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Old Dec 19, 2001 | 10:11 PM
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I'm runnin open headers on my 302 for the time being. I'm wonderin what damage does this do to my motor if any and if theres a possibility of gettin a hung valve or other problems. I know for sure it sounds real nice adn when I get goin fast in 1st gear then let off it it pops real nice. I just hope it dont tear up my new rebuilt motor.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 06:53 PM
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it isnt very good for it, you can burn up your exhaust valves because of too much oxygen in your headers, you also could draw moisture through the headers and you dont want it to sit too long or you could get a little rust up there.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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put header plugs in it, or a good pair of header mufflers, check out Purple Hornies by Flowtech
 
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Old Jan 6, 2002 | 02:42 PM
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