Won't happen with you MAF. you can accually have it back when put the LQ4 on.

i got it directly from pacesetter i lent them my car to do the redesign on them inturn getting them for free so the only bridge that might be burnt is between me and a guy that works there that i dont like much anyways lol

and to nighthawk
they just need welded at the clamps and wraped to be fixed

Not worried about it Justin what will i use it for you payed for it its yours..Just if you do ever sell it sell it for what you bought it for lol
Jacob:okay was just sayin i know how you got them just wanted to make sure all was cool there

How many of these headers exist in this country? IIRC you had these made as a template for more to come, so they're not that widely available. I would take that into consideration. Also, if you're selling the car in a year or two, sell the headers at that time.

I hope you realize that they make heat insulation for these exact same reasons. You can either get header wrap to keep them from radiating too much heat, or protect the parts that are getting melted with insulation:

http://www.thermotec.com/products/

When I had the headers put in the Regal, Bob had to bash in the firewall quite a lot with an air hammer and as a result, it started heating up the downpipe valley and melting the carpet. Bob shut the car down before anything happened, and I picked up some of this stuff:

http://www.thermotec.com/products/13...t-barrier.html

It does an excellent job of insulating heat. Granted, he used two layers because the sheet I bought was very large, but it did the job nonetheless, and they do have thicker materials.

Look through their products. They have solutions from pipe wrap to kevlar insulating sheets that you can buy in different sizes. Since you paid nothing for those headers, it shouldn't be too hard to drop $60 in some insulation material to enjoy them before you sell the car, then take them off the car, put the stock manifolds back on, and sell the headers anyway.

looking into selling the car this fall-winter

and the headers are out now for $398

What were they melting?

the fan shroud, coolant hose, and i think some wireing in the back