I'm pissed off at my cheap headers

"Bandit" (2bandit) 02/17/2015 at 20:26 • Filed to: emma

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I can't get them off. I'm thinking about cutting them off and replacing them with a reproduction set of Ram Air manifolds. I mean, just look. There is no room with these cheap things to fit any wrenches or anything.

JGrabowMSt > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 20:27

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PB Blaster, a mallet and a breaker bar.

Also, golden rule: 5 minute break for every four letter word you say while wrestling with the car.

Lets Just Drive > JGrabowMSt 02/17/2015 at 20:28

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If that won't work, I've heard that the French used to get amazing results removing heads. They used something called a guillotine?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > JGrabowMSt 02/17/2015 at 20:29

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If I followed that golden rule I would never get any work done.

JGrabowMSt > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 02/17/2015 at 20:30

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The secret to success right there.

Bandit > JGrabowMSt 02/17/2015 at 20:32

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That's not the problem. Look at the picture. The issue is reaching the bolts the tubes curl around them and I can't reach them. The proper way to remove headers is to pull the engine.

Bricks > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 20:34

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BLOWTORCH TIME!

dogisbadob > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 20:44

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Yeah, that happens with cheap Chinese shit from eBay :(

PS9 > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 20:45

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Thought you were giving up on the Trans Am after the accident?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 20:47

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Bandit > PS9 02/17/2015 at 20:49

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I'm not allowed to. And I'm forced to pay for it

Bandit > dogisbadob 02/17/2015 at 20:50

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They were like $50 used from CL

JGrabowMSt > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 20:50

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Bottoms up approach? Not sure. My 5.7L headers are very easy to get off with everything in place.

dogisbadob > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 20:58

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Wait. What happened?

Bandit > dogisbadob 02/17/2015 at 21:05

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http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/my-grandfather…

dogisbadob > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 21:31

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Oh no! :(

Jedidiah > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 21:48

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Headers are not worth the effort.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > JGrabowMSt 02/17/2015 at 22:01

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German swears are way more than four letters long... and I tend to curse in German or French.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Bandit 02/17/2015 at 22:09

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So because broken logic, you got screwed over. Things like that shouldn't happen. I'm sorry your parents have failed discrete logic 101.

Even my dad, who is a bit of an arschloch at times, wouldn't even stoop to that. But the difference is I moved out, and now I just get crap because I own four cars.

As long as you know it's not your fault, do your best to ignore their rants.

The Compromiser > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 02/17/2015 at 22:20

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What does that Sawz??

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > The Compromiser 02/17/2015 at 22:21

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All

The Compromiser > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 02/17/2015 at 22:28

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Awwww Yisssssss.

Takuro Spirit > Bricks 02/17/2015 at 23:22

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I'll blow your header

Tom McParland > Takuro Spirit 02/18/2015 at 10:26

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Hey sorry to jump in the thread here but I have a battery question for you re: Mazda3. So on Monday my Mazda would not start just did the click-click-click. Jumped the car and ran fine. This morning did the same thing, click-click no start. The car has always struggled with super cold starts like 14 deg or below. It's a 2010 so the battery is 5 years old, so I'm thinking just replace it. Unless you think it could be something else. Keep in mind my GTI is coming in a few months so I'm not trying to drop all kinds of money on this thing, just looking for a quick fix to hold me over.

Takuro Spirit > Tom McParland 02/18/2015 at 10:40

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I would bet its just a battery. Go for the highest CCA battery that'll fit, Mazdas tend to undersize their batteries. Every one I've had has struggled in cold weather.