New headers just came... Kooks 1-7/8's

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Hey guys. UPS man came with my new kooks custom headers for the 418 project. They came alot quicker then i thought, took less then 3 weeks. I also got a kooks 3 inch X pipe.

So now what do i do about a coating? Put them on, make sure they fit well then pull em and jet-hot coat them? Or should i just spray them with some black high heat paint, then get them jet-hot coated in the winter?

I really dont want to have anymore downtime with the car, so im thinking option number two. Will the high heat paint hold up on headers? I think autozone has some 1500 degree stuff...

heres the pics, the primaries are HUGE.

 

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Can i ask you how much you payed for those headers?

 

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Whats the duct tape around them for and whats that flange thing down hear the collector? Thoes do look nice. I would just leave them as they are for now then get them coated later on. Thoes things are huge!

before anyone else says it... you got a little bit of a weed problem

 

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630 shipped, through bennet racing. You cant buy directly from KOOKS. The 3 inch X pipe was 210 i believe.. If you want it coated too, expect to pay a bit more.

 

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1105 said:

Whats the duct tape around them for and whats that flange thing down hear the collector? Thoes do look nice. I would just leave them as they are for now then get them coated later on. Thoes things are huge!

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They are "slip" on. So your supposed to install one pipe at a time, then slide the collect over it, then bolt those two nuts done to hold it. Its suppose to make it easier to install..

 

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Those Kooks look nice If it's a daily driver, I would coat them. No sense in ruining them with rust. Otherwise, I hope they mount better than my Mac's!

 

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4dStang said:

Those Kooks look nice If it's a daily driver, I would coat them. No sense in ruining them with rust. Otherwise, I hope they mount better than my Mac's!

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anything would

 

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Does that bolt-on piece prevent leaks? Or are you suppose to weld that?

 

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zenboy99 said:

Does that bolt-on piece prevent leaks? Or are you suppose to weld that?

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From my understanding it gets just left like that.. since the pipe slides so far into the collecter (and so tightly) leaks arent an issue

 

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Damn, that's almost a thousand in just headers (with jet hot coating). **** this I'm buying a Scion.

 

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VibrantRedGT said:

Damn, that's almost a thousand in just headers (with jet hot coating). **** this I'm buying a Scion.

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You got some deep pockets dude.

When should she be fired up?

Joe

 

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Yea the headers are one of the biggest money things in this swap. I didnt have a choice, since the exhaust ports on the afr225 head are so big, that the 1-7/8 primary just barely covers it.. When you consider what you are getting and compare the price to a set of BBK 1-3/4 351 swap headers(that arent even for our year) its not really that bad.

Deep pockets? Nah.

The shortblock got picked up today, so i should have it hopefully by the end of this week/early next week. Then i just need the heads/cam, which im waiting on.. Then i gotta figure out the pushrod length, and get those, and she'll be set to fire it up. I would say 2-3 weeks from now.

 

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i cant wait i def want a sound clip its gonna sound awesome

 

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89 blue lx said:

i cant wait i def want a sound clip its gonna sound awesome

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thanks man. Ill have some vids up when it runs. Im still deciding on mufflers. I have one 3inch dynomax race muffler that i was gonna use with my single exhaust when i had the turbo. So i figure ill just get one more and dump it before the axle. Should be loud.. i hope

 

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What kind of numbers are you shooting for with your new setup?

 

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Sleepy McNastee said:

What kind of numbers are you shooting for with your new setup?

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Not sure really, i hope atleast 1.2-1.3 hp per cube... Time will tell..

 

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I've never had high temp paint last on any kind of header...even the 1500 degree paint. You seem like you're doing everything right the 1st time, you may as well just have em coated off the bat.