How to remove metal shavings from headers, catted midpipe, and connecting pipes?
05-26-2008, 09:53 PM
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How to remove metal shavings from headers, catted midpipe, and connecting pipes?
Ok, I ordered Kooks headers, X pipe WITH CATS, and connecting rear pipes. The headers look great, but they have A TON of small metal shavings inside of them.
My main concern is once installed, those shavings are going to go through the CATS, and get stuck in there, thus possibly clogging the cats, and or reducing flow. If I had ordered the catless midpipe, I woul not be concerned.
Here is what I was able to do with the connecting pipes and midpipe. At first, I tried to gently vaccum the shavings, but it did not work. Then, I got my wife's swifter duster with the extender
, and was able to clean the connecting pipes really good. I was able to get some from the X pipe, but not all, becasue of the shape.
My questions is with the headers, as I could not get the inside of the primaries, and such, where most of the metal shavings are located, which would go through the CATS, once installed.
My question is: Can I fill a sink with water and some degreaser, and dip the headers in the water? I figure that being 304 stainless steel, there will no isses. What do you guys think? This would work better than an air compressor.
I obviously cannot do this with the X pipe, becasue it would ruin the CATS.
My main concern is once installed, those shavings are going to go through the CATS, and get stuck in there, thus possibly clogging the cats, and or reducing flow. If I had ordered the catless midpipe, I woul not be concerned.
Here is what I was able to do with the connecting pipes and midpipe. At first, I tried to gently vaccum the shavings, but it did not work. Then, I got my wife's swifter duster with the extender
, and was able to clean the connecting pipes really good. I was able to get some from the X pipe, but not all, becasue of the shape.My questions is with the headers, as I could not get the inside of the primaries, and such, where most of the metal shavings are located, which would go through the CATS, once installed.
My question is: Can I fill a sink with water and some degreaser, and dip the headers in the water? I figure that being 304 stainless steel, there will no isses. What do you guys think? This would work better than an air compressor.
I obviously cannot do this with the X pipe, becasue it would ruin the CATS.
05-26-2008, 09:56 PM
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Ok, I ordered Kooks headers, X pipe WITH CATS, and connecting rear pipes. The headers look great, but they have A TON of small metal shavings inside of them.
My main concern is once installed, those shavings are going to go through the CATS, and get stuck in there, thus possibly clogging the cats, and or reducing flow. If I had ordered the catless midpipe, I woul not be concerned.
Here is what I was able to do with the connecting pipes and midpipe. At first, I tried to gently vaccum the shavings, but it did not work. Then, I got my wife's swifter duster with the extender , and was able to clean the connecting pipes really good. I was able to get some from the X pipe, but not all, becasue of the shape.
My questions is with the headers, as I could not get the inside of the primaries, and such, where most of the metal shavings are located, which would go through the CATS, once installed.
My question is: Can I fill a sink with water and some degreaser, and dip the headers in the water? I figure that being 304 stainless steel, there will no isses. What do you guys think? This would work better than an air compressor.
I obviously cannot do this with the X pipe, becasue it would ruin the CATS.
My main concern is once installed, those shavings are going to go through the CATS, and get stuck in there, thus possibly clogging the cats, and or reducing flow. If I had ordered the catless midpipe, I woul not be concerned.
Here is what I was able to do with the connecting pipes and midpipe. At first, I tried to gently vaccum the shavings, but it did not work. Then, I got my wife's swifter duster with the extender
, and was able to clean the connecting pipes really good. I was able to get some from the X pipe, but not all, becasue of the shape.My questions is with the headers, as I could not get the inside of the primaries, and such, where most of the metal shavings are located, which would go through the CATS, once installed.
My question is: Can I fill a sink with water and some degreaser, and dip the headers in the water? I figure that being 304 stainless steel, there will no isses. What do you guys think? This would work better than an air compressor.
I obviously cannot do this with the X pipe, becasue it would ruin the CATS.
When that car gets to operating temperature, and those shavings heat up, they won't last 30 seconds.
05-26-2008, 10:03 PM
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Would it be OK to dip the headers only on a sink full of water with some degreaser, and then run a hose throgh them? I am not as concerned with the metal shavings AFTER the CATS, as they will go through the Borla catback.
05-26-2008, 10:20 PM
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I have been doing a lot of research, and the Kook's LT's primaries are short compared to the rest. I think this would be a problem with TQ. Don't mean to hi-jack the thread, PM me if you want to.
05-26-2008, 10:21 PM
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05-26-2008, 10:23 PM
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I have installed a bunch of Kooks stuff onmany vechiles never had a problem i would not worry about
water would not effect them just blow some compressed ait through the pipes if you want some security
water would not effect them just blow some compressed ait through the pipes if you want some security
05-26-2008, 10:30 PM
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Why of course I was
I heard you were running a test on the effects of dirty CATS when you ran your Z through the fence!!! 
Outcome for both of us....in the shop for a while!
Moral of the story is...leave your pipes and CATS alone
05-26-2008, 10:33 PM
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But, let us not turn with thread into a header war, as you will have plenty of cheerleaders here for all brands and makes of headers vouching that their brand is better than brand "X"..
05-26-2008, 10:35 PM
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