New header’s bent at opening

[Gtracing2626]

Hey all, I just purchased a pair of texas speed 1-7/8 304 stainless steel long tube headers with a off road connection pipe (catless). I received them today and the drivers side header has a minor bent/dent on the opening of the piping which the off road connection pipe fits over. When connecting the mid pipe to the passenger header it slides on and off with ease, but the connection pipe for the drivers side will not fit onto the dented header without a lot of force. I’m worried that installing the connection pipe to the header while under the car will prove tricky due to this. Furthermore I’m wondering if the dent will create an exhaust leak after install, Ill be using clamps not welding.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated. I will be contacting Texas Speed tomorrow about a replacement or return for them to fix the issue but if this can be avoided id prefer it. I’ll update the post tomorrow after speaking with their customer service.

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[Firsttexan]

Take it to a muffler shop. They have conical mandrels that can reshape it easily.

 

[compprep]

Any good muffler shop should have the tool to fix that.Throw them $10 (or dozen donuts!) for their time.
Maybe local auto parts store can rent you that tool.

Looks like this

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[Gtracing2626]

Take it to a muffler shop. They have conical mandrels that can reshape it easily.

Okay, I’ll call a local shop tomorrow and ask them what they will charge for it, thanks for the help!

 

[mech94]

take a small ball peen and tap it back into shape

 

[Gtracing2626]

Any good muffler shop should have the tool to fix that.Throw them $10 (or dozen donuts!) for their time.
Maybe local auto parts store can rent you that tool.

Looks like this

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Awesome, thanks compprep, if they will fix it for a dozen dunken donuts then it’s worth not returning!

 

[Gtracing2626]

take a small ball peen and tap it back into shape

I might give that a try the only ball peen I have is probably too big so I’d need to get a smaller one, thanks mech94.

 

[GT 550]

Get the shop to do it right the first time, possibly not worth the hassle of guesstimating it with a hammer and ending up with the leak you're trying to avoid if it's not perfect.

 

[LethalPerformance]

Easy fix. Any muffler shop can fix it in minutes. You can also use an exhaust expansion tool which are sold cheap on amazon and can probably be picked up most local auto / tool shops such as Harbor Freight.

 

[LSchicago]

Pipe expander tool is all that's needed. You may be able to borrow one from an Auto zone, or any muffler shop can do it. many won't charge, as a good will towards your future business.

 

[Gtracing2626]

Thanks @GT 550, @LethalPerformance , and @LSchicago! I took it to a muffler shop and they used a pipe expander, they didn’t get it perfect but they got it good enough to where the mid pipe fits on the header with a little twist and turn. Hopefully it wont leak at all…the muffler shop didn’t charge me for the fix which was great, they just said if I need it installed to bring it to them and they’d do it for $500.

 

[LSchicago]

Thanks @GT 550, @LethalPerformance , and @LSchicago! I took it to a muffler shop and they used a pipe expander, they didn’t get it perfect but they got it good enough to where the mid pipe fits on the header with a little twist and turn. Hopefully it wont leak at all…the muffler shop didn’t charge me for the fix which was great, they just said if I need it installed to bring it to them and they’d do it for $500.

Awesome deal.

 

[Cobra Jet]

Thanks @GT 550, @LethalPerformance , and @LSchicago! I took it to a muffler shop and they used a pipe expander, they didn’t get it perfect but they got it good enough to where the mid pipe fits on the header with a little twist and turn. Hopefully it wont leak at all…the muffler shop didn’t charge me for the fix which was great, they just said if I need it installed to bring it to them and they’d do it for $500.

That’s good to hear and also know there are still shops around that will help the little guys without charging for something so easy for them to fix.…

Now get those headers installed already!

 

[AZ18yote]

Thanks @GT 550, @LethalPerformance , and @LSchicago! I took it to a muffler shop and they used a pipe expander, they didn’t get it perfect but they got it good enough to where the mid pipe fits on the header with a little twist and turn. Hopefully it wont leak at all…the muffler shop didn’t charge me for the fix which was great, they just said if I need it installed to bring it to them and they’d do it for $500.

$500 is a great deal for header install on an s550.

 

[NGOT8R]

Glad you got that worked out. We’re the headers packaged well? If so, then that suggests there was a QC issue. I wonder if the seller is going to give you a special store credit for your inconvenience and decision to keep the headers with the damaged collector? That would certainly be the right thing for them to do IMO.

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