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Movement, vibration, AND heat. That leads to broken parts. Did you buy the headers used or new? I would shoot an email to BimmerBrakes and be like yo, this aint good.

I was going to pick up some...

Wait, you have to remove motor mounts to get the header out?!? That red bar is awfully familiar (Just did my oil pan gasket)

Well that's a problem right there!

Why / what caused the hole??

Dude same in my area! I just found a BMW specialty shop / race team a block from my work. They have a E46 M3 that they moved the motor rearwards by 10"s and put a dry sump where the passenger use to...

Well hope it all works out.

Headers seem like a bear on this car. Going to be doing that to my car soon :D

Hmm, 89 degrees is higher than desired but not really high heat. the exhaust leak is def robbing power. I also think there needs to be more tuning to be done.

Dman, so there is more left on the table for sure.

What's your elevation?

Gasket leak on the exhaust side of things is bad too because you won't be getting the full effects of exhaust...

+1 :thumbsup

Man, I am going to need to buy a Supercharger to get over the trauma caused by this oil pan gasket..... Worst thing I have ever done on a vehicle and I've worked on everything from a 1952 Jeep M38A1...

LOL

Hey, currently doing my oil pan gasket as I type. Did you follow a DIY guide? If so could you forward the link to me please.

I should have bought a supercharger instead of the stupid plastic bits I bought :facepalm

Do you have any dyno plans in your future?

I wish I magically got a supercharger too

Lol yeah.... Gonna let you know on Monday about that one :cheers

A lot of compulsive buys this weekend already

Great thread!

I just recently snowballed myself as well. I figured while replacing parts damaged in the accident I should do a few maintenance things. My parts list has gone from $1,350 to...