Well for now i'm shipping it back to Hotshot for them to inspect it and send me a new bottom half to the exhaust.

Well at least so far Hotshots customer service is good. I'll keep you guys posted on how they handle it. Basically it will cost me about $40 in parts and shipping (exhuast manifold gaskets) to get it fix. I figure i'd rather have a new bottom half then let some redneck here in town fuck up my header. But if all else fails i'll be taking it to some guys that know about Chevys.

.... Thanks for the help and i'll keep ya posted.