I got some aftermarket headers and they arent ceramic or stainless ik that at least but they come into contact with my steering column/rack and the car drives funky and very floaty with it and it makes terrible noises when i turn so i know its an issue. Do i need new headers or is there a way to adjust it to clear?
Just bang a dent(s) in the tube(s) that are coming into contact with the steering components.
The dents will have no negative effects on how the headers perform.
Sounds like the heat is affecting the steering shaft too. That's probably making your steering shaft isolators soft when it's hot (I'm assuming anyways). Definitely want to watch those. It's will get real sloppy if those go away.
Can you see where it's hitting at? I saw you were selling her. Definitely want to try and fix this (or put stock manifolds back in) so you don't get your selling price hammered.
You have basically three options:
1. Reinstall the stock exhaust manifolds.
2. Purchase a high quality set of headers that fit better
3. Do what I originally suggested, and remove the header so that you can pound a big dent in the header tube to provide clearance for the u-joint on the steering shaft.
Aside from having to remove and reinstall the header, it's not really a huge deal. It's fairly common to have to put a dent or two into headers to provide clearance for various different things. This is sometimes even necessary to do on well-known, brand-name, headers. It seems kinda brutal, but it doesn't affect the performance at all.
The header?
The removal process is the reverse of the installation.
Mark the header tube where it is rubbing the steering shaft, so that you know where to make the dent.
On an episode of engine masters they bashed a set of headers and it didn't make a difference in HP. So if you need to bash them to make them to fit just do it.
The headers have been on the car long enough to discolor. No clue who installed them since they came on the car. But the thing wasnt driven much since it has 1.2k on the engine and 24k on the rest of the car
That's a shame. It can't be pleasant to drive with the steering shaft rubbing like that, so it's easy to understand the reason for the low miles.
Just a thought, don't know if it is possible, but it might be easier to remove the steering shaft rather than the header, IF you could get something like a giant pair of channel-lock pliers around that header tube, and squeeze them hard enough, to put enough of a crimp in it to provide clearance for the steering shaft.
If you un-bolt the steering shaft from the rack, the shaft should slide out of the steering column. Or, if you push it towards the steering wheel, it may slide up into the steering column far enough to provide access to the header tube.
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