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Old 10-29-2006, 10:11 PM
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got my headers installed with a little help from beau, but now i have more eaxust leaks then bean burrito day at fat camp. i think i am going to have the two rear y pipe connections weleded and have flanges put on the header collectors. but i did dyno it and gained 25 hp and 50 ft/lbs of torque on 87
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gained 25 hp and 50 ft/lbs of torque on 87
Good going! Get it welded up!
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what clamps did you use on them?

nice gains
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Originally Posted by stone150
but i did dyno it and gained 25 hp and 50 ft/lbs of torque on 87
What... You sure those 50 ft/lbs not a typo.
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Originally Posted by Tiburon
What... You sure those 50 ft/lbs not a typo.
yeah i have the dyno sheets, i might have read ti wrong, bec now that i say that, i think it was lower, but someone there said 50 so who knows

i used the accuseal clamps but they didn't seal well, so the guys at the dyno installed some that usually comes with kook's headers
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What kind of headers?That is a hell of a nice gain
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now that i think about it, it was 25 hp annd about 25-30 torque, they said 50, but that not true
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cool deal stone. yeah, the best thing to do is have the pipes welded up and weld you some 3" collector flanges and use some copper gaskets. that's what i did and have 0 leaks.
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Accuseals didn't seal?
Did you have your little sister tighten them?
J/K did you use any copper rtv? tighten them REAL tight?

Anyway congrats on finally getting them on and nice #s.

Please post the dyno graph.

Sound clips?
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Originally Posted by Moddoo
Accuseals didn't seal?
Did you have your little sister tighten them?
J/K did you use any copper rtv? tighten them REAL tight?

Anyway congrats on finally getting them on and nice #s.

Please post the dyno graph.

Sound clips?
i didn't use any silicone, which i wish i did, but one we took an impact gun to and the next one broke when we useed an impact gun on it. i'll post the chart when i can. anyone know how much to get that stuff welded?


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