WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS
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From: VAN NUYS
WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS hey people i just had my jet hot headers installed, and i wanted to let you guys know that i had major fitment problems. for example on the passenger side is rubbing against the heater box. on the driver side it is rubbibng against the cross-member, and i also have a major exhaust leak from the flange.
i was suppose to get a phone call from them by 3/25, regarding to the situation, however i'm still waiting for that call.
i was suppose to get a phone call from them by 3/25, regarding to the situation, however i'm still waiting for that call.
Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS You must've gotten an LT1 set. I've had Hooker longtubes on my car for almost 6 months now. I have no rubbing w/anything whatsoever. Install was a damn breeze...myself and a couple of buddies got the old manifolds pulled off, plugs changed, and the new longtubes put on in about 4 hours. That was with major BSing sessions and taking our time. As far as rust goes, couldn't tell you..I had mine jet-hot coated.
Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS No, he is absolutely correct. The Jet Hots are by far the worst install I have ever done on an LS1 car. I have installed every LT and Mac under the sun, they definately take the cake in 4-letter words..
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Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS Lets not mistake "Jet-Hot" coated Hookers for Jet-Hots LTs. The Jet-Hots are Hooker rip-offs, and obviously not the quality the Hookers are. There are about 10 or more guys in our local club that have Hookers (not Jet-hot rip-offs) and none have had problems. Myself included. There are also a couple that got the Jet-Hots, and are having the same problems described above.
Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS FYI -
I installed a set a couple of weeks ago and it wasn't the easiest task in the world, but they are on. My biggest problem was an 11" space between the Y-pipe and my Borla!! Could of been disasterous but a dude at a local muffler shop sold me a scrap piece of 3" pipe for $15 (staying late for me in a mad rush to get there) Whew... Although open headers sounds good, I think the novelty would have worn off before the next chance I had to complete the job.
I installed a set a couple of weeks ago and it wasn't the easiest task in the world, but they are on. My biggest problem was an 11" space between the Y-pipe and my Borla!! Could of been disasterous but a dude at a local muffler shop sold me a scrap piece of 3" pipe for $15 (staying late for me in a mad rush to get there) Whew... Although open headers sounds good, I think the novelty would have worn off before the next chance I had to complete the job.
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Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 99BackNBlackZ28:
<strong> As far as rust goes, couldn't tell you..I had mine jet-hot coated. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yea so were her's have you looked at yours? it starts farther down on the header there is several posts on this prob the only reason i am not doing jet hot coatings anymore
<small>[ March 29, 2003, 05:22 PM: Message edited by: southern94 ]</small>
<strong> As far as rust goes, couldn't tell you..I had mine jet-hot coated. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yea so were her's have you looked at yours? it starts farther down on the header there is several posts on this prob the only reason i am not doing jet hot coatings anymore
<small>[ March 29, 2003, 05:22 PM: Message edited by: southern94 ]</small>
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Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS I installed a set for a friend when they first came out and the fitment was horrible. I will not install another set, the guys either buy Hookers or install them themselves! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I have Hookers and have installed several sets and they have fit flawless EVERY time. Thanks god Jet Hot still offers the coated Hookers at a great price!
John
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Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS I have the same problems as you guys. The driver's side header was resting on the K-member, the passenger's side last primary was touching the heater box and now 2 months after the install, the damn coating is starting to flake off. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> I'm not flaming Jet-Hot, but come on now, I didn't pay for these headers so I would have to dent them up and file down my K-member to get them to fit, and for the coating to flake off. <img border="0" alt="[bomb]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_bomb.gif" />
Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by John02SS:
<strong> Thanks god Jet Hot still offers the coated Hookers at a great price!
John </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's weird, when I got my jet-hot's, I told them I wanted the hookers and they said since they came out with their's, they don't sell the hooker's anymore and I had to get their's, so I said ok!!! ******* piece's of ****, I wanted the damn Hookers!!!!! But luckily, I haven't had any problems with the Jet-Hot's (and hopefully won't have any), but I am also not the one that installed them.
<strong> Thanks god Jet Hot still offers the coated Hookers at a great price!
John </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's weird, when I got my jet-hot's, I told them I wanted the hookers and they said since they came out with their's, they don't sell the hooker's anymore and I had to get their's, so I said ok!!! ******* piece's of ****, I wanted the damn Hookers!!!!! But luckily, I haven't had any problems with the Jet-Hot's (and hopefully won't have any), but I am also not the one that installed them.
Re: WARNING ABOUT LS1 JET HOT HEADERS </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Loudmouth LS1:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by John02SS:
<strong> Thanks god Jet Hot still offers the coated Hookers at a great price!
John </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's weird, when I got my jet-hot's, I told them I wanted the hookers and they said since they came out with their's, they don't sell the hooker's anymore and I had to get their's, so I said ok!!! ******* piece's of ****, I wanted the damn Hookers!!!!! But luckily, I haven't had any problems with the Jet-Hot's (and hopefully won't have any), but I am also not the one that installed them. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I always go through Chris and have bought about 4 sets of Hookers. Just ordered a set last Wednesday for an install this week. That is weird that they told you they didn't have them. They went up in price some, but they still have them. Good luck with your Jet Hots. They are fine after the horrible install.
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by John02SS:
<strong> Thanks god Jet Hot still offers the coated Hookers at a great price!
John </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's weird, when I got my jet-hot's, I told them I wanted the hookers and they said since they came out with their's, they don't sell the hooker's anymore and I had to get their's, so I said ok!!! ******* piece's of ****, I wanted the damn Hookers!!!!! But luckily, I haven't had any problems with the Jet-Hot's (and hopefully won't have any), but I am also not the one that installed them. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I always go through Chris and have bought about 4 sets of Hookers. Just ordered a set last Wednesday for an install this week. That is weird that they told you they didn't have them. They went up in price some, but they still have them. Good luck with your Jet Hots. They are fine after the horrible install.
