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It seems that scuffing and cleaning with grease and wax remover isn't enough for the VHT manifold paint to be happy enough to stick to the headers.

I blame the blue paint stuff that the headers were coated with from new, I shall leave it for a while and hope that the heat gets rid of it, then Ill remove them and prep them again and hope it sticks.

I might go for a long drive and find some twisties to get some heat in them.

The headers have also made the car a fair bit louder too, I believe I may be the oldest ricer in NSW.

Oh, and like usual the straight swap "bolt on headers" needed to be shortened and the flange clocked for them to fit.

Try brake cleaner.

Also I know them ricer feels..

(But not the old bit :P ).

Was the torque loss that bad?

I was going to do something similar in my car but if the torque loss is that bad I might mod the K&N intake I have instead.

It was noticeable, and with the 5 not having many torques losing any n not good.

Take 2

Cleaned with wax and grease remover then sanded, then again with wax and grease remover, then with some brake cleaner, then painted with VHT MANIFOLD PAINT, then cured with a heat gun stuck up the collector, then wrapped.

1" wrap on primaries 2" on secondaries with 50% overlap, I then sprayed with more VHT.

Fitted and run at idle to smoke like 10 smoking things (which is normal after wrapping), let cool than went for a 1/2 hr spin.

Hopefully finished this time.

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Raised car a bit, hub to guard is 325 front and 330 rear.

Clearance is 110mm so legal too which is a bonus.

I need to raise mine up too, the tyres are rubbing on the guards and I need to fix the bump steer.

Have you had a problem with bump steer at the track?

I need to raise mine up too, the tyres are rubbing on the guards and I need to fix the bump steer.

Have you had a problem with bump steer at the track?

Not really, but then maybe I haven't been noticing.

It did have some witness marks inside the front guards though so I had run out of travel on a few occasions.

And I've missed out on more motorsport than I care to think about, either work or family commitments have spoilt my "selfish me time".

At least I get to watch some live at Muscle Car Masters this Sunday.

I am actually looking forward to doing a hill climb (Huntley) for the first time.

I'm just waiting for the stars to align, or when I win LOTTO and can retire and live the life I should be accustomed to..

  • 1 month later...

Another ghetto air box, I think I'm up to version 5 now.

Also some CG Locks for both seats, no where as good as a harness but legal, they do lock your hips well into the seat though.

Its also coming up for a major service so its time for a new timing belt, runners, gaskets, seals and water pump.

I may pull the head for a shave to bump up the comp a little bit when doing the belt but not sure and still asking questions.

Was quoted just under $300 for all major service parts, mechanic neighbour is doing the job for a couple of hundred and some beer, my job is to pass tools and keep the beer flowing.

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After lots of looking around at different styles and theories I decided to get a MULLER vent to put on the roof.

Slim line jobbie.

Hopefully this will help keep the cab temp down a bit, got back to the car after the beach and it was like driving home in a sauna.

Will post up pics when its painted and fitted.

Worst case scenario is a screw the hardtop and need to get a new one, I will be doing lots of measuring and minimal amounts of cutting.

I use to do this sort of fab work for a living 1 million years ago, surely I haven't lost all my hacking stuff up skills.

Fingers crossed.

In relation to my servicing kit, I got Gates timing belt, all runners, gaskets, seals, jap water pump and cam cover gasket for $200 delivered from MX5 PLUS in Queensland, $100 cheaper than pick up in Sydney, LOL.

Not 100% sure with the Muller vent so got this:

And new discs and pads.

Im taking some long service leave soon so I should be able to fill in some time fitting and chopping stuff.

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Timing belt and major service done, no more leaky cam seals.

New rotors and brakes in.

I want to take a trip to the states and pick up some parts, will end up way cheaper than buying from Australia even after the cost of flights and accommodation.

Timing belt and major service done, no more leaky cam seals.

New rotors and brakes in.

I want to take a trip to the states and pick up some parts, will end up way cheaper than buying from Australia even after the cost of flights and accommodation.

I need to do all of this, it's my holiday project. :)

I'm starting to look at shiny headers to match my new air box.

I forgot I got this so I threw it on for a look, I needed to trim it up a bit and I put a sticker on it so it works better.

Lol @ mark giving up and buying one.

I just finished my cover. :)

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