It finally quit raining in OK long enough for me to install my headers. I started around 2 or so on Sat. and finish up at like 12:30am or so. Mind you, this was my first go around with this kind of project and I took my sweet *** time to make sure everything was right. After the install was done, I fired it up and took it for a test spin and man was it amazing. The sound is awesome, and throttle response is so much better. It is definitely worth the time, money, and effort. Here are some pics.

Driver Side:


Passenger Side:


Stage 8 Header Bolts:


Driver Side Underneath:


Passenger Side Underneath:

 

thats a pretty set of headers..

 

Looks good Cooder, I like those band clamps How come you didn't use the locks on the Stage8's ?

 

I put some blue thread locker on the bolts before I installed them. So hopefully that will hold, it not I will put the locks on. The main reason I didn't put them is b/c they kind fo cheesy when I had them on, plus I like the look without them.

 

I personally would recommend against loc-tite on the header bolts, I always recommend anti-sieze instead, you'll thank yourself if you ever need to remove those header bolts for some reason. I used anti-sieze on the header bolts that came with my old Gibson shorties, and just re-checked them periodically for the first few weeks after the initial install. 5 or so years later when I removed the Gibsons and installed my current StainlessWorks LT's, all of the bolts came out nicely with no problems...they were in such good shape that I re-used them on the SW's. Just my .02

 

loctite+aluminum=stripped threads

 

I don't plan on removing them anytime soon so hopefully I wont have to worry about that anytime soon. Well I didn't put much at all, and it was the kind that is easily removable with hand tools. I guess I'll worry about that when that time comes. But I'll remember your advice if it comes sooner than later.

 

isnt blue loc tite a very low locking ( if any ) compound? if not mistaken its more of a thread sealer instead of a locking compound. now if he uses the red loc tite then he would have some issues later on.

 

Yeah I was told the blue was perfect for header bolts because just take regular hand tools to remove. Now the red, you have to use heat and some other crazy **** to gt lose. Fzck that!

 

Headers look good, dude, but yeah, if those are stainless steel bolts, going into aluminum heads you'd want to use anti-seize to prevent galling.