Mayf, yes, they would sproing out of shape, enlarge the bolt holes if you must
to help with different expansion rates, but do not cut apart. Also, an old
Indy car owner said to use silicone, nothing else to seal headers- I have yet
to be brave enough to actually do this.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: DrMayf
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 7:47 PM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net; JYTURBO
Subject: Header Flange Advice Sought...
Dinking around with whatever I can sans shop and thought I would ask a
question about the turbo headers. My headers are block hugger type and have
a single piece flange where it bolts to the heads. Turbo headers get hot.
Hot means expansion. So would I be better off cutting the long single flange
plate into four smaller ones with one hole slotted at each port? This would
permit expansion without putting anything into a bind...or would it? Heads
are aludimum. Of course, as soon as I cut them, they will sproing all out of
shape wont they? Murphy's Law or some such.
mayf, the red necked ignorant desert rat in Pahrump..without a shop...yet
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