egr tube location on aftermarket headers.....?????

mustanghunter50

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so i got my headers off and am putting on some MAC shorty s. turns out the egr tube hookup on the passenger side header is about four inches further towards the front than on the stock header. do they make an aftermarket tube to fix this?

 

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i just cut off a small section of the tube,and connected the two with a small section of rubber coolant hose i had laying around.
holds up fine.

 

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maybe i'll do that...it doesnt get too hot?

 

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not as far as i can tell.
i used the hose that connects the coolant hard line to the heater core.
checked it out this past saturday,looked fine.

 

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You can bend that tube with a wrench to make it fit usually. You can also get a piece of copper tube and flare it.

Kurt

 

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revhead347 said:

You can bend that tube with a wrench to make it fit usually. You can also get a piece of copper tube and flare it.

Kurt

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This is what I did-1/2" copper tube and use a flaring tool to flare the ends. You can also use compression fittings if you don't wanna buy a flaring tool (about 13 bux). I personally have only read about the compression fittings-never tried it myself.

 

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oh,your talking about the EGR bung ON the header to the EGR valve.

i thought you were talking about the tube that runs under the car to the cats.

my mistake,disregard my earlier posts.

Kurt has you covered.

 

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ok...illl have to try bending it. if that doesnt work i'll use some copper tubing

 

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well i tried to bend to the tube...and wasnt surprised when it snapped in half...what happens if i simply cap off the threaded part on the header and block the hole where the other thing attaches to the throttle body?

 

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Then your computer will throw a code for EGR malfunction. It will also lead to poorer gas mileage, and lower fuel octane rating.

Kurt

 

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Just make one out of copper pipe... not hard at all.

 

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ya im gonna see if my plumber friend can make me one.

 

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I managed to use the factory pipe, trim it down a bit, bolt it to the header and run the last few inches with high-temp silicone hose. That worked like a charm. That hose is crazy expensive though. It can take a ton of heat, but definitely can't handle being clamped directly to the bung on the header (I tried it and the hose sizzled).

 

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I welded two together before I found out there is an aftermarket source for one that will fit, I am thinking 50 resto maybe, try the search button as I know I have seen it on this site before.