Slammed68 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Ok, since day 1 when I got my swap headers, I have thought that the primaries looked kinda.. well... weaksauce.. major weaksauce. So I didn't pay much attention and kinda blew it off as oh well, thats my only option. I paid for the larger primaried headers so I dont understand why theyre so small.. WELL.. Ever since I put the headers in, the passenger side really hasn't fit worth a damn and if I ever wanted a shop to put exhaust on, I guarantee they would be whining and crying for 3 days about how hard that pass side collector is to get to, you basically have to pull the engine to do anything with that collector. I REALLY dont feel like pulling my engine out AGAIN, to take these off and send them back. There really is no other way to get that side out though. Here are some comparison pics... The JTR Ceramic coated headers.. the larger primaried ones.. Here are my JTR headers.. the larger primary ones, that dont look so large to me. The pipe goes down in size considerably as it leaves the flange... you can also kinda tell by how large the gap is between the tubing, as compared to the pictured above. Something doesn't look right here at all. And it looks like i'm in for some more, waiting, out of more money, fun, work, bloody knuckles, whining and moaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280ZForce Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Awww poor baby haha jk Alex. Hybridize those things and bastardize them to make em fit. any other header options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed68 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 The RBFH mod.. or maybe, the whiney customer complaint mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeboy Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 JTR is the middleman. Sanderson's makes the headers for JTR (Datsun LS swaps). If you are correct about the size, maybe there was a part number error? Contact both JTR and Sandersons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Here's a thought: Pull out a set of calipers and measure them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed68 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Wish I still had all my precision measurement tools. Sold them to a buddy who ended up making his career as a machinist and sold them to him. Im 100% sure these are not the correct headers, so I will just contact JTR tommorow when they are open. Hopefully he can resolve the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted March 21, 2008 Administrators Share Posted March 21, 2008 Here's a thought: Pull out a set of calipers and measure them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Take out ruler and hold it up against the tube. Should be close enough to tell what size tube it is. Looks tiny. *sings to self* Itsy bitsy spider.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJTR Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi, It looks like you got the wrong headers. Those headers are for the S10 LS1 swap, and they have 1-1/2" primaries. The LS1 Z headers are 1-3/4" (outside diameter)) It looks like my brother, Greg, shipped the wrong parts, or perhaps, the box was labeled incorrectly. Call Greg (925-462-3619) and he will take care of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Haha...what a hard arsed group! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed68 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Awesome, guess its time to go start pulling my motor out, again. Where's the smiley with the gun blowing its brains out when you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed68 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Heh, maybe he could accidentally send me a pair of ceramic coated ones since ive been boggling my mind trying to make these fit, making a dent in my firewall for them, had to cut the other side iron chunk off of the engine, heh, great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zwitha383 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 haha, so the s-10 headers fit too huh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed68 Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Not really.. theyre the biggest PITA to put on or take off while engine is in the car, and the pass. side one requires you to put a rather hefty dent in your firewall and it still doesn't fit too great.. makes it almost impossible to have an exhaust shop put exhaust on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed68 Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 Mike you have a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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