Wagner Motorsports Header
January-23rd-2005, 08:43 PM
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Wagner Motorsports Header
I ordered a header and high-flow downpipe for my 1.8L 99 ES and Wagner Motorsports are dragging their feet on it. I ordered it 2 weeks ago last Fri. I called a week after I ordered it cause they said it would be here on Thurs. They told me they were waiting for the cat and I should have it by Wed. or Thurs. They offered overnight shipping for free so I wouldn't have to wait longer. It has been 2 weeks and 3 days so far.....I can't drive my car because the flange on the downpipe(that connects to mid-pipe) broke. It's cast-iron so it can't be rigged. The thing is so loud!! Has anyone had any problems with Wagner before? What kind of power improvements should I expect? How long should it take for install? My friend works at a Firestone shop so he'll help after hours. Any help with my questions would be greatly appreciated!!
January-23rd-2005, 08:55 PM
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careful of the wagner header. a guy in the club has his on and it's already cracking at the welds. other than that, andy is uber busy all the time. i wouldn't be surprised if things are backlogged. have you tried contacting them again?
January-23rd-2005, 09:21 PM
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Did he like it before it started cracking? How much power did he gain? Did he put it through a good amount of heat cycles? Sorry i'm asking so many questions! And trust me......they will be hearing from me tomorrow! Thanx for your time!!
January-25th-2005, 10:28 PM
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I got mine in a very timely manner, went in fine, i've had it for about 4 months with no problems. As for power, there was a VERY noticable gain especially above 4k RPM. I just got the header so you're results may vary.
January-25th-2005, 11:13 PM
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SOAK ALL NUTS AND BOLTS WITH WD40 A LOT PRIOR TO STARTING THE INSTALL!!!
I bought the wagner shorty and ended up breaking off 4/5 of the bolts and had to return it to buy the obx instead.....very frustrating but andy bent over backwards to help me out.
I bought the wagner shorty and ended up breaking off 4/5 of the bolts and had to return it to buy the obx instead.....very frustrating but andy bent over backwards to help me out.
January-26th-2005, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Roddimus Prime
SOAK ALL NUTS AND BOLTS WITH WD40 A LOT PRIOR TO STARTING THE INSTALL!!!
I bought the wagner shorty and ended up breaking off 4/5 of the bolts and had to return it to buy the obx instead.....very frustrating but andy bent over backwards to help me out.
I bought the wagner shorty and ended up breaking off 4/5 of the bolts and had to return it to buy the obx instead.....very frustrating but andy bent over backwards to help me out.
January-26th-2005, 10:39 AM
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no, it's easier than an obx header....when unbolting the manifold from the pre-cat if you break the bolts on the obx it's no big deal....with the wagner header you have to re-use those studs....BE VERY CAREFULL ABOUT PULLING THE THREADS OFF OR BREAKING!!!
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