how much is this gonna cost me
That sucks man. If you pull it off and take it to a welder or exhaust shop I'm sure they can patch it. Worse case just out the dented part and weld new metal over it. I would say it can be fixed tho.
This is how the a sprint car owner friend of mine fixes his.
Pulled from a post on YB
Pulled from a post on YB
weld a freeze plug over the collector end of the primary tube, make a tool to bolt to the cyl. head end of the tube with a air hose coupler screw in it,, pressurize the tube {we use 150 psi} and carefully heat the dents with a acetylene torch,, the dent will push out.. If you have an air leak it won`t work ..Don`t localize the hot too much in one spot or the air pressure will blow a hole.
Done this for years,, with a little practice you can repair the tube to the point of looking like new...
Done this for years,, with a little practice you can repair the tube to the point of looking like new...
Staging Lane
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Here's what I'd try... I've done this on a titanium dirt bike header so I know it works...
If you have or know someone with a large chest freezer fill the pipe partially with water and leave it in the freezer.... Water freezes, expands, and pops it out.
Make take a couple of times to get it all the way out but it will push it out almost all the way....
Of course that's assuming one will fit in a chest freezer....
If not the other thing someone else mentioned about capping it off applying air pressure and heating the dent works too....
If you have or know someone with a large chest freezer fill the pipe partially with water and leave it in the freezer.... Water freezes, expands, and pops it out.
Make take a couple of times to get it all the way out but it will push it out almost all the way....
Of course that's assuming one will fit in a chest freezer....
If not the other thing someone else mentioned about capping it off applying air pressure and heating the dent works too....
I'm interested to see if Kooks would help you out, those aren't cheap they may pro-rate a single header for you as long as you bought them new. Other than that I've seen some fabricators work miracles, my condolences for your potential loss of a good part.
Good point. Blew the gasket on that primary. Verified with another gasket that it will still leak, although slight. Gonna pull it off tomorrow and see whats possible.
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Its not pretty, but i would try and fix it before buring new headers. I think if you get a studd gun(they are used for body work, they weld small studs to metal so you can pull on it with a slide hammer) weld some studds on the tube, heat it up, and pull the dents out. It still wont look great. But the header will still be useable.
weld a freeze plug over the collector end of the primary tube, make a tool to bolt to the cyl. head end of the tube with a air hose coupler screw in it,, pressurize the tube {we use 150 psi} and carefully heat the dents with a acetylene torch,, the dent will push out.. If you have an air leak it won`t work ..Don`t localize the hot too much in one spot or the air pressure will blow a hole.
Done this for years,, with a little practice you can repair the tube to the point of looking like new...