The Pictures All You RM Header Owners Have Been Dreading

[MP3skaterNC]

Is the header made out of mild steel or stainless?

 

[Matthew]

rustable steel

i still have my resonator

 

[MP3skaterNC]

just sand the rust down, then get it ceramic coated or jet coated.

 

[PhatTrax]

I have to agree with everyone else about the welds. they are not smooth and fluid and there are what appear to be some air pockets which later on will be bad for your headers as the welds will loose and your headers will fall apart. not to mention water will get in there and corrode it to hell. just my opinion from my little experience as a welder.

 

[FrigginGLI]

The question is, What does the manufacture of the header say about this problem?

 

[SpicyMchaggis]

those are almost as bad as my welds

 

[Matthew]

The question is, What does the manufacture of the header say about this problem?

i have to call them tommorrow.

 

[MSPHAWAII]

hey just to let you know ric at rm really has bad products i ordered a turbo kit from them like 9months ago and i did not recive the turbo,the manifold or the fmu rm really does not have there s*** together i hope you can get him to help fix your problem i could not ...

 

[jsgolfer]

you guys put some doubt in my mind so i had a guy who knows some stuff about cars, especially welding. (he built stock car frames) he said the welds will hold up no problem. he agree that they aren't the prettiest thing ever but he had no doubt in their strength. the egr looks like s*** but again he said it will hold. im happy now so im gonna go ahead and install it

 

[batmang]

who is the make of the header btw? ractive?

 

[Matthew]

racing mazda

 

[batmang]

hrmm.... where'd u get it, and how much was it? just curious.

 

[igdrasil]

crush bends??????
I see crush bends there

 

[1FASTMP5]

mine did the same thing........... take some super fine steel wool
to it! it will get rid of the rust on it. also you might want to look into getting heat wrap for it......i did and it worked out really good!
just fyi.

 

[melicha8]

crush bends??????
I see crush bends there

They look that way but the are all pretty much the same in diameter all the way through

 

[melicha8]

I was gonna have mine powder coated anyway I guess this just confirms it

 

[mazdamp3_18]

well i have driven 1 day with the headers and there is 1 problem i have...

i NEED a resonator..

my car friggn sounds like a rice mobile...

i am now embarassed to drive my car....


do any of you guys know of some aftermarket companies that sell good resonators?

 

[dialup]

I think theyre all the same (resonators) I had one in my custom exhaust. Cost like35=50 bux??? Any good tuner shop or exhaust shop will have them.

 

[PhatTrax]

you guys put some doubt in my mind so i had a guy who knows some stuff about cars, especially welding. (he built stock car frames) he said the welds will hold up no problem. he agree that they aren't the prettiest thing ever but he had no doubt in their strength. the egr looks like s*** but again he said it will hold. im happy now so im gonna go ahead and install it

it's not wether it'll hold or not, you can tack weld it and it'll hold, but in time corrosion can cause leaks and weaken the metal.

 

[Brian MP5T]

if you cant tell, im really ticked off. ill be callilng ric on monday. any suggestions on what i should say to get compensated? [/B]

What do you think a ceramic coating would look like?? Perhaps you can get that as compensation.