header primary sizes
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header primary sizes
i may be ordering headers if my manifolds can't be redrilled and tapped. im wanting the hooker full lengths but summit has two different types listed. their the exact same except one had a longer primary tube? what does this affect?
also another side note, will i need an oxygen sensor with a longer wire if i get the full length headers? im trying to get a list of everything i need from the headers back before i go to my exhaust shop.
also another side note, will i need an oxygen sensor with a longer wire if i get the full length headers? im trying to get a list of everything i need from the headers back before i go to my exhaust shop.
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Not usually, there is enough wire in the O2 harness to reach the header collector.. just need to remove some tape and pull out the excess.
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Yeah im talking about where the manifold attaches to the flange to go down to the first cat. Its rusted away and needs to be redrilled and tapped.
So do i want to go with the shorter ones? My truck is 4wd. Will that cause problems with the t case? Does longer ones give more bottom?
So do i want to go with the shorter ones? My truck is 4wd. Will that cause problems with the t case? Does longer ones give more bottom?
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Longtubes are more work to install on these trucks becuase there are no over-the-counter Y, H, or X pipes for them so you have to fabricate something yourself. There are aftermarket Y pipes that will work with shorties and easily clear all the 4wd components since they use the stock routing, and when paired with a high flow cat and catback system will produce noticable gains over the stock exhaust. Longtubes produce the highest gains for truck applications(most TQ) but shorties and almost as good and still produce gains across the board compared to a stock exhaust.
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okay long story short i got long tube hooker headers i have double checked over and over and i know they r right ones that being said suggestion or tip on making them FIT i was thinking a 4-5 inch body lift kit SUGGESTIONS
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IF they are the right ones why would you need a body lift to fit them???I would NEVER do a 4-5 inch body lift
