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400ex easy way to remove head pipe?
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Posted by: TYayo420

What is a easy way to remove it? or do i have to take the oil holder thing out to make it easy?

Posted by: Carter

Yes. Especially for a stock header, the oil tank has to be moved (or removed). Good time to change the oil, filter, and clean the strainer.

Posted by: AtvMxRider

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Originally posted by Carter
Yes. Especially for a stock header, the oil tank has to be moved (or removed). Good time to change the oil, filter, and clean the strainer.

I've never removed the oil tank to get a header off of a 400ex.

Posted by: ncsmash

Yea me either i just took it off with the tank still there you just have to manuver it around.

Posted by: Def-e-nition

Ditto.

Posted by: Carter

Interesting. I was just going by the manual & my experience.

It (stocker) nearly came off, but there is no way in hell that the WB header was going IN with the tank there.

Posted by: TYayo420

It's a real pain in the ***, just wondering if there was a easier way, id really like to leave the oil tank on if i could too, guess ill have to figure out how to make it easy with it on there tomorrow...

Posted by: dragex400

I took off my stock pipe and installed a white bros. alumium pro system without ever removing anything other than the the plastic. Take the sleeve off first then take the head pipes off.

Posted by: dondiesel444

I've never had to remove anything special to take my headpipes off....

Posted by: JW450R1

it will come out it's a pain in the *ss.

Posted by: TYayo420

sure as hell is, i wanna get them off and ground those welds out, anyone know how much of a gain itd be? if anything?

Posted by: my88r

did the clutch cable touch the aftermarket header

Posted by: JW450R1

grind them off flush

Posted by: ncsmash

What welds are you talking about that you are going to grind off

Posted by: AtvMxRider

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Originally posted by ncsmash
What welds are you talking about that you are going to grind off

The welds inside the header where the flanges are welded on. You will notice a slight differnce but nothing worth bragging about.

Posted by: TYayo420

well thats good, worth my time in the end i suppose...does it get louder too? my pipes already loud as f'n hell!

Posted by: AtvMxRider

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Originally posted by TYayo420
well thats good, worth my time in the end i suppose...does it get louder too? my pipes already loud as f'n hell!

The sound doesn't change

Posted by: TYayo420

alright, cool, and thanks