Random Thought Thread

[zum14]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Oh, here's a better one fer ya

Driving home Tuesday night, going uphill and matt it to make a light
Left turn and hear 'tick tick tick' ... hmm, busted valve spring maybe ?
So I matt it again and 'blap blap blap' goes the exhaust
Whew, at least it's not a head re + re
Continued driving home thinking 'I hope it's not a blown stainless muffler'
Get home and find I blew a collector ... on a Hooker Competition Header !!! Not the gasket, but the actual collector where the 4 downtubes meet the main collector

I guess the 10 years of road salt caught up to me

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow

Ok don't get me wrong, headers are great. But all I see is a pipe running over every single mounting bolt and spark plug. Is hooker still building a decent header? What's the flange thickness on them now? I cant say too much though cause there usually the first thing I do on my vehicles too. They obviously don't mess with your air care? I'm dreading the day they bring that up here.

[gregzz4]

I've heard aircare is on the way out, so you probably don't have to worry about it up there

These are replacing the same part# so fit is the same for me
No mods at all
Just put 'em on and break in the gaskets

There's lots of clearance to get at the bolts with a stubby wrench and a socket here and there, and even though they claim they don't fit angle-plug heads, they work fine on mine

My '78 truck is a heavy half and in 77-78 they eliminated emissions controls on these models for HP issues, so I have piles of room to pass and do so within recommended limits, even with a 355HP crate motor and a 795CFM Q-Jet

The flanges are 5/16" and the ports are raised
I've never had a leak ever from the first set, until they rotted away

When I install new gaskets on these, I torque down by feel, run the engine to temp and torque again, then go for a hard run, torque again, then torque a last time the next day after they have fully cooled off
After doing this, I've never had a header gasket leak, and I've replaced the gaskets twice on the first set of headers
I use Felpro 1406

I only wish I could have afforded ceramic this time around
These headers are $199 state-side, and $218 here
The ceramics are about $385 state-side, and about $525-50 here

Some pics of the new headers, and where they're going

[zum14]

That is a clean lookin compartment. Very nice. That a gm crate or you get it built?

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by zum14

That is a clean lookin compartment. Very nice. That a gm crate or you get it built?

Thank you. I'm very happy with it
It's a GMPP ZZ4 stock and it's pushing a 700R4 and 10bolt Posi
I blew the pinion gear out the bottom of the housing on a 12bolt 3:08, so I decided to upgrade for mileage and in-city power

[gregzz4]

I meant to send this to another member recently, so I'll post it here
My old 3:08 had about 200K on 'er and was acting sticky, so I matted it in the city ( to avoid a highway breakdown ) and it exploded during a 1-2 shift @ about 5500RPM with 405ftlbs and about 350HP

BANG !!!!!!!

I heard shrapnel hit parked cars and set off 2 alarms
Funny thing is, it still rolled 'cause I only sheared the pinion gear shaft

Good ol' chevy power ...

[ckmullin]

impressive blowout

[scubadawg]

[quote=gregzz4;806726]I've heard aircare is on the way out, so you probably don't have to worry about it up there

These are replacing the same part# so fit is the same for me
No mods at all
Just put 'em on and break in the gaskets

There's lots of clearance to get at the bolts with a stubby wrench and a socket here and there, and even though they claim they don't fit angle-plug heads, they work fine on mine

My '78 truck is a heavy half and in 77-78 they eliminated emissions controls on these models for HP issues, so I have piles of room to pass and do so within recommended limits, even with a 355HP crate motor and a 795CFM Q-Jet

The flanges are 5/16" and the ports are raised
I've never had a leak ever from the first set, until they rotted away

When I install new gaskets on these, I torque down by feel, run the engine to temp and torque again, then go for a hard run, torque again, then torque a last time the next day after they have fully cooled off
After doing this, I've never had a header gasket leak, and I've replaced the gaskets twice on the first set of headers
I use Felpro 1406

I only wish I could have afforded ceramic this time around
These headers are $199 state-side, and $218 here
The ceramics are about $385 state-side, and about $525-50 here

Your lucky, If I want aftermarket sport headers, they are 1500.00 + state side for a Porsche, I put 200 cell high flow cats in 3 years ago, keep throwing check engine light, so I had to remap my ecu, which was $700.00, gave me another 20 or so more HP, and different rpm power range No more CEL

[banditpowdercoat]

Checked my finances I'm broke. Divorce not even finalized. My fish need to quit bein freeloaders and get a damn job


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[Coralgurl]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I meant to send this to another member recently, so I'll post it here
My old 3:08 had about 200K on 'er and was acting sticky, so I matted it in the city ( to avoid a highway breakdown ) and it exploded during a 1-2 shift @ about 5500RPM with 405ftlbs and about 350HP

BANG !!!!!!!

I heard shrapnel hit parked cars and set off 2 alarms
Funny thing is, it still rolled 'cause I only sheared the pinion gear shaft

Good ol' chevy power ...

Ohhhh noooo!!

Playing too hard eh!

Going cruising today around town with like minded folks!! Should be a great day!

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Ah ya!! It's GOOD FRIDAY, a day off for most people.

+1