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robFMtC · 08-02-2005, 02:37 AM

I installed the Alphawerks Header the other day and everything seemed great... the gain in power was instantly felt....

But now it seems like it is leaking somewhere... I have checked that everything is tight but there seems to be air coming out around the main gasket and around where the donut gasket is... i'm wondering if the problem is that only installed one of the brackets at the bottom... could it be pulling it toward the passenger side causing a leak? I took the day off work tomorrow and i'm going to try remount both of the brackets and loosen and then tighten back all the bolts.... do you guys think this will help...

I'm thinking that if that doesn't work i'm going to replace the donut gasket first...

anyway i'm open to ideas

matty-tC · 08-02-2005, 12:27 PM

torque everything to specs
make sure the donut is on correctly
it won't make a difference with the brackets there. they're there for stability so you don't crack your header when it bends

robFMtC · 08-02-2005, 04:52 PM

Ok I think I solved the problem, Everything is tight like it should be...
I got under it and took off the brackets and took off the s-pipe and repositioned the donut gasket then tightened it back down evenly... then put on both brackets instead of just one like before and it seems as though the leak is gone, i'm going to have the guy who has done all my exhaust work in the past (on my other cars) check my work just to be sure.

matty-tC · 08-02-2005, 07:16 PM

cool. it was probably just your retightening of the bolts on the s-pipe that sealed it.