Headers question

[bravolink]

Today I had my pacemaker headers fitted to my ecotec vs, however I have a few problems I've noticed once I got home.

1. When I got home I noticed the car was running very hot, so I opened the bonnet and saw the headers glowing red (They're supposed to be heat coated to 1270 degrees celcius!

2. My mate said that I could expect atleast 20 extra flywheel kW's, It feels like nothing has changed, whats a realistic power gain?

FYI, The headers are running to a 2.5" redback single pip with high flow redback cat.

Cheers

 

[nicko451]

i have pacemakers on my vy ecotec and mine runs much better and has never glowed! take it back and let them know what happens!

 

[nicko451]

oh yeah i got close to 25fwkw from my headers and exhaust which was dyno tested not an estimate!

 

[Surfwagon]

1. When I got home I noticed the car was running very hot, so I opened the bonnet and saw the headers glowing red (They're supposed to be heat coated to 1270 degrees celcius!

Cheers

Was he coating on the Paccies the blue one or the shiny silver.
The Blue coating is just a heat proof paint where as the shiny silver finish is ceramic coating.

SW.

 

[Reaper]

Sounds like you have a blocked exhaust or something else is very wrong.

Reaper

Ps. Anybody claiming 20 fwkw increase on a ecotech has their hand on it

 

[ephect]

Sounds like you have a blocked exhaust or something else is very wrong.

Reaper

yea im thinking the same thing, normally blocked cat, but he meantioned it was changed.. unless the Y piece is damaged or crushed.

Ps. Anybody claiming 20 fwkw increase on a ecotech has their hand on it

lmao subtle

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Something is seriously amiss. It would be running very lean to make the headers glow red, I think a vacuum line has been disconnected and not been put back on.

 

[ragrim]

didnt notice a differance in heat with my headers and ive never seen mine glow and i run my car pretty bloody hard.

20fwkw is pretty far fetched, if i was to estimate id say headers + 2.5inch cat back + CAI gave me 3-5 kw at the wheels. barely noticable.

 

[mr_clubby96]

sumthing is surely blocked
im running pacies on mine and no dramas but that glowing thing is another issue