anyone elses Pacesetters do this after 3 weeks?

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Jun 16, 2008 | 08:31 PM

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z28_YOU_HO

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damn shitty only 3 weeks old wtf

Jun 16, 2008 | 08:34 PM

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Fabian

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Nope. Mine have been serving me going on 2 years and they still look shiney.

Jun 16, 2008 | 09:05 PM

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damm the same thing with mine ive had less than 4 months and looks exactly like that.it also sounds like it has a leak.hmm what should i do?if i leave it alon what could happen? just more rust dammit!!!

Jun 16, 2008 | 09:08 PM

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**** that sux... i hate pacesetter headers... i have non coated ones and they are really rusty not even a year old

Jun 16, 2008 | 09:10 PM

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I'm guessing the only cheap fix for this is to put a glob of weld around that area. Won't look good but it's cheap and it won't leak

Jun 16, 2008 | 09:25 PM

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what the hell i just got some coming my way last night.. but iam going to have them coated by another company so i hope that mine wont do that i will be pissed off!!!

Jun 16, 2008 | 09:32 PM

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Chief Z

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They are inexpensive for a reason. Lots of people never have a problem. Those that do are PISSED! Warranty or not, how many will pull them off and return them?
Stainless-dumdumdum

Jun 16, 2008 | 10:00 PM

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emailed the pics to the place i bought them from. see what they say. hopefully can get a new header. thanks for the replies.

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Jun 16, 2008 | 10:08 PM

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I would try and seal it first... I hate doing exhaust work.

Jun 16, 2008 | 10:19 PM

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man that sucks. i just installed stainless hookers last weekend

Jun 16, 2008 | 10:29 PM

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You can't re-weld a collector. They weld that clover leaf piece between the pipes before they slip the collector on, then they weld the collector to the OD of it all.

I did stick weld a leak from the inside on a set of hedmans once and it worked.

Jun 16, 2008 | 10:32 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LS1BLKSS

**** that sux... i hate pacesetter headers... i have non coated ones and they are really rusty not even a year old

Haha, any uncoated header will do that

(unless you put out the bucks for stainless)

Jun 16, 2008 | 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by waterbug1999

As said above, if you have a "leak" / hole in the header its going to leak out condenstaion and look like that. Normally it gets spit out the exhaust.

Well, you just solved my issue. I have the regular painted headers and i believe on the bottom of the headers right before the collector I was hearing an exhaust leak. I also notice rust there as well, and there has been times where theres condensation coming out of my tail pipes. Im going with coated ones next time around.

Jun 16, 2008 | 11:06 PM

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bene

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Originally Posted by jetlag

Haha, any uncoated header will do that

(unless you put out the bucks for stainless)

Its funny you guys mentioned about putting out extra bucks w/ stainless. I have stainless steel headers and my driver side header leaked at the same area. Doesn't matter to me anymore, mine is fixed.

Jun 16, 2008 | 11:27 PM

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From: Grande Prairie, AB. That's Canada you hoser.

I had exahuast leaks at every clamp from the PS headers to the rest of my stock exhaust...
Only cost me 200 at an exhaust shop to take the exhaust all apart and weld it back together.