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So get this...I drove out to CO from AZ this past weekend to get my new dog and the day before we leave I hear a really wierd noise coming from my car. It was sounding like a beat-up old pick-up. So running through my mental check list while trying to find a place to pull off the road I deduce that I have an exhaust problem...but what??? I pull off and can't see, or feel any obvious problems. So I finally get back to my cousin's place and the the flash light out. I'm looking around and noice that I have a hole about the size of an eraser head in my header between the tubes at the collector.

So, I'm thinking to myself, "Holy Hell, the damn thing rusted through." I got it used from a guy in FL about a year ago. So when I think about it, a couple of years on the coast and two winters in Flagstaff with salted roads, it makes sense. And the fact that the design allows water from condesation to sit on the collector. But DAMN....I didn't think the metal was that thin there. Has anybody else experienced anything similar???

I only have the top portion and not the hi-flow cat and downpipe. So now I am on the look out for a new top portion header that has a design that will not let water pool on top of the collector. Does Kamikaze make a top portion only, or do they only have a header/downpipe/cat setup? Any other ideas?

 
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i believe kamakzie makes a top portion. but i would throw the stock one back on asap before it gets worse. and definately put the OEM heat shield on as well so u wont get that one eaten out.

a good idea is investing into a header thats stainless steel? not sure if that material prevents rust/salt/etc. but it can handle tough weather/climates compared to chrome/cermaic.

if you gotta deal with tough weather/climate areas, i would keep the OEM one. IMO, not worth the hassle/worries to drive around in an area where you think you may damage your header. i doubt shorty headers can benefit as much either

 
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what kind of weather conditions are you talking about?