Studs Destroyd Header!!! PIX ADDED!

[powderpimp1]

Has anyone else had a problem with their studs thrashing the header? My center stud pattern has torn a huge hole in the rear of the header! any insight on this dellema??????
these pix were taken w/ a cell phone, so there kinda crappie.

 

[rancidjo]

waiting for pics...

I just installed 144 1.40" up the middle on my 06 nytro (woody's double, single pattern) hope I don't start trashing mine this year.

sorry no miles on it so I can not look for damage on mine.

 

[LouderIsBetter]

I broke my header at the end of last year, only because my studs grabbed the Hauck silencer. It broke the header, silencer, and put a hole in the front cooler. I'm running 96 1.375 double diggers all in the middle.

 

[rancidjo]

yikes, looks like a mess.

Is the Hauck silencer different then the stock? I am running all stock exhaust. Should I be worried, and maybe add to the protectors?

 

[LouderIsBetter]

Yes the hauck silencers are different. They have a muffler kind of like a 2 stroke dirt bike under the seat. I'll see if I have any pics of the rest of the muffler. You shouldn't have anything to worry about with the stock silencer.

 

[Gone Blue]

Wow, that doesnt look good. I just installed 108 1.325" studs down the center on my 07 Rage. I dont remember seeing others having trouble with this when I was researching studding. What sled is this that you had the issue? G.B.

 

[twomorestrokes]

Never had any contact, even after bending the tunnel on a hard landing last season. (1.375" down the center)

 

[Crewchief47]

You shouldn't have anything to worry about with the stock silencer.

For anyone that missed this part of the post.

 

[1CrazySledder]

Hauck silencers, you can't stud the center 4"s of the track. Their install sheets state that. The silencer hangs down a little bit more than the stockers do.

 

[LouderIsBetter]

Hauck silencers, you can't stud the center 4"s of the track.

I was running a short piece of extra tunnel protectors. The only reason this happened was becauce the rivets broke on one of the extra tunnel protectors. Sorry for the confusion.