u better leave that to me now that ive got 3 pairs under my belt now , you might think you were installing nitrous or something and strip **** out ahha

 

yeah since they seem like the way to go im probably going to be ordering them today. ill keep you guys posted.

 

Dang fool you wake up early!!! I thought that was you waking my **** up haha!! Maybe you can get them in by friday so I have something to do in my unemployed life,lol.....





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Ya but you can't bring the beer! HaHAHAHAHA

you still a lil baby

 

beer and header installs dont mix, lol theyd end up stickin out the grill or sumthing. lol

 

I just installed a set of obx long tubes about a month ago. I wasted my money first by buying gibson shorties, and now I can't sell the shorties for **** haha. I love my long tubes they make a big difference.

 

i ordered the bassani's today, great customer service btw. they guy told me that they only keep bare headers in stock so they would take a week to get coated and sent out, which was kind of a bummer, but then i got a call about an hour later and they said that they found a coated set in the back and they would be shipped out today, and i should get them by friday! also i asked if they had dyno tests and he said when they dyno'd them on a stock 5.3 they made +18 hp and 22 ft. lbs. without tuning, i thought that was pretty good. thats pretty close to what are you guys seeing with a set of lt's isnt it? anyway im pretty stoked about getting them put on. also where can i get a set of those nice lookin header studs? or should i just re-use the stock bolts with lots of anti seize?

 

Don't re-use the stock bolts, they're pretty prone to oxidizing and breaking. Search for a thread that GMCtrk started about the GM studs and nuts that are available from the dealer (if that's the studs that you're referring to), or shoot him a PM, he should have the PN's you need

Good luck with the install, hope all goes smoothly. Be sure to get some pics if you can

 

Where did you find them? As of a few months ago they were discontinued? Have a link or contact info? PM if necessary, Thanks-

 

Didn't see this post til now. Check out my post on my Bassani install. https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d.php?t=439103 You can also look on gmfullsize.com, I believe Desert1500 has some pics of them installed on a 5.3l. It looked to be a true "bolt-in" install.

I am happy with them, keep in mind I have never even owned a set of headers before so I have nothing to base my gains off of. I will say that my seat-of-the-pants dyno says that it is faster, heck even the girlfriend says it feels faster and she has no reason to care one way or another.

I don't have any Cali smog reasons for installing them, I just didn't want to have a bunch of custom piping bent up for long tubes. Overall I am very pleased with them, I am kind of disappointed that they are discontinuing them because it seems like there is still a small market for them epically for people trying to meet smog requirements.