Thread: Crack in header

Hi

I have a 2009 ford f150 5,4. The right side header has a crack in it. Are after market headers any good or should I stick with OEM


Thanks Andre


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Spot weld it

How big do you think the crack is?

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Maybe 3 inch. Looks like a hair line crack. At first I thought It was the gasket. Will have to run smoke through it. Hopefully it can be spot welded like mentioned.


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Originally Posted by roots

Maybe 3 inch. Looks like a hair line crack. At first I thought It was the gasket. Will have to run smoke through it. Hopefully it can be spot welded like mentioned. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It can. My 03 cracked as well. To b honest. All hedders r junk. They all leak. And they all go to crap real fast. If ur not spending big money for the well known brands your fixin em early. Don't get me wrong the big money ones crack and break too. They just last a little longer. I'm on my second in my mustang and had to fix my 03 a lot. I'm sure u can spot weld em. Just take your tire off and give your self some room to work. Shouldn't take that long. Good lick

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Originally Posted by djfllmn

5.4 problems...lol but you should be able to weld it up

My 4.6 is over 9 years old and still has the original headers. No problems with the 5.4's little brother lol.

Originally Posted by RhinoZ24

My 4.6 is over 9 years old and still has the original headers. No problems with the 5.4's little brother lol.

U have exhaust manafolds ryno. Not aftermarket headers.

Originally Posted by Joe Grasso

U have exhaust manafolds ryno. Not aftermarket headers.

Hey Joe, I think Roots may have original exhaust manifolds too. I see headers as a tuned manifold. I assumed Roots was considering replacing his originals correctly called exhaust manifolds with headers.