k, i am trying to take my exhaust manifolds off and the top 4 on the driver side came off nice and easy but then i started on the bottom and the first one snapped right off. what is the fix for this. do i have to drill them out and retap them?? please let me know. i am trying to finish this project today. so please help me

 

i think if theres enogh stud left the stud puller can get it out....did u spray PB blaster on the studs? i didnt spray anything on mine and the nut and stud came out togther...sorry i cant come over till later...when i frist took my manifolds off i had like 9 people helping me lol. ill give u a call when i get home.

 

That sucks!! Yea , hopefully once the manifold is off, you'll have enough of the stud remaining to get a good bite on it with a pair of vise grips. If not - Well , lets not go there yet ...

 

That could be problematic. Def. get a can of PB blaster and let the thing soak a bit. Vise grips for sure. If there is not enough bolt shank left, you will definitely have to tap it out some how. I keep seeing this product at the hardware stores:



It's about $20 and might work if you don't have a tap and die set.

Good luck.:o

 

all is well, everything is taken care of. ive got both headers on and the bullet mufflers mounted behind them, and lets just says its very loud. the first time i fired it up my G/F was standing right next to it and i dont think she was expecting it to be as loud as it is. She jumped back sooo far. I think i need to tone it down a little though because i can definatly see myself gettin a ticket in about a week.

 

lol just let off around the cops works for me lol. lol or get another set of bullets and have dual bullets and well running the pipe all the way to the back will make it a lil quiter....i was gonna stop by sometime today...Whatd u do about the EGR?

 

well for now i just put a crap load of that exhaust repair tape on it and it seem to be working fine. but its just a temorary fix until i can find another way to get it permanently fixed. ya i might have to run some more pipe or put some a couple more mufflers on there because my buddy was tellin me that the injecter timing or something like that requires a couple pounds of backpressure and he said i might be hurting by running it so open like that and with the 3" bullets. i might just take it to a shop and have them run the rest of the system and have them dump out right after the rear axle.

 

i shoved a 3/8 extention in my EGR pipe and taped it ....Jbrew has been telling me back pressure is a myth other wise the Stock muffler/ System would be the best thing of the truck.... no one ive talkd to said anything like that can happen...if you run open headers with Shorties you can crack a valve because the cold air can get back to the valve...but with LT's it takes so long for the air to start going back up the pipe it gets blasted by some more exhuast before it goes all the way up. Yeah im gonna take my truck to a shop when i get some money and have them weld everything and also have True duals 45ed behide the rear tire.....with a nice Suprice at the tips...hehe WOOHOOO 1,000 posts!!!! you like the sound of your truck?? .... did you paint your headers?

 

ya i love the sound of my truck. ya i did paint my headers, they were red to match my fans and the MSD coil packs and wires. but it already got discolored. im pissed, 1200* paint my A$$.

 

I posted a new thread with a clip of my headers and exhaust. Check it out!

 

what brand of header paint you buy? my Flat alumnum is doin fine. so far.

 

it was the duplicolor hight temp paint. and right on the can it says it is excelent for exhaust components. a bunch of b/s if you ask me

 

SHIFTY!!! When you quote me buddy, use my words exactly - not the way you understand it lol.

That's okay , it's confusing.

When you modify air coming in and air going out, theres only so much a factory tune can make good use of.

Back pressure, is mis-understood. It's more about scavenging and how your tuned to handle it.

If you would like better understanding - head over to the tuner forum and read posts from Mike T . MGD(bubba) has a few good writeups as well.

 

lol sorry Jbrew im a very simple minded person.... but yeah when i get some money im gonna get dyno tuned.....But as of 2 morro i might have a warrent for my arest....shhh dont tell any one

 

Yea , I just got my finale notice on the ticket I got Christmas day. Oh well, I suppose I better just pay it before the take my license away - Can't believe it, haven't had a ticket in about 15 years .