Head Swap Build Thread: And other Improvements
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Long tubes have been test fitted after a long drawn out fight with the passenger side header that finally ended with one of the primary's being lightly messaged with a BFH for proper fitment 
Should be sending them off to be coated in the next week or so. Also had a complete rebuild done on the rear end with all new bearings and upgraded the upper control arms from the stockers to a set of Team Z uppers
Should be sending them off to be coated in the next week or so. Also had a complete rebuild done on the rear end with all new bearings and upgraded the upper control arms from the stockers to a set of Team Z uppers
They look amazing. I'm jealous. Mine are a pile of rust that I've covered in flame proof paint.
Kurt
Kurt
It crossed my mind to do that Kurt but it never seems like a good long term option as well as header wrap. Shipping was $50 each way and $200 to get them coated. I used the place that Andy suggested on the previous page. Performance coatings out of Joplin MO
YEAHLOH95
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they look great i might have to get my old bbks redone they are starting to not lok so nice at the flanges you should be up and running in no time now
Yeah, I did the header wrap mistake. It holds moisture in and destroys your headers. It messed up my headers bad. It also itches your hands everytime you go to changes spark plugs.
Kurt
Kurt
I'll keep that in mind. How much did it cost you to get those coated if you don't mind me asking. I think I'm just going to fork up the $500 for the BBK 1 and 3/4" headers with ceramic coating on them. I'd really like a set of headers Jet hot coated inside and out.
Kurt
Well I bought the last major componet this moring. I purchased a Magnaflow catback system from summit. I inteded on going with a borla kit but the price kept going up and up so I axed that option. The borla kit started out at $640 on LMP Performance and then took a jump to $667 and when I checked again last night it was $710. So I changed my mind and got the Magnaflow kit from Summit for $552. I can put the money saved towards the tune. The Livewire spark plug wires are on back order but I can use my set of taylor wires to get me by until then. I'll be taking the Prochamber into an exhaust shop tomorrow and asking about fittng the 2.5 catback up to the 3" prochamber and about getting the cats welded onto the prochamber. Things are still on par for a start up date of the 26th.
Wait a minute, you ordered a new 2.5" cat back?????? Why didn't you just get a 3" catback?
Kurt
Kurt
Ive seen it done a lot on engines with more cubic inch's then mine and with stouter combonations. Its a lot more easy to click "BUY" then try and peice together an entire 3" system. Ive seen quite a few combo's over on the corral of guys with 3" collectors 3" mid pipes and 2.5" cat backs.
I'm going to have a hard enough time hoping that this whole thing bolts up somewhat close enough to all fit together especially with having to do some modification to the prochamber. The last thing I want to do is to buy a custom catback system and hoping all that lines up where it should. Would much rather buy a kit that is all put together and will bolt right up with no issues.
I went full 3" from Collector to Tail Pipe. People do squeeze cat backs down to 2.5" but it's not the best option with more cubes.
