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General Forums => VW Club Corner => Topic started by: berliner on December 16, 2007, 03:42:45 PM

Title: Headers
Post by: berliner on December 16, 2007, 03:42:45 PM

i bought a set of headers from airspeed before the unfortunate closing,but i didn't ask how to put the pieces together.how are the  joints sealed without making them look like hell.the pipes have expanded ends so one fits inside the other.thanks in advance.....mike

Title: Headers
Post by: Chris on December 16, 2007, 05:16:35 PM

thats it, slip them in and have a nice day.

Title: Headers
Post by: Geoff on December 16, 2007, 05:20:50 PM

Like Chris mentioned that all you need...they just slip together.

Title: Headers
Post by: berliner on December 16, 2007, 07:09:21 PM

thanks guys..with a little luck this 11 year project will be together for this summer...cheers...mike

Title: Headers
Post by: silas on December 16, 2007, 10:10:54 PM

i used a little muffler cement and a gentle taptaptap with a rubber hammer when putting together my header & j tubes. works well with no exhaust leaks and looks allright...

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available at your local crappy tire, lordo, etc....

Title: Headers
Post by: Trevor P on December 17, 2007, 10:36:41 AM

I've heard of guys dipping the ends in wheel bearing grease and then slipping them together. Once it's heat cycled it hardens up and seals the joint.
 Never tried it myself though.

Title: Headers
Post by: josh on December 17, 2007, 12:35:01 PM

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I've heard of guys dipping the ends in wheel bearing grease and then slipping them together. Once it's heat cycled it hardens up and seals the joint.
 Never tried it myself though.

that's gotta smell good the first couple miles :huh:  

Title: Headers
Post by: G-dog on December 17, 2007, 01:21:05 PM

I just redid mine and used the orange Hi heat silicone to eradicate any exhaust leaks.

Title: Headers
Post by: josh on December 17, 2007, 01:41:35 PM

I've been down this road before, first with a 1 3/4\" S&S, then with an Airspeed 1 1/2\".

Not saying you will have leaks with yours at first but after a couple re&re's, no doubt.

I tried the orange high temp silicone and that didn't really work for me, ended up slicing the swedged end in 1/4's with a hack saw only about 1 1/4\" and wrapping a stainless t-bolt clamp (turbo induction style) around to pinch it together....that works pretty good.

If I did it again i'd take the header to a muffler shop and slightly expand the inner tube to make the joint tighter.  

Title: Headers
Post by: Cameron on December 17, 2007, 03:04:20 PM

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I just redid mine and used the orange Hi heat silicone to eradicate any exhaust leaks.

Gary!
Check the instructions that came with your Innovate AFR system. It will say that you are NOT supposed to use silicone, as it messes up the O2 sensor.

I ended up doing what Josh did, with some U type exhaust clamps from Canadian Tire.

Title: Headers
Post by: jim martin on December 17, 2007, 03:29:43 PM

what about JB weld?
anyone try that

Title: Headers
Post by: westcoast-paul on January 28, 2008, 03:01:11 PM

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what about JB weld?

would work well if you never wanted to take them off.