking about a tranny tunnel....i think its a miata or some other rwd car...
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    didn't even notice that..haha cut and weld
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    BFH the tunnel.
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    hammer on tunnel = no more full throttle due to inconvenient placement of the contact point...
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    bend the throttle out of the way
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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    bend the throttle out of the way
    dammit man im trying to avoid brute force if at all possible lol.

    i really just need a little strip of heat shield wrap and all my problems will be solved...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jesse4846
    dammit man im trying to avoid brute force if at all possible lol.

    i really just need a little strip of heat shield wrap and all my problems will be solved...
    If you know the answer already then why post a thread???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Echonova
    If you know the answer already then why post a thread???
    i was just seeing if anybody had any other helpful input. like a cheaper way to do it without using a BFH, such as a different flame-proof material
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    Quote Originally Posted by jesse4846
    i was just seeing if anybody had any other helpful input. like a cheaper way to do it without using a BFH, such as a different flame-proof material
    Ahhh, just wrapping it with it still hitting the tunnel is gonna put strain on the studs... New header or BFH.
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    im more willing to bfh the header than the car...
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    grind the welds out then slightly reposition the tube and get it welded back together.
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    How about replacing the mounts with urethane?
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