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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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there is a hole on my passenger side HEADER~!!! check it out..

what can i do?
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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Mine did the same thing 3 years ago. Luckily I found the piece that came out and I hade it welded. Usually that a sign of a car running lean....
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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Drop the header and have it patched. It might be a pain in the ***, but its better than buying new headers.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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Mine did the same thing 3 years ago. Luckily I found the piece that came out and I hade it welded. Usually that a sign of a car running lean....

guess itz time for a retune~
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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OMG...WTF?? What brand headers are those?? If you don't want to spring for new, a good exhaust shop can patch them. What is your A/F ratio?

Guess we'll need to postpone the run .
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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OMG...WTF?? What brand headers are those?? If you don't want to spring for new, a good exhaust shop can patch them. What is your A/F ratio?

Guess we'll need to postpone the run .
it just happened few min ago.. ive got grotyhan headers.. maybe i should get a new set of headers..

dont know the A/F ratio.. i think im goin to retune it~
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TX_SS
it just happened few min ago.. ive got grotyhan headers.. maybe i should get a new set of headers..

dont know the A/F ratio.. i think im goin to retune it~
That sucks. Have they been on the car long, and did you get new or used?
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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it just happened few min ago.. ive got grotyhan headers.. maybe i should get a new set of headers..

dont know the A/F ratio.. i think im goin to retune it~
Screw that have it patched, I had mine welded while in the car w/o any problems. You gotta love the sound of exhaust shooting straight out of the header tube. Grotts are a badass set of headers!!!!
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRon77
That sucks. Have they been on the car long, and did you get new or used?
bought it brand new; previous owner put em on. i believe itz almost 4 years old..
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by TX_SS
bought it brand new; previous owner put em on. i believe itz almost 4 years old..
Do they have a lifetime warranty or anything? I know a lot of manufacturers will back up their headers...but they might wonder what the hell caused a hole to burn through, and it would probably take forever anyway. Definitely time to check that tune!
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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**** I used a washer to patch up some. Worked like a champ.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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**** I used a washer to patch up some. Worked like a champ.
Thats pretty much what ill be doing to them..lol

Dont sweat it Dave...Try not to drive it much. Bring it by tomorrow night and ill fix it after class. I can stay up as late as I need to that night b/c im off on Friday.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Thats pretty much what ill be doing to them..lol

Dont sweat it Dave...Try not to drive it much. Bring it by tomorrow night and ill fix it after class. I can stay up as late as I need to that night b/c im off on Friday.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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Just an air tube broken off. No big deal, just have it patched.

Grots with a warranty? Roger dropped off the planet years ago.

IMO Grots are still "the best". 7 lbs per side, very smoothly bent, perfect fit. They're definitely keepers.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by V6 Bird
Thats pretty much what ill be doing to them..lol

Dont sweat it Dave...Try not to drive it much. Bring it by tomorrow night and ill fix it after class. I can stay up as late as I need to that night b/c im off on Friday.

i love this guy... my new WHITE BUDDY~
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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I thought we were all white on here, lol. If you decide to sell those Grotties let me know.

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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Good luck getting that fixed. I have never seen that before.
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Originally Posted by JMBLOWNWS6
Great minds think alike!
Ive used all kinds of **** before...Usually some old exhaust tubing and heat and form it to fit works nicely.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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I thought we were all white on here, lol. If you decide to sell those Grotties let me know.
few and far between arent they?
took me forever (and still does) to even find legit pictures of them.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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wow thats crazy, ive never seen anything like that, i almost thought it was photoshopped
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