hey SL'ers

I am about to install my megan racing header, and a friend's DC Sports header, my question is,

Do I use the gasket that is included with the new header, or reuse the stock gasket, or should I go out and buy a new one from the dealer?
Any leaks or anthing? Do I reuse stock donut gasket, the one on the bottom, collector?

 

When I installed my DC header I bought a new Manifold gasket just to be on the safe side, but people have gotten away with reusing the factory one. As for the donut gasket, I reused the stock one. Just be very careful when removing it from the stock header, they gough and mar very easily.

 

i bought the donut and manifold gaskets from the dealer before installing my strup header. it just saves you the trouble of worrying about warped or misaligned gaskets.

 

ok cool thanks guys, ordered one today

 

shizz, those spring loaded bolts arent moving an inch,

I was able to get out all the othe bolts, but those damn spring loaded ones are ot moving

i sprayed about 5-6 coats of wd-40 on it and nothing

is there an easy way or any way to get these damn things out?!

 

use a breaker bar (pipe on the end of the socket wrench). That's what me and my buddy did on his when puttin in the obx.

 

+1 and some good old fashion elbow grease(strength) I almost gave up at one point but I put a little more muscle into it and they finally broke loose. It is the hardest part of the whole install.

 

wahoo, got em, it was like a crash when those babies broke loose

but ow, of course my luck, the bracket bolt is being a b*tch, and my hands cant really fit in the from the bottom, from the top it is just akward

 

ok, stock header is off, how do i transfer the stock donut gasket, without damaging it?

 

Try twisting it off as gently as possible, it is tight on there. I used a flat head screwdriver inbetween the top of the gasket and the metal. It is not the best way to do it, but it worked for me. try somthing not so sharp to start it off and then you should be able to work it off by hand.

 

^^what do you mean, how do i work it off?

 

Twisting it back and forth on the stock header until it comes off.

 

ok, now i got the donut gasket transfered,

but the new megan racing header, has no threads, so how do i do this
are ther nuts to fit this

can i use a new bolt of some type?

 

I cant rember if the DC sports was threaded or not, does the bolt slip right threw the holes on the Megan or does it catch. If it dosent catch you may have to get new bolts and nuts to use.

 

goes straight through

what ype of botl and/or nuts do i get?

will it leak

and now when i line up the cat to the header, it pushes the exhaust upward

 

Im checking on the nuts and bolts. As long as you get the nuts and bolts tight enough and the gasket is good you shouldnt have a leak.

 

thanks man, you have been a huge help

 

Read this it sound familiar: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ht=header+leak

 

well i got it on

hopefully it is in there well enough

went out and bought 2 nuts for the spring bolts,

but now my exhaust is just missing the top of my bumper and something is hitting somewhere during start up, very disapointed with this install

 

the cat is hitting the support piece. happens with the obx.