Place to fix my headers?

[Adam Connell]

So I'm torn between shelling out the $750 for new replacement headers vs. having mine reworked.

Thanks to e85 I know where mine leak as the leaks are highlighted white/gray. I've never had them off the car but I know my crossover doesn't seal all that well either and I have messed with it several times with minor luck. I'd love to have Vbands installed on my stock crossover connections, but I have no idea if that's a pipe dream.

So is there anyone I can send mine off to that's worked on these headers before, or should I just bite the bullet and pay up?

 

[Nick Micale]

With many miles and heat cycles, the stock headers fatigue and crystalize so if they are repaired, they may or may not hold up for a while?

My guess to have them welded by a professional would be about $150?

Installing V-bands is expensive and not worth doing on stock headers.

 

[Steve]

I have had good sucess welding/repairing headers. I have an old head that I bolt the headers to so that the flanges stay true then I stop drill the ends of the cracks and weld them up. I do add a gusset to the driver side headers where they always seem to crack. I bought a 150k miles T Type a few years ago and the headers leaked like crazy. I welded/gusseted up the headers and bascially a stock rebuild with Champions irons and went 10.40-10.50's for 3 years with no more header issues.