HKS exh & TRUST header broken BROKEN AFTER 4 YEARS!! - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

Buffalo Daughter · 02-24-2005, 06:52 PM

Welp i finally did it after sooo long having them. I actually got these parts wayyyyy back in '01 so correction 5 years me thinks and i got my exhaust like a year later.

My trust headers which i ordered with my buddy lasted me so long until recently the weldes but the exhaust flange off the block started to stress. Welded them like 3 times(which cost me nothing), and well it got pretty bad so i gotta go back to stock. They served me well over the years. All those who say that trust headers do nothing can go lick balls. They are very good for mid to high end power. THEY WILL CRACK OVER TIME.

My exhaust on the other hand is a HKS HI-HIPER with blah blah 2.5 piping. Once it cracked by the exhaust flange after the muffler which i welded and then just today i noticed the hanger welded near the tip was cracked around the hanger, so it just a small section. I'm gonna see if i can weld it.
Exhaust was also great over the years.

I'll take some pics for you guys to see the carnage and old age of things at hand. Actually im gonna do it right now.BRB!

Buffalo Daughter · 02-24-2005, 07:05 PM

papershot · 02-24-2005, 07:37 PM

my greddy header also had the welds crack at those same spots. they only cracked on the two middle ones, though. it also cracked a lot just before the flange to the downpipe, but that was braced long ago and hasnt had a problem since. Just rewelded and Im putting it back on soon as soon as I go buy a new exhaust manifold stud that broke. the welds that I had redone for free are a lot cleaner though...haha. why get rid of it? I got mine for free though, so thats why I keep fixing it.

KOUKI KA-T · 02-24-2005, 08:13 PM

I ripped 2 exhaust hangers, so replaced them all with NISMO solid ones.... so then the hanger broke right off the exhaust. N1 duals weigh like 3 tons.

Buffalo Daughter · 02-24-2005, 09:26 PM

Yeah i want to keep the header but it will break on the welds again. It always breaks on the welds. Thats where its most brittle and likely to break.
So its best if i want to keep drifting and driving normally i need to switch back to stock. Ill miss the performance but shit i rather have my car driving good then shitty.

As for the exhaust, im going to see if i can get it welded. I have been wanting a new exhaust anyways. I might just run it without the muffler section and just with the first section ( with a muffler) near the cat. Ifs its not to loud ill run it for a while till i can get a hold of another exhaust.
Fucking hangers man, welds sucked on them.

02-24-2005, 06:52 PM	#1
Buffalo Daughter Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In The Depths of MorDor Posts: 764 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	HKS exh & TRUST header broken BROKEN AFTER 4 YEARS!! Welp i finally did it after sooo long having them. I actually got these parts wayyyyy back in '01 so correction 5 years me thinks and i got my exhaust like a year later. My trust headers which i ordered with my buddy lasted me so long until recently the weldes but the exhaust flange off the block started to stress. Welded them like 3 times(which cost me nothing), and well it got pretty bad so i gotta go back to stock. They served me well over the years. All those who say that trust headers do nothing can go lick balls. They are very good for mid to high end power. THEY WILL CRACK OVER TIME. My exhaust on the other hand is a HKS HI-HIPER with blah blah 2.5 piping. Once it cracked by the exhaust flange after the muffler which i welded and then just today i noticed the hanger welded near the tip was cracked around the hanger, so it just a small section. I'm gonna see if i can weld it. Exhaust was also great over the years. I'll take some pics for you guys to see the carnage and old age of things at hand. Actually im gonna do it right now.BRB! __________________ kick rocks. Last edited by Buffalo Daughter; 02-24-2005 at 07:21 PM..

02-24-2005, 07:05 PM	#2
Buffalo Daughter Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In The Depths of MorDor Posts: 764 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	__________________ kick rocks.

02-24-2005, 08:13 PM	#4
KOUKI KA-T Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Maine Posts: 1,085 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I ripped 2 exhaust hangers, so replaced them all with NISMO solid ones.... so then the hanger broke right off the exhaust. N1 duals weigh like 3 tons. __________________ My car has been sold

02-24-2005, 09:26 PM	#5
Buffalo Daughter Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In The Depths of MorDor Posts: 764 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah i want to keep the header but it will break on the welds again. It always breaks on the welds. Thats where its most brittle and likely to break. So its best if i want to keep drifting and driving normally i need to switch back to stock. Ill miss the performance but shit i rather have my car driving good then shitty. As for the exhaust, im going to see if i can get it welded. I have been wanting a new exhaust anyways. I might just run it without the muffler section and just with the first section ( with a muffler) near the cat. Ifs its not to loud ill run it for a while till i can get a hold of another exhaust. Fucking hangers man, welds sucked on them. __________________ kick rocks.

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02-24-2005, 07:37 PM	#3
papershot Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2004 Location: CT Posts: 368 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my greddy header also had the welds crack at those same spots. they only cracked on the two middle ones, though. it also cracked a lot just before the flange to the downpipe, but that was braced long ago and hasnt had a problem since. Just rewelded and Im putting it back on soon as soon as I go buy a new exhaust manifold stud that broke. the welds that I had redone for free are a lot cleaner though...haha. why get rid of it? I got mine for free though, so thats why I keep fixing it.