Pacesetter header fitment issues.
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Pacesetter header fitment issues.
I know I know, "Why'd you get a pacesetter? Those things are crap!" is what alot of people are going to say, but I had a cracked downpipe and needed a cheap new header so I chose pacesetter. For the amount of people who complain about it there are a bunch of people who dont say a word about it, just like anything else.
Anyways back on topic. I have an exhaust leak, and it leads me to believe that it is comming from the manifold part of the header. Where the EGR is suppost to bolt on to the header 2 nuts fit (the ones that are used to hold on the manifold to the block aswell) but the one bolt that holds on the EGR to the manifold is wayy off. What have other people done about this issue? Also how bad does and exhaust leak need to be to burn valves? Because thats the last thing I want to happen. Are the only downsides to the exhaust leak my engine sounding like a diesel VW?
Sorry if its a little tough to understand haha.
Anyways back on topic. I have an exhaust leak, and it leads me to believe that it is comming from the manifold part of the header. Where the EGR is suppost to bolt on to the header 2 nuts fit (the ones that are used to hold on the manifold to the block aswell) but the one bolt that holds on the EGR to the manifold is wayy off. What have other people done about this issue? Also how bad does and exhaust leak need to be to burn valves? Because thats the last thing I want to happen. Are the only downsides to the exhaust leak my engine sounding like a diesel VW?
Sorry if its a little tough to understand haha.
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I wouldn't worry about burning any valves. I drove my truck with a pretty bad exhaust leak at the manifold to downpipe/collector for a long time before I finally got around to fixing it.
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I have a pacesetter on my 22re from the previous owner. The holes were filled kinda ghetto with 2 bolts grinded down to sit flush with the flange. no leak and it works, but I wouldn't ever buy one. A friend of mine drove around with the far-back exhaust bolt stripped with a bad tick-tick-tick coming from it for a while with no valve damage.
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Ok good. Its not like I plan on driving this for an extendend period of time before fixing it or anything. I was just wondering. I will try that high temp rtv to try and fix the leak. Thanks!
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lol this is funny, my pacesetter leaks too, its a joke.... im just too lazy to pull it off and load it full of that rtv crap hahaha if somebody can post pics of what exactly to do, that would be dope
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k forget waht i said earlier. now i remember. it was leaking bad with the pacesetter gasket. and since the bolts would not line up i filled them with rtv. after about a month i took the header off and the gasket fell into peices. i looked at the stock gasket and noticed it did not have holes for bolts where it was leaking before.(center hole in pic) so i threw it on and everything has been good since. no leak
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i fixed my exhaust leak a week ago with a new stock gasket and some rtv and it worked amazing. that gasket that pacesetter gives you is garbage, its like a crappy peice of cardboard, same with the ones for the egr. i just got a new gasket and put the rvt on it and tightnend it up and no exhaust leak. i would recomend not using another pacesetter gasket.
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For the record, my pacesetter leaks too. And i second the crap provided gasket, although I don't think thats the only reason it leaks. I wouldn't buy another pacesetter product if my life depended on it, as its been nothing but a pain since day one.
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yeah i hear you, i will never buy something from them again ether but i have to say, its been 2 weeks since i did the gasket and rtv and its still nice and quiet with no exhaust leaks i would recomend doing the stock replacement gasket that u would use with the stock manifold and run a little bit of rtv around it!
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yeah i hear you, i will never buy something from them again ether but i have to say, its been 2 weeks since i did the gasket and rtv and its still nice and quiet with no exhaust leaks i would recomend doing the stock replacement gasket that u would use with the stock manifold and run a little bit of rtv around it!
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i only put the rtv on around the exhust port gasket, and i used the stock replacement egr gaskets that came with the manifold gasket. i figured since the egr never leaked before that it should be fine and it has been sofar. i would run a small amount around the gasket for the header and its not really needed around the egr then fire it up for a few seconds to get the silcon warm and seal better, then let its sit overnight. worked for me remember that headers are know to have the bolts loosen out so make sure you check the bolts every 2-3 weeks too make sure they are tight