Weapon R Header Broke

[Malaya1221]

Originally Posted by kou

the springs are to hold the pipe against the header so when the motor move's it is not trying to pick up and put down the entire exhaust system,there is movement in every direction with the springs. without springs the torquing back and forth will fatigue the metal and crack.dont blame the manufacture for your own mistakes. i have been using this for over a year and it still looks as good as the day i got it.

got it and i'm glad that yours is still in good condition!

it looks like u r an expert on this, so is it fair to ask that when fabricating a header back exhaust or turbo exhaust, the weld will not hold because of the vibrations, movements and weight of the entire exhaust system unless a spring bolt is used to bolt them on?

[kou]

Originally Posted by Malaya1221

got it and i'm glad that yours is still in good condition!

it looks like u r an expert on this, so is it fair to ask that when fabricating a header back exhaust or turbo exhaust, the weld will not hold because of the vibrations, movements and weight of the entire exhaust system unless a spring bolt is used to bolt them on?

header back exhaust should always have some kind of flex joint so that the is some play.turbo is another story as alot of the manifolds are shorter and cast pieces with extra support brackets for the weight of the turbo and down pipe but after that there should be a flex joint.

[Malaya1221]

thanks kou.