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Old May 31, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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I currently have long tube headers, i recently hit a piece of debry on the road and it managed to hit my drivers side header under the car about 8 inches before it connects to the y pipe. The result of it put it small dent in the pipe along with a small hole about the size of a button on a shirt. My car is going on the dyno to get tuned in 3 weeks, if i take it into a shop will they just weld the hole shut or will i need a whole new set of headers?
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Old May 31, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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Weld. It'll be fine.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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Weld. It'll be fine.
This... My EGR tube broke off both sides of my Kooks... Local exhaust guys welded it for me.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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Like stated above, weld it. . . Exhaust is real forgiving when welded.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 06:58 AM
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you will have no problem getting it welded...are they coated?
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