Header Install question...

[EvilLex03]

My path is ticking bad ! Im thinking about gettin headers for it, my question is how hard is this to install ? And what the heck is that ticking from ?

[derogate]

the ticking is from an exhaust leak... im guess right where the manifolds meet the block, but i could be wrong. You could have an exhaust leak elsewhere makeing the ticking, so dont just assume its the manifolds right away.

 

not sure about how to install the headers, just judging from the tight spacing in the engine compartment... i'd guestimate that its a PITA for sure.

[EvilLex03]

Yea, I think its comming from the manifolds. I will just have to get it checked out. prob be better to have a shop deal with it.

[M in KC]

More than likely it's a broken exhaust stud and the exhaust manifold has warped. Pretty common problem for pathys. Header install isn't to big a deal but removing any and all broken exhaust studs can be a MAJOR PITA. The water jackets are extremely close to the stud holes and much of any deviation in drilling to remove them is where the real fun usually starts. Pacesetter and Thorley make after market headers for pathys mated to a Flowmaster 40 or 50 series muffler will give you a little "throat" to your exhuast sound. Your factory emissions junk should work with either header manufacturer.

 

JMO

 

Mike

[EvilLex03]

Anywhere I can here a sound clip of a path with a header ?

[k9sar]

didn't Jim post one a while back? check your search engine for Mr Jim posts and header

[wheelmanLS1]

Here it is

 

His is a manual transmission, so his acceleration is much better than mine is. If I remember correctly, the automatic is a full 2 seconds slower than the manual to 60MPH.

Edited July 15, 2005 by wheelmanLS1

[Slick]

And Mr Jim has the Pacesetter headers

[wheelmanLS1]

Yeah, I guess I should have said his acceleration is better than mine would be.