Foxbody Mustang exhaust leak diagnose and repair. Project: Piece Of Stang(POS).
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Kris Jr's car developed a horrible exhaust leak that was so loud it was driving us insane. So we embarked on an epic quest that saw me battle it out with a header. In other words, I yelled and cussed a lot as I struggled massively with a simple header install.
Man these old cars always keeps our tools moving! Awesome video!
Thank you. Ya, as much as I love doing this stuff, I'd prefer it if the car ran every day for a while. If it can make it a couple of weeks until we swap intakes, I'd be thrilled.
Wrong hedder for those heads. Also hedder leak 23:39.
They are the correct header. They're Mac headers for a foxbody. I've run several pair just like them. The leak is at the collector and the h-pipe. I can live with it. It isn't anywhere near as bad as before.
@@KrisGreenhill you specifically said that you had to fight with the one because the bolt hole was off. Now on to why they put the studs there. They give you alignment and you only need one hand to put the nuts on. After the first thread you can let go. Also if I seen correctly the thing to have done was put a bolt in the two ends and drop the gasket in from the top. After using the Mr. Gasket hedder lock washers never once did I have problems or had to go back and re-tighten them.
@lynnrunningdeer7364 yes, the bolt hole was off, from 30+ years of expansion and contraction. Just like several other pairs I've dealt with over the years. These were just worse than most. But they are factually the correct header, which is why the driver side went on in seconds. As for the stud, they did not come from the factory with them. They are meant for bolts, which it why only 1 side had studs. The studs make it difficult to line up the headers with the h-pipe on the car.
@@KrisGreenhill I've never encountered this ever and neither has anyone I know. I can ask a friend if he still has the factory hedders and the H pipe with Cats. My BBK equal flow came with studs and the hedders on my truck have them too. Both have the short version. When I finally put the motor in the truck, the hedders will be built correctly not what's found on the shelf. If they're not tuned then they're not correct. Anyway have fun and good luck.
@lynnrunningdeer7364 odd. I've never met anyone who has installed headers who hasn't run into them expanding or contracting with age and use. I've mever seen a pair that has been used that wasn't at least a little warped. I'm glad that you're able to build completely custom headers rather than buying pre-made headers. Most of us don't have that option. Building them from scratch yourself, inch by inch, is the only way to "tune" headers.