help with pacesetter header please

Capt. Chris · May 14th, 2003, 03:21 PM

Ok the pacesetter header is doing fine. I've had it for a year and a half now and i've always had problems with the gaskets. I made my own gaskets for the part that connects the header to the engine and the middle gasket that connects the two pieces of the header together. My only problem is connecting the header to the exhaust system. Pacesetter didn't give me bolts to hook it up to the exhaust so i had to use my own. After a while i got an exhaust leak and i took it to the local muffler shop and they told me the gasket on the bottom (the one that connects the header with the exhaust) was torn. They replaced it with a gasket that wasn't exactly the right one and they put different bolts. They told me that it wouldn't last forever because they didn't have the proper items. Well now its making that annoying sound again so the gasket must have torn

Does anyone know what are the proper bolts and proper gasket that i need? Thank you.

onyxeros · May 14th, 2003, 03:39 PM

i think you should get back in contact with PS to maybe give you another gasket, b/c the gave me all the gaskets that i needed, the one that connects to the cat had to be torn by the threads b/c it wasn't wide enough, i did that and bolted it up and so far so good.

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LIUSPEED · May 14th, 2003, 05:02 PM

get in contact with PaceSetters.

if all else fails switch to hot shots.

Capt. Chris · May 14th, 2003, 06:10 PM

onyxeros, did pacesetter give u the bolts u needed to use, or did you use the stock ones?

nitestridar · May 14th, 2003, 10:58 PM

i had to use the stock bolts on the cat and i picked up a new gasket to the cat from nissan for a couple of dollars and have not had a problem at all

onyxeros · May 15th, 2003, 07:32 AM

I used the stock bolts and tried to leave the gaskets alone (read: didn't put the PS gasket on at first) driving around i could only hear a slight leak when i rev'ed it in neutral.

One of the things that made it work was when i went back under the car i loosened the exhaust hangers so as to shift the whole thing back and then tightened the PS gasket on (remember tearing around the bolt holes) then rigged back up my custom exhaust, now problem solved.

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nitestridar · May 15th, 2003, 07:37 AM

the gasket pacestter sent you for your cat fit??

mine was way off and didn't match up thats why I used the nissan oem gasket

XtremE · May 15th, 2003, 10:24 AM

for the connection between the downpipe and the header, get a doghnut gasket
it will be much better
i didnt even use the pacesetter gasket
also for screw i used my own screws, but i also used the oem springs

onyxeros · May 15th, 2003, 12:23 PM

yes it did, remember i said that the bolt holes didn't line up and I ended up stretching(read: tearing) one slightly but it was the seal i needed

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Capt. Chris · May 15th, 2003, 12:58 PM

i need the stock bolts and springs. Anyone know where i can score those?

nitestridar · May 15th, 2003, 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by onyxeros
yes it did, remember i said that the bolt holes didn't line up and I ended up stretching(read: tearing) one slightly but it was the seal i needed

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damn i ended up using that gasket from my mid pipe to the axel pipe for my stromung exhaust

i knew it was good for something