Wow... that saved my <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" />... best tip so far! LOL... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

This post will be dedicated to how much i hate downey and am glad they are no longer in business. Judging by the quality of my headers... i don't know how anyone was not pissed with buying from them.

OK here are the headers, with V-band clamps welded on and re-ceramic coated (i'll get to that)


The flanges... after i drilled them out to accept the stock OEM metal gasket, and got them milled flat because the flange was so warped...

The collecter pipe after i spent 3 hours hogging them out... because the welds were taking away 10% of the diameter of the tube... wow great work downey... also it's XMC coated for less friction / even better heat retention (ceramic + xmc drop the outside temp by 50%.... critical when running so close to the starter and clutch and fuel and brake lines...)


In the middle of blowing out the little pellets from the ceramic coating... oh guess what, there is a clear HOLE in the header... they missed a spot of welding the collecter! WTF downey!?!?! (and i missed it before re-coating)... my neighbour down the street has a monster arc welder (works for the city) and zapped it closed for me... but now it can rust there... stupid downey... not getting it recoated for that but still... wtf...


Headers installed, showing the EGT probe i got welded in... and the EGR flange, which was nicely NOT coated from downey, and was bare rusty metal... again WTF downey? what's wrong with you guys? (i got it coated)

Also, the middle / bottom bolt on the driver side header... took 20 minutes... all the other 11 bolts took 15 minutes to tighten... geez.... good work again downey!!! Btw... those flex head gear wrenches saved my <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> again on this one... soooo much easier than a standard wrench...