 My New Chrome Header, Pictures and a Video are now UP! |
 May 16, 2006 - 9:48 PM
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havent had time to put her on but heres a pic
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Jun 30, 2006 - 11:56 AM
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Header wrap can trap moisture in the material, leading to premature failure of the header. That's pretty much why a lot of people will advise you stay away from it. They also trap heat in the headers which can be a bad thing.
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LewFX My New Chrome Header May 16, 2006 - 9:48 PM
pure_dx sweet looking! i wonder how long the chrome wi... May 16, 2006 - 10:37 PM j0e_p3t looks good. would look even better in your engine ... May 16, 2006 - 11:10 PM phonex98 hawt. hawt indeed. May 16, 2006 - 11:11 PM purplegt4 QUOTE(pure_dx @ May 16, 2006 - 11:37... May 16, 2006 - 11:33 PM defgeph Awesome Mod I cant wait to hear some results May 16, 2006 - 11:33 PM Silver94CelicaOwner Word, I bet it'll make that motor feel nice. ... May 17, 2006 - 12:40 AM blu94gt Definitely let us know how you like it, if I don... May 17, 2006 - 12:58 AM mycelicagt definatly let us know how it is, i was gonna get o... May 19, 2006 - 10:14 AM tin_foil Beautiful....I'm jealous. =] May 19, 2006 - 1:51 PM LewFX picked up the 1/2 bolts, 2.5 inches long, all read... May 19, 2006 - 10:43 PM Valo666 looks good jeff. how much u pay? May 19, 2006 - 10:51 PM LewFX installed today, whew, what a pain in the arse..4 ... May 21, 2006 - 1:29 AM pandakid who does your car run with those headers? can you ... May 21, 2006 - 1:34 AM bindertch QUOTE(LewFX @ May 21, 2006 - 6:29 AM... May 21, 2006 - 7:20 AM LewFX the pain was the downpipe bolts, once decided not ... May 21, 2006 - 10:00 AM LewFX pics!
Vid!
http://www.lewfx.com/... May 21, 2006 - 10:41 AM Bitter :scared: i hope my install on tuesday goes better.... May 21, 2006 - 10:48 AM Jaws4God Looks and sounds awesome! Great Job!
no... May 21, 2006 - 12:18 PM j0e_p3t yup... looks much better in your engine bay. but i... May 21, 2006 - 12:59 PM Bitter is it just me of does that header omit 2 bolts on ... May 21, 2006 - 7:44 PM DeW_H0e_GT does that header comes with 2 o2 sensor outlets???... May 21, 2006 - 7:56 PM
m0dd3d1 QUOTE(DeW_H0e_GT @ May 21, 2006 - 7... Jun 6, 2006 - 7:29 AM LewFX yes it has 2 o2 sensors spots...the seller claims ... May 21, 2006 - 8:13 PM CDNSLEEKA O.K folks folks wait a minute,I think I missed som... May 21, 2006 - 10:14 PM kenjamatic QUOTE(CDNSLEEKA @ May 21, 2006 - 8:1... May 21, 2006 - 11:03 PM presure2 looks good lew!
just a tip for you guys who bu... May 22, 2006 - 8:00 AM Chanh55 Very very nice Lew, these chrome headers really sp... May 22, 2006 - 10:30 AM LewFX update on the header, the vroom vroom is gone but ... Jun 5, 2006 - 10:41 PM DeW_H0e_GT wow??!!!!!?!??!....tha... Jun 6, 2006 - 12:04 AM LewFX i was thinking either chrome or black high temp sp... Jun 6, 2006 - 12:55 AM LewFX after 1 week! the bling was burned off so toda... Jun 14, 2006 - 7:10 PM Bitter so has the light come back on yet? Jun 14, 2006 - 8:22 PM LewFX not yet, that fouler mod is working so far. Jun 14, 2006 - 8:25 PM Elcuba nice... Jun 14, 2006 - 11:24 PM 6strngs to be honest, I'd say they look better now tha... Jun 15, 2006 - 12:20 AM bindertch Ok Lewfx it has been a while how is the paint doin... Jun 21, 2006 - 12:52 PM Bitter Dupli-Color® High Heat Paint with Ceramic
* R... Jun 21, 2006 - 1:04 PM playr158 sprayed my stock manifold....it burned right off Jun 21, 2006 - 1:39 PM LewFX yeah apparently header paint is spose to work the ... Jun 21, 2006 - 2:55 PM Bitter but you need to follow the directions, its like po... Jun 21, 2006 - 3:53 PM LewFX i got header wrap on the way to wrap it up in. Jun 21, 2006 - 3:58 PM Bitter QUOTE(LewFX @ Jun 21, 2006 - 3:58 PM... Jun 21, 2006 - 5:08 PM LewFX got it today, took 40 minutes or so to put on. sta... Jun 24, 2006 - 1:32 PM Bitter i'd have let it smoke off in the driveway, and... Jun 24, 2006 - 9:47 PM DeW_H0e_GT when u first use the wraps let it sit for a while ... Jun 25, 2006 - 12:35 PM LewFX okay ill put it back on tomorrow Jun 25, 2006 - 2:10 PM LewFX well i drove it around til it smoked, retreated ba... Jun 26, 2006 - 7:02 PM DeW_H0e_GT did it smoke after more driving????
ill defintiel... Jun 26, 2006 - 8:09 PM Bitter so it feels alot stronger/faster with the wrap on?... Jun 26, 2006 - 8:34 PM LewFX ya after driving it longer, it started to smoke up... Jun 26, 2006 - 9:31 PM pure_dx i wouldn't wrap a daily driver Jun 27, 2006 - 12:00 AM Bitter QUOTE(pure_dx @ Jun 27, 2006 - 12:00... Jun 27, 2006 - 12:04 AM LewFX its almost like the feeling when you first put in ... Jun 27, 2006 - 9:20 AM Bitter ah ok! i understand. how much wrap did you u... Jun 27, 2006 - 4:55 PM LewFX ebay, 25 bux, 2" 25' black Jun 27, 2006 - 9:25 PM Bitter QUOTE(LewFX @ Jun 27, 2006 - 9:25 PM... Jun 27, 2006 - 10:02 PM LewFX http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?f...tle=h... Jun 27, 2006 - 10:12 PM LewFX new pic!! Jun 29, 2006 - 6:14 PM Bitter what color was it when you bought it? Jun 29, 2006 - 9:08 PM pure_dx QUOTE(Bitter @ Jun 29, 2006 - 9:08 P... Jun 30, 2006 - 10:14 AM Chanh55 QUOTE(pure_dx @ Jun 30, 2006 - 8:14 ... Jun 30, 2006 - 11:46 AM pure_dx QUOTE(Chanh55 @ Jun 30, 2006 - 11:46... Jul 1, 2006 - 12:12 AM LewFX black wrap but die will burn off i guess making it... Jun 29, 2006 - 11:12 PM spunky393 now just build yourself a cold air and you'll ... Jun 30, 2006 - 1:41 AM LewFX i have my stock modded cai Jun 30, 2006 - 9:57 AM LewFX so your saying to take it off and let this sucker ... Jun 30, 2006 - 10:55 AM LewFX one website does not mean a thing, they are trying... Jul 1, 2006 - 9:52 AM Bitter i dont trust a vendor site for good information, o... Jul 1, 2006 - 10:01 PM LewFX well i took it off today because i didnt feel good... Jul 1, 2006 - 10:28 PM Bitter QUOTE(LewFX @ Jul 1, 2006 - 10:28 PM... Jul 1, 2006 - 11:21 PM hashmaster52 can the paint on the hood really get ruined from t... Jul 1, 2006 - 11:16 PM Bitter QUOTE(hashmaster52 @ Jul 1, 2006 - 11... Jul 1, 2006 - 11:26 PM LewFX well most hoods have the fire retardant stuff on t... Jul 2, 2006 - 12:02 AM Kwanza26 QUOTE(LewFX @ Jul 2, 2006 - 5:02 AM)... Jul 2, 2006 - 12:06 AM Bitter i dont have one of those insulative mats under my ... Jul 2, 2006 - 1:45 AM pure_dx someone tells me to show proof that wrapping heade... Jul 2, 2006 - 1:28 PM Bitter yea, i suppose some refractive or reflective paint... Jul 2, 2006 - 2:02 PM b1gr3d wow this header wrap thing is getting rediculous..... Jul 2, 2006 - 2:57 PM Bitter the original paint on my hood was heat checked and... Jul 2, 2006 - 3:11 PM b1gr3d even if you did it would still get that hot...i do... Jul 2, 2006 - 3:32 PM LewFX get a hood with a vent! its very cool to see t... Jul 2, 2006 - 7:59 PM Bitter QUOTE(LewFX @ Jul 2, 2006 - 7:59 PM)... Jul 2, 2006 - 8:46 PM purplegt4 they have one for STs too.
http://www.1supertoyot... Jul 3, 2006 - 8:06 PM Bitter QUOTE(purplegt4 @ Jul 3, 2006 - 8:06... Jul 3, 2006 - 8:39 PM BLINKYxMUNKEY QUOTE(purplegt4 @ Jul 3, 2006 - 9:06... Jul 22, 2006 - 1:41 PM bindertch I also decided after seeing in person the poor res... Jul 22, 2006 - 1:33 PM Bitter \\
my ebay header wrapped. HUGE drop i... Jul 22, 2006 - 2:59 PM LewFX looks like you overwrapped it too much, too much w... Jul 22, 2006 - 4:30 PM Bitter QUOTE(LewFX @ Jul 22, 2006 - 4:30 PM... Jul 23, 2006 - 2:22 AM bindertch My finished product.
DEI wrap and DEI HT silic... Jul 22, 2006 - 8:21 PM LewFX that the header from the gb? Jul 22, 2006 - 9:07 PM bindertch Nope. It is the same one that I had on at the meet... Jul 22, 2006 - 10:03 PM LewFX oh okay then it should be fine Jul 23, 2006 - 11:08 AM Bitter binder, wheres your tie straps?
i just used baili... Jul 23, 2006 - 11:16 AM bindertch QUOTE(Bitter @ Jul 23, 2006 - 9:16 A... Jul 23, 2006 - 5:36 PM Bitter eh, im not too worried. Jul 23, 2006 - 9:39 PM giang723 QUOTE(LewFX @ May 21, 2006 - 10:41 A... Jul 24, 2006 - 9:26 AM Bitter it hooks to the throttle, might be cruise control? Jul 24, 2006 - 10:16 AM |
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