thanks for the welcome and the info guys... i was just at a garage today and they said $250 to put it on there im positive i can do it myself... its just the only torch i had is a propane one and i dont wanna get severely stuck ya kno

one thing i was curious about was the vacume lines and the metal tube that come out of my manifold... i was wondering what i should do... just block them off? or is there a special way? i think the metal tube is the egr and its pretty rusted into there... so i guess id take off the square thing it goes into on my carb and make a blcokoff plate

and the other thing i was worried about was the gaskets and my starter the starter is easy enough with a heat sheild wrap... but the gasket i guess ill just double up and glue together considering i have a tube of the copper rtv in my garage

then i was thinking the smaller the exhaust pipe i run the better my fuel economy is going to be.... haha whats your thoughts on this guys? i was kinda thinking to run a dual 2.5 inch pipe at least a foot back from the collectors then y them both into a single 2.5....but for some reason that sounds like it shouldnt work well to me... and id like to stay away from 3 inch pipe... not sure why but it just seems a lil big

thanks for the help and i guess ill order my stuff either tomorrow or monday from summit

 

what ya need to torch?

 

the manifold bolts

 

Has anyone run headers with a true dual setup? I'm thinking 2" pipes with an H-pipe and tailpipes coming out the back might sound nice.

 

true dual doesnt have a cross pipe right? and i heard 2 and 1/4 works best

 

My plan is to do true dual 2 1/4's. I've heard good things about it.

 

I am going with single 3" on mine... trying something new.

 

id like true duals... but i figure if im doing it right might as well put a cat on it and run single cuz its easier and cheaper than 2 cats

 

That's for sure cats aren't cheap, the good flowing ones anyway!

 

well i called up the local truck scrapper on monday and told them to look for some after market intakes/headers.... i figure why drop like 400 on stuff when i can cheap out and do it for 250- 300 .... now i gotta worry about the stuff bein warped hahaha

 

What is the part number for those Hedman Headers { 4.9l l6 } I would like to check them out and wondering if they would fit in an Econoline?

 

HED-89300

thats the summit part number anyway

 

is he right?? i really want the right sized exhuast on my truck.... but everyone has a different thing to say

 

I got a set of Hedman's for my 84 4x 4-speed, then used them on my 75 2wd auto. They fit both vehicles fine. One thing you'll want is a heat shield for the starter ( I used a coffee can), or you'll get good at replacing them.