What's up Brian?

I know I havent been on the board in quite a while, or at least I havent posted in a while.

I have been real busy since getting engaged, trying to find a new job, and get my Honda ready for road racing/a few drag strip passes.
I just had to pay almost $400 for a complete rebuild of my T04 ball bearing turbonetics turbo , thanks to a blown seal.

Now for Mr. 2001 HD's questions.
Anyway, now about the headers. After installing the headers u will definitely need to have your muffler shop weld them up to your cats. You could probably also have your shop put on a better cross over pipe, but I stuck with the factory one since clearance problems on my dropped truck would be an issue. The guy at the muffler shop felt that the factory crossover pipe looked nasty but that it's flow probably wasnt that bed.

Im not sure what i did with my exhaust pics but I will try and find em.

 

Hey I am in schertz near San Antonio, will have to meet at the track sometime. As far as headers you won't lose bottom end power witht he shorties or mid lengths. The shorties wont make much, but the mid lengths make very good torque numbers down low. The long tubes shine up high. Mine are in and llok great. Anyone have to take off the heat sheild on the passenger side. Wish I new before I spent 30 minutes trying to get past it. Anyone have to reroute thier trans lines, mine are right up next to the passenger side header.

 

Hey dude! Go Spurs Go!
Yea I slow down every time I go through Schertz! I don't race the truck, but would like to hook up with you guys next time there is some kind of get together. At #5300, I couldn't beat a skateboard! No it ain't fast, but I can drive the P1ZZ out of it and it will take it.
I do hang out here quit a bit and really enjoy reading about the performance mods and such. I just want a good sounding exhaust system and maybe the headers with a Nelson tune and something on the intake would help gas milage. But I don't want to jepordize my 100K warranty.

The HD's have a dual in sorta single out. It's dual out, but I've read that the other outlet is blocked off and is there for improved scavanging effect. The two outlets y into a single tailpipe behind the muffler. So the y pipe is the muffler itself. I'm thinking about the Flowmaster 50 Big Block and AS&M headers. It should go right on with OEM exhaust and an added extension to eliminate the behind muffler y pipe.



Sorry about hijacking the thread!

 

Well the headers made some good gains. I went 13.50 on street tires with an easy launch weighing 200lbs. more than my usual race weight. Removed tailgate and spare on my next run, but some guy carried the water box with him to the starting line right before I ran. I spun , let out , spun more let out, spun again then hooked, but was in second when I should have been in 1st. Horrible run, but I know theres alot more there. I ran a c5 on my way to rent a movie. I stayed right next to him, but had to let out because of traffic. I get back next to him and ask to go again, but he wouldn't run me again.

 

Sounds good. You'de think having the extra weight (tailgate, spare) on the rear would help it hook-up a little better, but I guess overall weight is an important factor.

If you get a chance, I'd love to see pics of the as&m install, particulaly the crossover, collector and O2 hook-up.

 

I ll get some pices later, but I don't have a ypipe anymore if that is what you are wanting to look at. I still have the stock crush pipe from the original y, and I had collector with a doughnut gasket welded in so I can remove it for trtanny work. I am sure that I will go to a different exhaust setup as this one is so pieced together its embarassing.

 

Work in progress, What kind of times are you running in the quarter now? are your only mods the ones listed in your sig?

 

Those are all the mods I have. I went 13.50@100 sunday (dayum street tires).

 

It should be an easy modification to add EGR to those headers. All they do is drill a little hole on the top of one of the primary tubes, weld on a small 1/2" diameter tube, then top the tube with an EGR flange. I'd think that most exhaust shops could do that for you. Since they aren't on the truck, it should be an easy task.

 

mine where a bitch to put on. loved them, but definatly a bitch to put on