CMI header repair
 

Yep! Same old question for the one millionth time.
Anyone know of a welder that can fix what CMI
refuses to do. It would be great to find someone
in Florida.

They make pretty good anchors.

Your in Ft. Myers by your sig. can't anyone at the Nortech factory weld them up?

there's a guy up in punta gorda that does good work. he did some welding on the talkintrash race boat a few yrs back.

i try to find his name. they're up off of sr17 heading east from 75. nortech and page racing use him also, i think.

Punta Gorda
 

Thanks Dave that would great if you find him.
Nortech just sends them up to CMI, and they
don't want to touch them as they are 5 years old.

There is a guy here in New Port Richey That is really good at fixing them. PM if you need number
Steve

Superior Fabrication and Welding
5475 Williamsburg Dr #6, Punta Gorda, FL
(941) 639-2966 ‎

Thanks Dave !!!!!!

Taking the headers up to Punta Gorda in the AM.

Kat let me know how you get on, I may need a set repairing.

Keep us updated on the outcome. Just replaced 10 bad CMIs on our Formula and Donzi might have to send our bad ones to him for spares as we are right in PG

I had a leak in one of my headers and it cost me a motor. I sent them to be repaired to CMI one was fine, one had a leak. They would not repair the leaker or warantee it because it was a header that came on the Merc. 500 hp motor package and they were not of the same standards as the aftermarkets they sold . I tried the best welder I knew and because they are cast stainless, when weld cooled the crack would expand, we made many attempts and it still leaks. I bought a set of KE headers and they work great with a higher power band than the E-Tops. CMI's . I still have one header that was tested by CMI if anyone need to complete a set.

Yes Rrice I replaced 2 sets of headers on HP 500's with the CMI's after market version of the stock Mercury headers. They weighed also double of the Merc's. I wish my big tubes
were made with the same quality.

I believe if the proper procedures are followed they can be successfully welded . Don't let anybody bullchit ya .

Yes in most cases they can be welded, the step that most guys miss is "back purging" the area behind the weld with nitrogen or argon. It can be a little tricky to eliminate the hole that wants to form at the end of the weld puddle.

The other problem is once there is too much corrosion there is just nothing left to weld.