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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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Never had it dyno'ed afterwards...... I did mine mainly for cosmetic- guess which one is stock and which is FRPP ceramic!

Tom, will the ceramic rust at all even after a long amount of time?
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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Not unless you scrape it off during the install.... should last a long, long time. Won't turn different colors either.
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by tom281
Not unless you scrape it off during the install.... should last a long, long time. Won't turn different colors either.
Cool deal..headers are on the list....for down the road......way down the road.
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 03:34 AM
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Compared to long tube headers, shorties should be a cake walk - isn't that right, soundwave? And yeah, those log-type exhaust manifolds are ugly - even if the shorty headers don't offer any signifigant power gains, they'd be worth putting in just to spiff things up a bit in the engine bay.
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by hi5.0
Compared to long tube headers, shorties should be a cake walk - isn't that right, soundwave? And yeah, those log-type exhaust manifolds are ugly - even if the shorty headers don't offer any signifigant power gains, they'd be worth putting in just to spiff things up a bit in the engine bay.
LOL, well installing shorties can't be harder than installing LTs. my arms were like jelly after that day.
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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LOL, well installing shorties can't be harder than installing LTs.
I can't see how they would be much easier, either.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 10:07 AM
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Also make sure your wheels are straight, before dropping the steering shaft. you may even want make orientation marks to make sure everything lines back up correctly.. but it is easy.......
Thanks for the heads up. I think I might try it someday. I would like to do as much as I can without paying someone do installs for me.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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I've been wondering about this too....the thing is, while I'm in the warranty period, I want to be able to return to stock (reinstall OEM air box/tune) and not have it run lean (like it would w/headers), in case I have to take it back for a warranty claim.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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I don't believe with the shorties you would have any problem since they are before the cats. Shorties do not require a tune so I suppose a person could install a set of shorties and do nothing else and it wouldn't affect anything.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by GRAYPNY
I don't believe with the shorties you would have any problem since they are before the cats. Shorties do not require a tune so I suppose a person could install a set of shorties and do nothing else and it wouldn't affect anything.
I agree.
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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I agree.
Yep! me three!
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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I too concur with the dynamic duo- Scott squared!
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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Hey wait a minute! They were agreeing with what I said, (for once)~
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 07:00 AM
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From: It's tough in the jungle !
Originally Posted by tom281
I too concur with the dynamic duo- Scott squared!
Yes, where the dynamic Gereatrics!.....Here is a picture of what 70MACH1OWNER is currently installing headers on......
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by blkstang06
Yes, where the dynamic Gereatrics!.....Here is a picture of what 70MACH1OWNER is currently installing headers on......

I feel'n a little picked on. What brand of mobility scooter do you drive STD? Mine is the Rascal. Want to race??
Scott
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 09:42 AM
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I feel'n a little picked on. What brand of mobility scooter do you drive STD? Mine is the Rascal. Want to race??
Scott
I love my Huvaround, you know the one that has the elderly woman singing the jingle that burns into the frontal lobe of your brain!.........Maybe brenspeed will have a dyno day for mobility scooter's..
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 10:01 AM
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Well this thread is getting way but


HELP! I've fallen and can't get up!
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Graypny is right. We are way. I want to personally say I am sorry to "Bored out" for highjacking his thread. As for my senior friends and myself... we are just getting old and can't help ourselves sometimes. STD (Blkstang06) on the other hand is just whacked out and drools alot even when he is not sleeping.
Scott
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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"STD (Blkstang06) on the other hand is just whacked out and drools alot even when he is not sleeping."

See, that right there is the beauty of going off topic LOL! Bored out, sorry for getting off course but that cracked me up.
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