Pacesetters are in!!! (PICTUTRES)
Feb 24, 2005 | 04:51 PM
#21
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From: Az.
Ground clearance
There will be no ground clearance problems with the headers, dont know about the ory. You bottom of the collecter is not lower then the frame. Look for the finnal #'s and pictures soon.
Feb 24, 2005 | 04:54 PM
#22
Originally Posted by marc_w
...I thought that welding around the primaries at the head-flange can cause cracking under extreme heat? (which is why a lot of these other headers out here are press-fitted and tacked)
Feb 24, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by slowprocess
I'm always just a little too anxious to buy stuff. Every time I get something, it either goes on sale a day after, someone sells the exact same thing in the classifieds half price, or something new comes out that is better/cheaper. The story of my damn life.... 
Originally Posted by SierraCrew
We're in the same boat.
Feb 24, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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I dont think the welds look TOO bad. The finish of the header is what stands out tho. It looks great but Im expecting it to take a while or a nice sized price increase when they tackle fitting the SS/Hummer crowd. Ive also never seen a constant bead around the head/header flange like that. I only hope they resurface the gasket area after welding them up like that. Thats ALOT of heat in four fixed locations. How thick are the flanges? 3/8?
Feb 24, 2005 | 05:56 PM
#26
hey 01
looks good
if its still in the air
mind posting up some more pics from underneath of the
collector in relation to the crossmember
especially the driver side
reason i ask is cause my set is on its way (actually on backorder)
and Im coming out the collector with 3" cutouts
out the driver side either below or above the Xmember
then over to the pass side and tie into the Xpipe
passenger side shouldnt be a problem
just trying to get a general idea of how its all gonna
line up and whats instore for this xmember
any help would be appreciated
looks good
if its still in the air
mind posting up some more pics from underneath of the
collector in relation to the crossmember
especially the driver side
reason i ask is cause my set is on its way (actually on backorder)
and Im coming out the collector with 3" cutouts
out the driver side either below or above the Xmember
then over to the pass side and tie into the Xpipe
passenger side shouldnt be a problem
just trying to get a general idea of how its all gonna
line up and whats instore for this xmember
any help would be appreciated
Feb 24, 2005 | 06:02 PM
#27
Does the steering shaft hit or rub a primary at all?? Did you get the y-pipe too or just the headers? That and one of those plug wires looks deathly close to the header. That cant be a good thing.
Feb 24, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SportSide 5.3
That's interesting. Have you heard of or, seen any such problems? My Thorley's are not welded.
I think I first heard about it on one of those Hot-Rod TV shows -- the guys visited (I think) Finish Line Performance (Dynatech?) for a set of custon bent headers for something they were building. The show followed along for some of the fabrication...
