Racing beat header just not fitting
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Racing beat header just not fitting
So I am trying to put on the RB header on my 09. Have eveything off and just cant seem to get the header to go on there. I am going from the rear towards the front and it seem to bind on the chassis. Any pointers? I tried raising and lowering the engine a bit.
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OK, tightened it all up and have a leak somewhere. Does the RB provided gasket (header to cat) replace the stock gasket or goes in there with it? There are recessions in both the cat and header so I am not sure. I just used the stock on and think that may be my leak. Also going to tighten up the o2 sensor just a notch as I was taking it easy on it. I think the header one is ok bc I have low mileage and didn't take the gasket off.
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I installed one of these recently and it was the biggest PITA ever. Same problem, outer tube for the middle port creates too tight of a fit between the chassis/subframe/engine when trying to slide it into place. Finally managed to get it in without moving the engine, but only after much cursing, whining, and screaming about who designed this stupid thing so poorly.
Little did I realize that getting it into place was even easier than getting my hands in to start the nuts on the exhaust studs. Must have dropped those damn nuts no less than 50 times trying to position them into place. There is no benefit to the way it's designed is the most infuriating part. Did the install for someone else, never again ...
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Little did I realize that getting it into place was even easier than getting my hands in to start the nuts on the exhaust studs. Must have dropped those damn nuts no less than 50 times trying to position them into place. There is no benefit to the way it's designed is the most infuriating part. Did the install for someone else, never again ...
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I can't speak out of experience, but based on the average experience of others, the gains are not worth the cost at all... a few hp at best. Lots of discussion about this, as well as a soon to be released product by a vendor here that will probably net better gains than the RB header
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