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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:22 AM
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how do i "break in" ceramic coating ? is there such thing ?....also do i let the car warm up and tighten the bolts while its warm after they are tight cold or what ? thanks
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:30 AM
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You dont really for headers lol, but after the thrid heat cycle Id recheck the bolts. cold.
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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so just drive it around 3 times until full temp and let it cool off and check the bolts....
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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Yep, the only time you need to worry about coatings on headers is when breaking in an ENGINE. No worries when breaking in headers.
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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yeah just do a few heat cycles and re-torque the header bolts, i actually used stage 8 locking bolts for my headers, i did the heat cycles re-torqued and put on the locking tabs
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I'd Say re-check after 200 miles of use.
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i'm sure it's listed elsewhere but, what am i supposed to torque the header bolts to? (stock bolts)
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