help**header flange warpage?

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01-06-2004, 12:47 PM

koolrayz

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help**header flange warped*pics

I got my LT's today and noticed the flanges are warped to i took them to a machine shop and got out the straight edge. There was as much as .048 gap in the center. is this normal?

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01-06-2004, 03:07 PM

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What brand headers?

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01-06-2004, 07:19 PM

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Not sure if this matters but did you tighten the bolts from the center out?

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01-06-2004, 10:32 PM

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not wanting to say what brand till i give them a chance to adress my questions. The headers are brand new out of the box.

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01-07-2004, 01:59 AM

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its not normal to me
Ive only bought 3 sets of headers over the years, but I've never had any warped
they should replace or fix them at their cost IMO

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