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Originally Posted by rbf351
just tried what he said in how to tighten them down
they still do not fit correctly and are leaking from the head and no where else
i tried new stock gaskets, tightening them the way he posted and nothing fixes the leak
i'm sending these back to you tomorrow morning for a refund
they still do not fit correctly and are leaking from the head and no where else
i tried new stock gaskets, tightening them the way he posted and nothing fixes the leak
i'm sending these back to you tomorrow morning for a refund
IF (and I emphasize IF) it is even possible to bolt them on backwards so that the manifold section that is intended for the radiator side of the engine were bolted to the firewall side and vice versa, maybe that could account for the poor fit that produces leaks.
It seems improbable, but it's worth double checking.
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Originally Posted by resedaruss
Maybe I should stay out of this since I haven't played with headers, but as I read through the posts on this thread, I wondered if each of the manifold sections are marked as to orientation--each one showing whether it is for the front (radiator side) or back (firewall side) of the engine.
IF (and I emphasize IF) it is even possible to bolt them on backwards so that the manifold section that is intended for the radiator side of the engine were bolted to the firewall side and vice versa, maybe that could account for the poor fit that produces leaks.
It seems improbable, but it's worth double checking.
IF (and I emphasize IF) it is even possible to bolt them on backwards so that the manifold section that is intended for the radiator side of the engine were bolted to the firewall side and vice versa, maybe that could account for the poor fit that produces leaks.
It seems improbable, but it's worth double checking.
the rear header has a bend on it, so u know which is the rear one
see the pic below so u can see what i mean
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Run a straight edge across the inside flange,, or put them face down on a flat table,, there should be no rocking or valleys in the edge,,, I have a engine (outside a car) that i can bolt them up to and check fit,, ???? when you say they leak,, is it always in the exact same spot ??? if you really loosen the down pipe and then torque the head bolts down, leave down pipe loose and start the car,, is there any leaks at the header flange,, yes it'll be noisey by it's just for a few seconds to check for leaks. Can't think of anything else,,,
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Originally Posted by fender4
Run a straight edge across the inside flange,, or put them face down on a flat table,, there should be no rocking or valleys in the edge,,, I have a engine (outside a car) that i can bolt them up to and check fit,, ???? when you say they leak,, is it always in the exact same spot ??? if you really loosen the down pipe and then torque the head bolts down, leave down pipe loose and start the car,, is there any leaks at the header flange,, yes it'll be noisey by it's just for a few seconds to check for leaks. Can't think of anything else,,,
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Originally Posted by rbf351
without the a pipe they can be tightened down flat to the head.
it's when you attach the a pipe on that it doesn't allow you to tighten it down complety to the head cause it must have been made on the wrong angle
So after you put everything on loose, the nuts on the headers can't be torqued first (with the a-pipe loose)?
Posted by Nashua_Night_Hawk
This is what you do in this case...The following instructions have been repeated many times:
1) You attach all bolts and tighten the nuts by hand ONLY!
2) You torque the nuts of the headers to the block first
3) You torque the nuts of the headers to downpipe next
4) You torque the nuts of the downpipe to Catalic Conv third.
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[QUOTE=Bluto]So after you put everything on loose, the nuts on the headers can't be torqued first (with the a-pipe loose)?
yes they can be torqued down, but they don't lay flat on the head, they end up on an angle. i tried installing these headers 4 times already, in all different ways, nothing is gonna make them fit correctly
no offense to anyone here, but i don't need to be told how to properly install these, they were done by a mechanic that has more experience than most of you people have been living.
bottom line is that they don't fit, can't fit and i want him to answer back already and give me a refund which would be the right thing to do
yes they can be torqued down, but they don't lay flat on the head, they end up on an angle. i tried installing these headers 4 times already, in all different ways, nothing is gonna make them fit correctly
no offense to anyone here, but i don't need to be told how to properly install these, they were done by a mechanic that has more experience than most of you people have been living.
bottom line is that they don't fit, can't fit and i want him to answer back already and give me a refund which would be the right thing to do
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Originally Posted by rbf351
no offense to anyone here, but i don't need to be told how to properly install these, they were done by a mechanic that has more experience than most of you people have been living.
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Originally Posted by Bluto
Sorry, did not realize you were a mechanic. If they don't fit, they don't fit. I hope he gets an answer to you soon.
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if you want watch the video i made and listen, you can hear it is leaking badly
http://www.rbf351.com/CL-S/toys/header2/sound.MPG
http://www.rbf351.com/CL-S/toys/header2/sound.MPG
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rbf351,
i'm AuClsman, and experiencing the same problem with leakage on the stone headers as you. i purchased last year and installed late may. i installed a composite asbestos type gasket at the head flange. per mod addict , i'm trying one more attempt at a leak-free install, using the thin steel gaskets from my original manifolds. good luck with yours however it turns out. off-on ing these parts is a true pain in the ass!
i'm AuClsman, and experiencing the same problem with leakage on the stone headers as you. i purchased last year and installed late may. i installed a composite asbestos type gasket at the head flange. per mod addict , i'm trying one more attempt at a leak-free install, using the thin steel gaskets from my original manifolds. good luck with yours however it turns out. off-on ing these parts is a true pain in the ass!
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Originally Posted by AuCLSman
rbf351,
i'm AuClsman, and experiencing the same problem with leakage on the stone headers as you. i purchased last year and installed late may. i installed a composite asbestos type gasket at the head flange. per mod addict , i'm trying one more attempt at a leak-free install, using the thin steel gaskets from my original manifolds. good luck with yours however it turns out. off-on ing these parts is a true pain in the ass!
i'm AuClsman, and experiencing the same problem with leakage on the stone headers as you. i purchased last year and installed late may. i installed a composite asbestos type gasket at the head flange. per mod addict , i'm trying one more attempt at a leak-free install, using the thin steel gaskets from my original manifolds. good luck with yours however it turns out. off-on ing these parts is a true pain in the ass!
if you keep pulling them on and off you have a chance of destroying the head, the bolts/nuts on the head are not made to be removed a bunch of times, the head is soft and the holes can easily get ruined
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All right here's my story and I'm stickin whith it. Please note that each time I removed and reinstalled the headers, I had to remove and reinstall the blower. I was part of the first purchase of the Stoned headers for the 5AT. I sent them to Swain Teck to be coated, direct from Nashua's wharehouse so I never saw them before they got coated. When I got them, the front header flange was not flat. It was bowed in the middle so it would rock if layed on a flat surface. I was told I could re-torque them down after they were heated up, and they should flatten out. Also, to aid in lining up the holes on the A-pipe, I drilled out all the holes on the A-pipe to the next size, and installed the headers, using the aspestos type gaskets that were sent with the headers. Everything lined up, but the cat was a bitch to get lined up enough to get the bolts on. Tqu'd from the heads back. fired up the motor, heated it up, and re tqu'd again. Sure enough it sealed up,...for a few weeks. I had a crack in the pipe itself on the front header. I took it off, had it welded, and reinstalled it. It sealed up again,... for a couple of weeks. By then, Nashua had sent me a (flat) replacement manifold, so I installed that instead, and it sealed up again,... you guessed it,... for a couple of weeks, until one of those pipes cracked. Nashua sent me a "test" set for the next batch of 5AT headers. They weren't even close to lining up. I welded the second crack, in the origional coated headers, and had noticed leaks from the gasket area the last couple of times, so decided to use the stock gasgets this time, and reinstalled the origional, coated set with the stock gaskets. It's been sealed up ever since, (25K miles). The two fuggley welds on the front header don't bother me any more, because I don't work under the hood anymore.
FOR SALE: One brand new set of Stone Racing headers for CL-S/TL-S 5AT. A-Pipe will need to be adjusted for proper alignment. $15O shipped
FOR SALE: One brand new set of Stone Racing headers for CL-S/TL-S 5AT. A-Pipe will need to be adjusted for proper alignment. $15O shipped
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Originally Posted by ModAddict
All right here's my story and I'm stickin whith it. Please note that each time I removed and reinstalled the headers, I had to remove and reinstall the blower. I was part of the first purchase of the Stoned headers for the 5AT. I sent them to Swain Teck to be coated, direct from Nashua's wharehouse so I never saw them before they got coated. When I got them, the front header flange was not flat. It was bowed in the middle so it would rock if layed on a flat surface. I was told I could re-torque them down after they were heated up, and they should flatten out. Also, to aid in lining up the holes on the A-pipe, I drilled out all the holes on the A-pipe to the next size, and installed the headers, using the aspestos type gaskets that were sent with the headers. Everything lined up, but the cat was a bitch to get lined up enough to get the bolts on. Tqu'd from the heads back. fired up the motor, heated it up, and re tqu'd again. Sure enough it sealed up,...for a few weeks. I had a crack in the pipe itself on the front header. I took it off, had it welded, and reinstalled it. It sealed up again,... for a couple of weeks. By then, Nashua had sent me a (flat) replacement manifold, so I installed that instead, and it sealed up again,... you guessed it,... for a couple of weeks, until one of those pipes cracked. Nashua sent me a "test" set for the next batch of 5AT headers. They weren't even close to lining up. I welded the second crack, in the origional coated headers, and had noticed leaks from the gasket area the last couple of times, so decided to use the stock gasgets this time, and reinstalled the origional, coated set with the stock gaskets. It's been sealed up ever since, (25K miles). The two fuggley welds on the front header don't bother me any more, because I don't work under the hood anymore.
FOR SALE: One brand new set of Stone Racing headers for CL-S/TL-S 5AT. A-Pipe will need to be adjusted for proper alignment. $15O shipped
FOR SALE: One brand new set of Stone Racing headers for CL-S/TL-S 5AT. A-Pipe will need to be adjusted for proper alignment. $15O shipped
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Originally Posted by rbf351
i'm willing to take a replacement or my money back, all he needs to do is answer
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Originally Posted by ModAddict
By the way, Nashua did his best to take care of things for me, but the guys at Stoned Racing just couldn't seem to get these right.
they are perfecly flat, so that takes care of that possible problem
i have nothing again the dude, i just want this resolved
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Stone headers are hand welded. They're not machine welded like Comptech headers are. I'm guessing thats the reason why these things each come out a little bit differently... although you'd think with the proper equipment (I believe a jig is whats needed .. kindof like a mold for the headers), it should still come out the same each time. Its kindof like getting your own unique set of headers... Every one is a little different
I also bought from the original batch, never got it to fit .. so I got a replacement from the 2nd batch which didn't fit either ... You can see in my sig what I ended up with
These 6-speed headers were a test fitment though right? ... So hopefully whatever problems you might be having can/will be fixed before the official group buy.
I also bought from the original batch, never got it to fit .. so I got a replacement from the 2nd batch which didn't fit either ... You can see in my sig what I ended up with
These 6-speed headers were a test fitment though right? ... So hopefully whatever problems you might be having can/will be fixed before the official group buy.
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Originally Posted by LiQiCE
Stone headers are hand welded. They're not machine welded like Comptech headers are. I'm guessing thats the reason why these things each come out a little bit differently... although you'd think with the proper equipment (I believe a jig is whats needed .. kindof like a mold for the headers), it should still come out the same each time. Its kindof like getting your own unique set of headers... Every one is a little different
I also bought from the original batch, never got it to fit .. so I got a replacement from the 2nd batch which didn't fit either ... You can see in my sig what I ended up with
These 6-speed headers were a test fitment though right? ... So hopefully whatever problems you might be having can/will be fixed before the official group buy.
I also bought from the original batch, never got it to fit .. so I got a replacement from the 2nd batch which didn't fit either ... You can see in my sig what I ended up with
These 6-speed headers were a test fitment though right? ... So hopefully whatever problems you might be having can/will be fixed before the official group buy.
they should have been made identical to the auto headers except for the rear headers which gets the curve to clear the engine mount, so if the autos fix then these should have
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rbf351,
yes the constant on-off has caused problems with bunged threads, most notibly those on the cat converter and the head studs are a concern for sure. i did the on-off last evening, installing the original gaskets. i hesitate ever again doing a removal til i replace the cat.
yes the constant on-off has caused problems with bunged threads, most notibly those on the cat converter and the head studs are a concern for sure. i did the on-off last evening, installing the original gaskets. i hesitate ever again doing a removal til i replace the cat.
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I don't care how long he's been here and I don't care what everyone says, but it's I think it's really shitty that he would do something like that to people who are basically trying to help him out.
I remember when he first posted this and basically said that YOU guys had to pay for pretty much everything to TEST them and now that I read about all these times you guys had to reinstall and rebolt everything and are left with scars from trying these headers.
He should give you the money back plus compensate you for trying to help him. He pretty much wasted your time because he said they fit perfectly.
I remember when he first posted this and basically said that YOU guys had to pay for pretty much everything to TEST them and now that I read about all these times you guys had to reinstall and rebolt everything and are left with scars from trying these headers.
He should give you the money back plus compensate you for trying to help him. He pretty much wasted your time because he said they fit perfectly.
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mod addict,
i also had initial problems with the header parts as follows. the head flanges on both headers were heat warped requiring grinding to straighten/flatten. the O2 sensor bung on the a-pipe was installed incorrectly requiring torchcutting out a section and rewelding bung to clear the oil pan fill and grind at cut location. this was found after acura tech had removed the original and had trial fit the headers, finding the interference.
total cost: headers $400+; acura dealer trial insall $385; grinding + welding $150 misc o-ring gaskets + hardware $48 (i ran out of money so did 2nd and 3rd installs myself)
woof , now that i review this i'm pissed all over again.
i also had initial problems with the header parts as follows. the head flanges on both headers were heat warped requiring grinding to straighten/flatten. the O2 sensor bung on the a-pipe was installed incorrectly requiring torchcutting out a section and rewelding bung to clear the oil pan fill and grind at cut location. this was found after acura tech had removed the original and had trial fit the headers, finding the interference.
total cost: headers $400+; acura dealer trial insall $385; grinding + welding $150 misc o-ring gaskets + hardware $48 (i ran out of money so did 2nd and 3rd installs myself)
woof , now that i review this i'm pissed all over again.
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Originally Posted by AmooManiaK
I don't care how long he's been here and I don't care what everyone says, but it's I think it's really shitty that he would do something like that to people who are basically trying to help him out.
I remember when he first posted this and basically said that YOU guys had to pay for pretty much everything to TEST them and now that I read about all these times you guys had to reinstall and rebolt everything and are left with scars from trying these headers.
He should give you the money back plus compensate you for trying to help him. He pretty much wasted your time because he said they fit perfectly.
I remember when he first posted this and basically said that YOU guys had to pay for pretty much everything to TEST them and now that I read about all these times you guys had to reinstall and rebolt everything and are left with scars from trying these headers.
He should give you the money back plus compensate you for trying to help him. He pretty much wasted your time because he said they fit perfectly.
the fact is he told me the fit without any problem and they actually don't
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Originally Posted by rbf351
yes he said we had to pay for everything, which didn't matter to me cause i do the work myself or with my dad who is a mechanic so it's not a problem
the fact is he told me the fit without any problem and they actually don't
the fact is he told me the fit without any problem and they actually don't
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Originally Posted by AmooManiaK
Not saying that he TRIED to screw you over or anything, but he also said that you had to do dynos and later changed his mind.
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Exactly, what I'm trying to say is, you are/were going to put so much effort into it and now you might have to deal messed up heads/bolts because the headers don't fit.
All this time you were installing/redoing it, you could have gone to work, made another 600 bucks and gotten yourself a set of comptech's.
All this time you were installing/redoing it, you could have gone to work, made another 600 bucks and gotten yourself a set of comptech's.
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Originally Posted by rbf351
yes he said we had to pay for everything, which didn't matter to me cause i do the work myself or with my dad who is a mechanic so it's not a problem
the fact is he told me the fit without any problem and they actually don't
the fact is he told me the fit without any problem and they actually don't
I haven't heard of your specific problem, but I know a lot of people ended up needing to do a lot of various things to get the original 2 batches of Stone headers to fit. From needing to move the O2 sensor bung to needing to heat the A-Pipe to straighten it out and get a good fit to the cat.
I ended up spending $400 for the headers + $200 install of Stone headers (unsuccessful) + $200 install of OEM exhaust manifold + $200 install/uninstall of Stone headers (unsucessful) = $1000. I was able to get my money back for the Stone headers, and got Comptech instead ... but for all the money I spent, I basically could have bought brand new Comptech headers and saved myself a huge headache.
I had heard that the Stone headers had fixed all of these fitment issues, but this is the first time I know that anyone has bought a set since those claims were made. Sounds like there's still some problems!
Sorry, I dont want to be down on Stone or Nashua, because I think Nashua is doing a great service to the TL/CL community by trying to provide a set of good headers at a low price point... but I unfortunately didn't have a good experience with the Stone headers.
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Originally Posted by LiQiCE
Sorry, I dont want to be down on Stone or Nashua, because I think Nashua is doing a great service to the TL/CL community by trying to provide a set of good headers at a low price point... but I unfortunately didn't have a good experience with the Stone headers.
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Originally Posted by rbf351
yes he said we had to pay for everything, which didn't matter to me cause i do the work myself or with my dad who is a mechanic so it's not a problem
the fact is he told me the fit without any problem and they actually don't
the fact is he told me the fit without any problem and they actually don't
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Originally Posted by fender4
I'm not questioning your abilities, I was just getting some back ground info,, if the header flange is true, it has to seal to the head,, the side load forces the down pipe is generating might be the problem but,, to be sure try bolting down the headers with out the down pipe connected.,, ??? is the leak still there ??? i :P f not the down pipe is the culprit
i know for a fact that the a pipe is whats causing the headers not to be able to lay flat on the heads
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Originally Posted by rbf351
of course it seals without the a pipe connected, i can't test that out cause u wouldn't be able to hear shit without the a pipe on
i know for a fact that the a pipe is whats causing the headers not to be able to lay flat on the heads
i know for a fact that the a pipe is whats causing the headers not to be able to lay flat on the heads
easy easy just doing some fact finding,, soapy water blows big bubbles at leaks,, anyway I had a similar problem,, and it was with some of the best acura mech in the business. My solution was to tighten down all the headers bolts 1/2 way, line up the down pipe and see if all the bolts will start finger tight. If they lined up easily I took them off and tighten all the head bolts a little more. When it became impossible to line up the down pipe, loosen up the head bolts a little, (both sides equally), once the down pipe bolts are started a little tighten down the head bolts a little at a time but all the way. Then I tighten the down pipe a litte at a time cris crossing from the front to the back. Anyway this worked for me. Good luck. :blaze:
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Originally Posted by fender4
easy easy just doing some fact finding,, soapy water blows big bubbles at leaks,, anyway I had a similar problem,, and it was with some of the best acura mech in the business. My solution was to tighten down all the headers bolts 1/2 way, line up the down pipe and see if all the bolts will start finger tight. If they lined up easily I took them off and tighten all the head bolts a little more. When it became impossible to line up the down pipe, loosen up the head bolts a little, (both sides equally), once the down pipe bolts are started a little tighten down the head bolts a little at a time but all the way. Then I tighten the down pipe a litte at a time cris crossing from the front to the back. Anyway this worked for me. Good luck. :blaze:
It might work your way, but headers are "bolt ons" If you pay that much for something that you're supposed to just bolt on, you shouldn't have to do it 5 times - and who knows, maybe later find out that something is messed up after a few thousand miles down the line.
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Originally Posted by jtkz13
Used Comptechs are probably starting to sound good to alot of people
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Originally Posted by jtkz13
Used Comptechs are probably starting to sound good to alot of people