My car has been making a slight sound that sounded like a minor exhaust leak for the last month. It got really bad the other day and the car stated sounding like a Toro. Took it to my buddies shop and figured the flange may be loose.

Unfortunately there is a 1/4 crack on the flange. The headers will be off the car Monday and I'll get some pics. I'm hoping I can send these back to Borla under warranty. However this is my daily driver so it's going to cost me a pretty penny in labor.

 

That sux, good luck.

 

Borla's customer service is less than favorable..

 

what happened to their million mile warranty.

 

I'm hoping they will stand by their warranty and make it right.

Has anyone else had any similar problems with the Borla headers?

 

Well last time I posted my dealing with Borla,I got flamed and banned..So Ill keep my mouth shut and ley you people find out the HARD way..

 

its kuz they suck, get crawford

 

this is one of the reasons why i dont trust borla products.
Im real sorry man

 

There was a little more to it than that

 

It's not just Borla, even Nismo has had header problems.

I they're all having problems down the line...

 

New headers out there: https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=96597

 

I bought the Borla exhaust for the Z as soon as it came out. It was not true dual.

When the true dual came out, I felt I had just wasted my money. I wanted the dual!

I called up Borla and they ended up changing the exhaust out for free! They did'nt have to do that! That is customer service. All I had to do was be polite to the people I spoke with. If you are a nice guy they will want to help you.

I have no doubts that they will change out your headers. Dont know about labor though.....

 

They may cover the headers under warranty but NOT the labor..No way on the labor..

 

Here are the pics of the headers. There is ~ 1 inch crack where the runner meets the flange. I guess I didn't look close enough when I initially purchased the headers. The area where the runners meet the flange is extremely thin and the weld looks shotty at best. I hope this is an isolated case and all Borla headers don't show such low quality.

I've contacted the vendor I purchased from and they are going to contact Borla to see if they will honor their 1M mile warranty. I know Borla has a good following in the 350z community and I hope their customer service lives up to this reputation. I'm hoping this doesn't become a situation similar to what I went through with Random Technologies when my cats failed .

 

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I remember Nismo Having a similar problem. I had headers from Borla and their exhaust for years. no problems ever. Their product is typically outstanding. Call them, i'm sure they will work with you!

 

Iv'e sued Boral on several cars over a dozen years.
I've never had major isseu with their catbacks ;however, I have had header cracking issues twice. Once on the flange , and once on the collector. I will never use their headers again. SS gauge used is too thin, so durablity sux.

 

oops typo , I "sued Borla" should be "used Borla" . Even tho I sure felt like sueing them at the time