Ok so yesterday I had my AWR header installed on my 99 ES, It looks great, sounds different, more buzzy than I would like but the performance is noticeable, now my concerns 1st it is a tight fit, the header touches the heat shield of the right front fan, so my mechanic warned me to watch this as the heat could cause the fan motor to go, 2nd the radiator had to be removed for the install and now the bottom radiator hose on the right is very close to the bottom of the header, my mechanic warned me to watch this especially with summer coming on that the hose did not melt or be otherwise affected by the extra heat, 3rd the O2 sensor wires just fit infact they had to be moved and creatively attached (zip ties) my mechanic says I can get longer ones, but he also warned me about the placement of the downstream O2 sensor saying he wasnt sure that it wouldnt throw a CEL because of its placement but so far so good, finally I am worried because this header totally removes the main cat and the car is definetly not legal, I kept all the parts that were removed in case I need to change but we'll see, anyway I'll post some pics and please anybody let me know any other concerns or checks I should make, also my mechanic said there should be some kind of fitting to move the radiator hose out of the way of the header, or possibly a heat resistant or metal hose I can use, does anyone know anything? Thanks Nik
99ES exhaust,header,shifter,suspension,brakes (didnt feel like details today)
99ES exhaust,header,shifter,suspension,brakes (didnt feel like details today)
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