XS Power Headers
02-27-2015, 06:08 PM
#21
1/4 mile/AutoX
the body flange where two body metals meet and are spot welded, that's the best way for me to describe it .
03-02-2015, 03:38 PM
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03-02-2015, 05:45 PM
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03-02-2015, 09:48 PM
#28
1/4 mile/AutoX
I have almost an 1/8 of an inch clearance for the steering shaft and maybe an inch for the ac line (I read one post where he said the headers burned a hole in his ac line) I wrapped mine with header tape.
03-03-2015, 08:45 AM
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Quick question on these, I have a friend I work with that will be putting these on for me since he has a lift (we work at a shop) he was saying that I will need to call and see how much it will cost and if anything else is needed to have the California emissions deleted from my car? Any idea what hes talking about I figured all the cars were the same and these should just bolt up just fine and just need a regular tune later on.
My car is a 04.
My car is a 04.
03-03-2015, 09:21 AM
#30
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My engine bay gets washed once every 2 weeks at the self-serve car wash. Pressure sprayer removes EVERYTHING !!
03-04-2015, 09:02 PM
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03-21-2015, 08:46 PM
#32
Burning Brakes
I had to bang the hell out of my left header to get clearance around the steering shaft...man that hurt on such nice looking headers. Now it's not a problem.
Quick question: What did everyone use to bolt the catbacks to the headers? The stock h-pipe is threaded for bolts, but the XS Power ones aren't. Mine didn't come with new bolts for those, were they supposed to? If not, so much for everything being included, I'll have to run to the hardware store in the morning.
Quick question: What did everyone use to bolt the catbacks to the headers? The stock h-pipe is threaded for bolts, but the XS Power ones aren't. Mine didn't come with new bolts for those, were they supposed to? If not, so much for everything being included, I'll have to run to the hardware store in the morning.
03-21-2015, 10:59 PM
#33
1/4 mile/AutoX
I had to bang the hell out of my left header to get clearance around the steering shaft...man that hurt on such nice looking headers. Now it's not a problem.
Quick question: What did everyone use to bolt the catbacks to the headers? The stock h-pipe is threaded for bolts, but the XS Power ones aren't. Mine didn't come with new bolts for those, were they supposed to? If not, so much for everything being included, I'll have to run to the hardware store in the morning.
Quick question: What did everyone use to bolt the catbacks to the headers? The stock h-pipe is threaded for bolts, but the XS Power ones aren't. Mine didn't come with new bolts for those, were they supposed to? If not, so much for everything being included, I'll have to run to the hardware store in the morning.
03-22-2015, 10:10 AM
#34
Burning Brakes
Unfortunately, I don't. But I did discover that you can use the original cat back bolts with the stock nuts from the h-pipe to exhaust manifold connection. Now I don't have to worry too much about losing track of the nuts, just 2 left.
03-28-2015, 04:27 PM
#35
Burning Brakes
It finally rained enough yesterday to wash the salt off the roads here in Detroit, so I got the car buttoned up this morning and took it for a drive. Man, these headers sound incredible when paired with Ti's. Almost stock when cruising around, and it WAILS when you get on it. 
But I do have a question for those that installed these. The wire for cylinder 4 makes contact with the primary on my car. I bought new GM Red wires with heat socks (and reused the stock aluminum shields), and when I got back from my drive, I popped the hood and noticed smoke coming out from inside the sock (between the sock and the wire). I let the car cool down and pulled that wire and didn't see any indication of damage, so I'm hoping it was just a break-in type thing with the sock. The sock doesn't appear to have any burns or damage. Anyone have this issue and any thoughts around it?
But I do have a question for those that installed these. The wire for cylinder 4 makes contact with the primary on my car. I bought new GM Red wires with heat socks (and reused the stock aluminum shields), and when I got back from my drive, I popped the hood and noticed smoke coming out from inside the sock (between the sock and the wire). I let the car cool down and pulled that wire and didn't see any indication of damage, so I'm hoping it was just a break-in type thing with the sock. The sock doesn't appear to have any burns or damage. Anyone have this issue and any thoughts around it?
The guide on the web site seems well put together
03-28-2015, 08:48 PM
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It finally rained enough yesterday to wash the salt off the roads here in Detroit, so I got the car buttoned up this morning and took it for a drive. Man, these headers sound incredible when paired with Ti's. Almost stock when cruising around, and it WAILS when you get on it.
But I do have a question for those that installed these. The wire for cylinder 4 makes contact with the primary on my car. I bought new GM Red wires with heat socks (and reused the stock aluminum shields), and when I got back from my drive, I popped the hood and noticed smoke coming out from inside the sock (between the sock and the wire). I let the car cool down and pulled that wire and didn't see any indication of damage, so I'm hoping it was just a break-in type thing with the sock. The sock doesn't appear to have any burns or damage. Anyone have this issue and any thoughts around it?
But I do have a question for those that installed these. The wire for cylinder 4 makes contact with the primary on my car. I bought new GM Red wires with heat socks (and reused the stock aluminum shields), and when I got back from my drive, I popped the hood and noticed smoke coming out from inside the sock (between the sock and the wire). I let the car cool down and pulled that wire and didn't see any indication of damage, so I'm hoping it was just a break-in type thing with the sock. The sock doesn't appear to have any burns or damage. Anyone have this issue and any thoughts around it?
I had the same problem with mine, even had the heat sock on there. Problem was after a while the heat sock was fine but it cooked my boot and plug wire inside the sock. I ended up going with the MSD wires with the bendable boot. Haven't had a problem since.
03-28-2015, 09:28 PM
#38
1/4 mile/AutoX
After I got mine running I saw the smoke from #4 also, I shut it off and took the sock off and it was starting to burn the plug boot. I also am using gm red wires with Summit socks. I could not use the metal boot cause the sock wasn't big enough. I am not using the air system and I saw that the pipe for the air was pushing the wire assembly towards the header. I heated it up and bent it out of the way. When I get it on the road (Monday I hope) I am going to a friends shop to take the air tube off and weld it shut. I also used header wrap on the part of the header. Hopefully after a test run it will be good????
03-29-2015, 11:07 AM
#39
Burning Brakes
Did bending the AIR tube help move the wire away from the primary? I did an AIR delete on my car and could bend it out of the way.
I bought these red wires brand new for this project, and I really don't want to replace them with MSDs. I would have bought MSDs from the get-go had I known. Does anyone know if you can buy just one MSD wire?
I bought these red wires brand new for this project, and I really don't want to replace them with MSDs. I would have bought MSDs from the get-go had I known. Does anyone know if you can buy just one MSD wire?
03-29-2015, 11:55 AM
#40
1/4 mile/AutoX
Did bending the AIR tube help move the wire away from the primary? I did an AIR delete on my car and could bend it out of the way.
I bought these red wires brand new for this project, and I really don't want to replace them with MSDs. I would have bought MSDs from the get-go had I known. Does anyone know if you can buy just one MSD wire?
I bought these red wires brand new for this project, and I really don't want to replace them with MSDs. I would have bought MSDs from the get-go had I known. Does anyone know if you can buy just one MSD wire?