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Old 03-05-2011, 03:13 AM   #7
BossHogg69
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Re: eBay Long Tube header install... pics inside

Everything tucks up nice and neat, and for $275 for the headers (eBay), $20 for the two clamps (Summit Racing) it turned out good. Even when you factor in the $20 for the DEI insulators (O'Reilly) and the stupid $65 plug wire set (O'Reilly) $380 for a full set of stainless steel headers with the Y-pipe is a good deal. If you have an existing factory exhaust, the included stainless Y-pipe should bolt right up to your existing factory setup. I cut the new Y-pipe just in front of the 'Y' and it gave me just enough room to weld everything up with a couple of 2.5" to 2.25" extensions to meet up with my existing 2.25" pipes. I tired to get some video of the truck running with my phone, but it was very distorted and didn't give a good indication of what the truck really sounds like. I will snag the wife's video camera and get some clips soon.

As for a SOTP feel, I can feel a pretty good bump in power, but it feels like my tune my need to be adjusted a bit to make full use of the headers. I will probably hold off on that, since now I'd kinda like to throw a mild cam in there and a Yank 2600 stall converter, but we all know how that goes.

btw, sorry if this little write up sucks, I haven't done anything like this before -- but if you have any questions or want more pics, I will help out if I can!
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