header install leaking questions.......
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 5,451
Likes: 2
From: East Peoria Illinois
header install leaking questions.......
they are not on the car yet, but there seems to be a lot of play between the x-pipe and the header. They just slide on. Once they are together, there is just way to much play and i can tell it will leak. Does anyone else have this problem? do you all just use the sleave clamp?
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 36,836
Likes: 244
From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
they are not on the car yet, but there seems to be a lot of play between the x-pipe and the header. They just slide on. Once they are together, there is just way to much play and i can tell it will leak. Does anyone else have this problem? do you all just use the sleave clamp?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 885
Likes: 0
From: The Woodlands Texas
If your exhaust system / headers have the slip fit there will be clamps that go on the slip fits to tighten up the joint. I also have Kooks and the x-pipe section uses a slip fit - no leaks if you tighten the clamps.
Some Forum members have used a high temperature RTV to help seal the slip fit joint but I would not want to have to deal with the RTV should you need to pull the pipes apart - and you will when the starter fails.
Good luck.
Some Forum members have used a high temperature RTV to help seal the slip fit joint but I would not want to have to deal with the RTV should you need to pull the pipes apart - and you will when the starter fails.
Good luck.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 361
Likes: 1
From: Montara Ca
For slip fit exuast joints the best clamp IMHO is the TorcTite step clamp.
http://www.torcausa.com/Torctite.htm
http://www.torcausa.com/Torctite.htm
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 22,025
Likes: 192
From: At the beach in little Rhody
For slip fit exuast joints the best clamp IMHO is the TorcTite step clamp.
http://www.torcausa.com/Torctite.htm
http://www.torcausa.com/Torctite.htm
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 855
Likes: 11
For slip fit exuast joints the best clamp IMHO is the TorcTite step clamp.
http://www.torcausa.com/Torctite.htm
http://www.torcausa.com/Torctite.htm
Yup that's what we use. They will work great, and no RTV will be needed.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
