Headers

[gregrocks89]

So the exhuast manifold on my truck cracked a few months ago and i got some patch stuff for a temp fix, and now the crack is kinda going right around the manifold and there is a 1/4" hole in it now. I got my uncle to find me some headers for my truck and they are Edelbrock shorty ceramic headers.

 

My question is, are these good ones to buy? i dont want cheap ones. i dont know much on headers but i sure dont want any to crack on me and get some that will fit good. My other question is when i come to take the old bolts out of the head i know there is a couple bolts that are just gonna bust right off. anyone got any tips for me to help prevent that? or of any bust off how to ge those off.

 

To anyone who is curious my uncle owns a Diesel Performance shop in strathmore, alberta. Its called Fuel Automotive and he does really good work and knows his diesels inside out.

[Nytemare]

So the exhuast manifold on my truck cracked a few months ago and i got some patch stuff for a temp fix, and now the crack is kinda going right around the manifold and there is a 1/4" hole in it now. I got my uncle to find me some headers for my truck and they are Edelbrock shorty ceramic headers.

 

My question is, are these good ones to buy? i dont want cheap ones. i dont know much on headers but i sure dont want any to crack on me and get some that will fit good. My other question is when i come to take the old bolts out of the head i know there is a couple bolts that are just gonna bust right off. anyone got any tips for me to help prevent that? or of any bust off how to ge those off.

 

To anyone who is curious my uncle owns a Diesel Performance shop in strathmore, alberta. Its called Fuel Automotive and he does really good work and knows his diesels inside out.

OK shorty headers are good as a factory type replacement with a little more. They surely wont be much of a performance upgrade but they will fit like stock manifolds on your exhaust pipes.

 

To get bolts out of an Aluminum head, you should heat the bolts up with a torch, til they're cherry red...not too hot or you could damage the head...than smack them with a hammer a couple times. This will loosen the bi-metallic corrosion that has occurred. Don't forget to go slow when you start removing them, steady pressure on the bolt gets them out...jerky brakes them off.

 

If you do snap some off...you will have to have to drill them and either use an extractor on them, or you will have to drill them and use helicoils to repair the threads.