Pipe sliding of exaust header!!
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i got one of those round exaust headers. Its shorter so i drill a whole. Ive had it for a while but lately the pipe keeps sliding off the header. Not completely, but enough for me to loose power and the car stops bogging. Is there anything i can use to tighten it up a bit. all im doing now is just puting one of those smaller rubber inserts around it, then putting the rubber connector over it and pulling a zip tie as tight as i can. Doesnt seem to hold as good. Itll stay if i run smoothly but i like to jump anything i see!
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Ge a pair of needle nose pliers and put a small flare at teh end of the header. That way once you zip tie it the pipe wont slide off. Or clean everything off and try 2 zip ties. You may want to move the hole for the pipe a little closer to the header. Tha way when its tight it cant slide forward.
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Another thing you can do after making the small flare is to rough up the couple part of the header with really rough sand paper, like a 50 grit or something like that, it will give the rubber something to help grab onto, between that and the flare, like tomanytoys said, you shouldn't have a problem with it sliding off.
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actually the new round headers are smaller so the coupling is short, you will need a longer one when you get a chance, the stock one will work but it comes off easily.
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lol yea i sanded it and put 2 zip ties on. It held much better. It would usually hold before but ive been running in some rough grounds and all. thanks



