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Mar 21, 2007 | 08:56 PM

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headers banging

what to do, hitting my passenger floorboard is my guess, anyone have a fix for this??

Mar 21, 2007 | 08:58 PM

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generally it is the driver's floor board banging, and it is usually from a larger y-pipe, you could have an exhaust shop install a hanger there to stop all the banging and movement

Mar 21, 2007 | 09:22 PM

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thanks ,

Mar 21, 2007 | 10:06 PM

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I just installed my kooks headers and I had some bangging thought it was the Y-Pipe, but I noticed that the engine torques to the left (if you are looking down at it from in front of the car) anyway I had it up on ramps and took a peak underneath and noticed a rub spot on the first tube on the drivers side header, It was hitting part of the k- member, took a saws-all and cut a small factory weld that was sticking out, after that no problems...

Mar 21, 2007 | 10:19 PM

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Get some 1"-1.5" rubber hose and cut about 6/7" long. Pop rivet on both sides (where its bangin) and good to go.

Mar 21, 2007 | 10:45 PM

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I had a custom 3in y-pipe done and pace lt's. At first I didn't hear anything, then after a lil while the banging showed up. So i went to the garage and installed the anti banging hanger that the ws6-store sells and it cured the banging, looks cleaner then having stuff wrapped around the pipe IMHO. Don't wanna start anything.

Mar 22, 2007 | 12:01 AM

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I got the same hanger from the same place. Took care of the bangin.' The rubber on the hanger is up against my y pipe and cause more vibration at idle now. BUT!... N

o bangin.'

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Mar 23, 2007 | 03:52 PM

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you could of just done the heater hose with a zip tie to keep it in place.....i think i paid like $3 ....been there for 9 months and no problems.

Mar 23, 2007 | 04:31 PM

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What kind of headers is it? ]Mid lenght, long tube etc. That info could help a little bit. S

Mar 23, 2007 | 06:49 PM

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long tube, the fix is shipped out today, i didnt want to half *** my exhaust system tex

Mar 23, 2007 | 06:56 PM

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Tex you got some pics of your heater hose install? kinda curious!!!!!

Mar 23, 2007 | 11:54 PM

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ill take some pics tomorrow....looks ghetto and all but who's really going to see it....i didnt have *** it either....its just a cheap easy fix.

Mar 24, 2007 | 01:36 AM

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motor mount

Mar 24, 2007 | 08:15 AM

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the polys??

Mar 24, 2007 | 08:16 AM

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if it looks ghetto then its assed

Mar 24, 2007 | 08:17 AM

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but thanks for the suggestion tex

Mar 24, 2007 | 09:52 AM

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yep, poly. Anything else is just a bandaid to fix the real problem. Soft squishy mount flexing under load.

Mar 24, 2007 | 09:54 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 02silvaZ

generally it is the driver's floor board banging, and it is usually from a larger y-pipe, you could have an exhaust shop install a hanger there to stop all the banging and movement

This sounds like a good way to crack your headers when THEY have to absorb the torque the motor mounts used to.

Ben T.

Mar 24, 2007 | 09:55 AM

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yep, poly. Anything else is just a bandaid to fix the real problem. Soft squishy mount flexing under load.

This is THE fix.

To use a cliche', you gotta pay to play.

Ben T.

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