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Post by fordlord on May 2, 2010 17:44:31 GMT -5
Scott, thas kind i have..... ohhhh...were they easy to use?,for those of us who have fumble fingers...lol |
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Post by 82 on May 2, 2010 18:23:07 GMT -5
About half of the times I run, my headers end up loose at the end of the heat. Anyone else have this problem? I have tried using lock washers and still had them come loose  , any ideas? And they always start out with every bolt tight. just something to throw out there i think yours gets lose quick because of them big rain caps you run.. That car was the first time I ran those headers or caps. They actually didn't come loose but, I also didn't run for very long. I got the rain caps after watching mayham last year and also seeing a derby on a dry sandy track. Your fine without them untill your car is dead and the sand dirt or water is falling right down your headers, has to be a depressing thing to watch from inside your car. Also took headers off of my brothers motor a couple weeks ago a pebble fell out  |
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Post by Jon Hart 77 on May 2, 2010 19:27:13 GMT -5
o wow yea i ever thought about mud and stuff goin into the headers after your out and wut not
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Post by 82 on May 2, 2010 20:08:42 GMT -5
Havn't ever really had a problem myself but now that Ive got some money in my engine, Im going to protect it.
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Post by fordlord on May 2, 2010 21:10:22 GMT -5
i'm building a set of headers covers that can be locked because of guys dropping things(nuts,bolts,dirt,stones) down into other drivers headers when no one is looking at the derbies.I thought of a way to do this by installing a rod through some brackets and either putting a bolt w/ a wing nut, or even a lock on it...then taking it off before the heat,and having one of my crew members take it back to the pits with them.....but the rain caps sound a lot easier. ;D
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Post by Jon Hart 77 on May 2, 2010 21:36:52 GMT -5
yea why would anyone even think about putting something in someone else engine...thats dumb they are just sore losers
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Post by montana on May 2, 2010 21:56:26 GMT -5
I have heard of guys doing crap at some derbies. never heard of it happening in my area though. Heard of dumping water in fuel tank, grabbing a handful of wires and pulling them out, etc. bunch of dicks.
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Post by pipesrmylife on May 2, 2010 21:56:40 GMT -5
ive heard of a few cases of it. dirt, water, whatever is at hand...the locking caps would be a sweet idea. actually wouldnt be that hard to do if you had rain caps on either
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Post by tude on May 3, 2010 0:17:33 GMT -5
last year a freind of mine ran a compact 10 of the 13 had stuff jerked off it. his the gas line was sliced.....nothing ruins your day like that
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Post by 82 on May 3, 2010 7:07:38 GMT -5
I would sure like to catch someone messing with my car.
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Post by tude on May 3, 2010 16:03:42 GMT -5
i would too......i had $50 for whoever turned the person(s) in. it could have hurt or even killed him.
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Post by redneckron on May 3, 2010 21:14:41 GMT -5
when i go to a derby some one always stays with the cars at all times
as for the header bolt thing i cut out the plates that run in between the heads and use no gaskets bolted tight it takes away vibration and stress on the other bolts and stays tight for me most of the time
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Post by tude on May 4, 2010 1:24:01 GMT -5
we acctually were, and they even tried starting it.....
how do you keep plug wire boots with no gaskets?
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Post by scooter24d on May 4, 2010 17:05:26 GMT -5
I never had my headers loosing up and i use the regular bolts from the manifolts lol ;D
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Post by redneckron on May 28, 2010 13:26:27 GMT -5
i got good four into ones and use dei protective plug boot covers and heat shielding and run my wires under the headers and down behind the block around the sides with summit 8mm build your own wires it costs about 70 bucks to do this but it also works well and one 3 ft piece of heat shield works just cut in half anouther tip i had seen on hot rod tv cover bolt in liquid ant acid tumms maylox and it is like lock tite takes heat and will not burn off
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, any ideas? And they always start out with every bolt tight.
