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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    And not that I would recommend the 1 5/8 headers now that I am looking back; however, there are also people on various other forums that did not gain much at all by installing headers to begin with, especially those that installed them after getting rid of cats. In conclusion, I can't...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    I think a lot of people that have made big NA power used the Comp stage 3 camshafts honestly. I am going to keep the L&M cams, put the stock exhaust cams back on for good measure, come up with a solution for the short block, and run the piss out of the car next year :) I am thinking about...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    As stated plenty of people have kept stock headers and made significant gains with boost. I do not see how switching from stock headers to high quality kooks 1 5/8 would be hurting performance for me. I dont think my problem lies in my headers...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    Well I was a technician in the military for the better part of ten years, and the only reason I had them install the headers was because I lost shop access while I was discharging. I have my own garage now, and am looking forward to getting back to work again!
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    Yup it was that shop lol lol. The dyno operator thought it may have had some locking hardware, either way the bolts shouldnt have came undone. Its a good feeling to know my engine is running good, and there is nothing left that I can do to improve it. Im looking forward to working on the car...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    Two things to say about the appointment today. 1) The shop did a horseshit job installing my headers a few months ago. They failed to use kooks locking hardware on my header to h pipe connections, and both bolts came undone/fell out. The flanges have been dangling for a while. 2) we could...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    The purpose of all this is to see what the car puts down on the dyno, so I want the datalogging to reflect those conditions. I dont want to show up to this guys shop trying to tell him about what I think I know in street logs, have the dyno logs look different, and feel like an idiot. Also...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    So yup, I have another dyno appointment next Thursday to datalog, and then we can chase any knock issues that we find afterwards. He has one of the dynos that is on a lift, so the car will be in the air and ready to be worked on immediately. I may get bored between now and then and start...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    I understand what youre saying, ive seen other threads say similar things about the hardware. Hopefully its something simple! I once had a heat shield fail on a catalytic converter long ago, and it made the same sound as this, if that puts it into perspective.
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    I need to call and verify. I asked what their procedure was before hand and can't quite remember the response. I bought new Ford gaskets, and wanted to buy new Ford studs while I was at it, and they said to go with the gaskets but not worry about new hardware.
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    It happened again today, a very loud rattle from my engine bay while I was driving/parked at Sears. I took a video but my phone recorded in 1280x720, so a 20 second video is 24MB, and it's too big to share here. It is usually not loud enough to hear over the exhaust, but I think it could still...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    So im at NHRA Nationals at brainard intermational raceway rightway right now, and I was parking my car next to a town and country. Low and behold, I hear the charecteristic rattle of loose exhaust coming from my car. We were stuck next to each other for about 10 minutes, its definitely my car...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    I like it. Ill see where she sits at the track!
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    1. The other pulls were in 5th gear. 2. What is a wider power band going to accomplish? I am aware the dyno is only a tuning tool, numbers are only numbers. Is making peak power for 2k going to help me at all? 3. Yeah I need to get to the track, there is a big event coming up on labor day...
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    Kooks 1 5/8 headers before and after

    Thanks for everything you said! Yeah the dyno operator said he seemed to think my power is on par with a CJ car with headers and stock cams. It doesn't matter if the cams aren't matched, my exhaust cams are the boss 302s which are practically on par with stock coyote exhaust cams (they don't...

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