Header issues - 8V

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

I second the ceramic coating.  The worst thing you can do is wrap your
headers as that traps moisture and causes them to rot faster.  All my
Headers are Ceramic coated.  It is realtively cheap.  I paid $150 for my 16V
Street Header from TT.

On 2/20/07, fahrvergnugen@cox.net <fahrvergnugen@cox.net> wrote:
>
> No offense intended to Brian, but IMO the better way to fix this is to
> ceramic-coat the header.  Temperatures drop dramatically, and you get the
> benefits of a faster exhaust flow which means more power.  All the more
> reason to do it over anything else...
>
> David
> ---- Brian Wagner <dagnamit@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Cory,
> >
> > What you need to find is a high temp CV boot, I know Dorman products
> offers
> > one that is a universal fit.
> >
> > example
> >
> >
> http://www.shopatmidway.com/pm-4031-113-dorman-cv-joint-boots-accessories-for-inner-joints-up-to-358-diameter-high-temp-exposure-614-002.aspx
> >
> > Check with your FLAPS
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > On 2/20/07, Cory Langford <Cory_Langford@bcit.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, I have a header (no clue which brand as it was attached to a
> parts
> > > car I bought) that seems to be causing the cv boots to fail.
> > >
> > > The header is a 4 into 1 model, and the collector that all 4 pipes run
> to
> > > is close to the inner cv.  The first time the cv boot actually melted,
> so
> > > I
> > > wrapped the header and installed a new cv boot.  This time it lasted
> > > longer, but it is very brittle again and is cracking.
> > >
> > > I was just wondering if there were brands of headers for an 8V that
> > > address
> > > this issue?  Which brand do you use and do you have a problem with
> heat
> > > affecting the inner cv boot
> > > ?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Cory
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-- 
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)