Jerry Dobson
Enthusiast
When I installed my Belanger headers… I was thinking “These things will eventually leak”.
The factory header has a stainless steel braided Flex Pipe to allow the motor to move. Flex Pipes do not flow as well as a solid pipe. Belanger headers are solid and void of a Flex Pipe.
The Belanger headers were install and did not leak. Now I have put a few thousand miles on the Viper and it is leaking. The leaks are minor. The only way to find them is to start the car and bring it up on a lift while it is running. Without a lift, you would never know it was leaking.
My car is a 98 with the 708 Cam with the famous neutral gear rattle. I am sure this accelerates the leak issue. These motors rock…. I mean move a lot. Even at idle, there is a lot of motor movement.
One side is leaking at the 3” flange area and the other side is leaking on one of the twin tubes prior to the 3” output.
Since Belangers do not use gaskets, what are you guys using to stop the leaks? Did anyone install a 3” Flex Pipe in the side seal area?
The factory header has a stainless steel braided Flex Pipe to allow the motor to move. Flex Pipes do not flow as well as a solid pipe. Belanger headers are solid and void of a Flex Pipe.
The Belanger headers were install and did not leak. Now I have put a few thousand miles on the Viper and it is leaking. The leaks are minor. The only way to find them is to start the car and bring it up on a lift while it is running. Without a lift, you would never know it was leaking.
My car is a 98 with the 708 Cam with the famous neutral gear rattle. I am sure this accelerates the leak issue. These motors rock…. I mean move a lot. Even at idle, there is a lot of motor movement.
One side is leaking at the 3” flange area and the other side is leaking on one of the twin tubes prior to the 3” output.
Since Belangers do not use gaskets, what are you guys using to stop the leaks? Did anyone install a 3” Flex Pipe in the side seal area?