Did you weld your headers on or bolted them on?
 

I just ordered my fa20club catted headers and am just curious.

Bolt on the welded headers?

??????????

as in weld them to ur block? that seems like a terrible idea

I dont feel comfortable doing something that will render me unable to go back to stock.

With that being said, I "will NOT ever, ever, everrrrr" weld my headers. WeeeEEEEEEee will never ever, everrrrr, weld our headers....

Lol...I can't believe you just said that haha

Bicurious -- Might be the wrong forum?!

There are body building forums for that kind of thing... :thumbsup:

And definitely weld them. Its the best way to ensure a total seal to the block.

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That's just plain insanity. Welding them to the block. I was just bicurious because I've seen people weld them to blocks, which I find crazy and wanted to know if bolting them on will be as safe

Lol is this a post for laughs or serious???:iono:

please post pics of stainless flanges welded to alloy heads :p

if I were you I wouldn't buy just headers, I would look for headers already welded to the head so that then I could simply bolt on.
now, since you did buy specific headers already I beleive you should follow what the manufacturer says and if you are not sure, you'd be better off asking him than making a whole thread (although in this case I really appreciate it as it does make my commute this morning so much better)

please let us all know if fa20club says you should weld those

I have welded together every single mating surface on my car that didn't melt in the process...

My car will NEVER, EVER come apart!!! lol

Welding headers on is just stupid. I would suggest brazing, and/or zip ties.

Mind = blown after reading this post.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39769
I don't know anything about the SRT exhaust, but it's a bolt-in deal, right?

Wait, what? Why would you weld headers on to your block? And I also see that you've welded your SRT exhaust in place, welded on to what?

:iono:

Da fuq did i just read

duh! for melting parts you should've used special type of welding called J-B!

Please don't take offense to this question, but where the hell have you seen people weld headers to their blocks?

This is a photo of a Cosworth F1 engine. Take note of how the header (exhaust manifold) is bolted to the block. If it's good enough for F1, it's good enough for your 86.

http://i.imgur.com/ArLCJPe.jpg

Bolt them on. Your factory headers are bolted on and are fine, the FA20Club header will be the same. Put new gaskets on and you should be golden. You could probably even reuse the OEM gasket, but as cheap as they are, i'd put new ones on the first time.

You couldn't weld them onto the block even if you wanted to, as the block consists of aluminum and the header consists of steel.

Is this code for butt sex? Can't keep up with the lingo.

Ohh baby.. I want to weld my header to your exhaust port!

Psh you fools are still running steel headers? You should use aluminum headers for ultimate weight savings and reliability.

I welded a turbo to a manifold before. I'm not proud of it but it happened. 16g CRV

The OP may mean did you weld you header to the overpipe

Onto my drive shaft

If you buy a quality header and use new quality gaskets you shouldn't need to weld them. You can weld aluminum to steel but the process isn't easy.

This. If you can figure out a way to weld aluminum to steel then you are going to be a very rich man.

psh... JB Weld ftw. Easily mates any surface anytime with the world's strongest bond. You bet your ass my header's welded on.

It's been figured out already.

dowhat? you know you driveshaft spins, right?

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Ah ok - in that case, carry on...

I have never, EVER, seen someone weld the headers to the head.

Also, since our heads are aluminum and headers are not, welding isn't an option.

-Justin

i have a guilty pleasure reading this thread, i'm addicted as i keep on hitting f5 like every 10 mins. but this has got to stop, i am at work and trying to hold on from falling onto floor rolling and laughing is getting harder and harder.

@Frsexxxy if this thread is not for fun and you are serious, you have got to do a lot of reading. people on this forum do expect you to know basics, the more so since you are doing any kind of mods. and if you don't, pls RTFW (W => web, aka internet)

Oh he's serious alright. Look at his thread history. This is probably his first time modifying a car.

wow

Keep an eye out for this car in the classified section in a couple of weeks.

:slap:

Guess again, buddy.

If you end up going this route, please please pretty please post some pictures. I'm sure there are people on this forum who...ummm...want to make sure...the welds are tight.

yikes... ok don't JB Weld your header... I was jk lolz

Nope.