So I ran my car with straight headers....

a_k

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So today i'm driving around and I have a massive exhaust leak, so I take my h pipe off and check it out, tighten the down tubes, and leave the crossover off the prochamber. So i have shorty headers with just the down tubes on. Let me tell you. This thing is loud. I mean crazy. I drove it to taco bell with a few friends and it was ridiculous. It was awesome though. I think im drivning it to graduation rehearsal tommarow (high school) Then i'm going to come back and put it on. We made a few vids they didnt turn out that well but It was pretty badass.

Adam.

 

cobra dave

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Not good dude. Your going to burn up your heads ,valves in particular. You need high compression to run open headers. You didn't hurt it making a run for the border but you dont wnat to do it again especially with shorties. Put it back on tomarrow morning.

 

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come on dave...it sounds sooooooo good

 

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dave is right get em on and soon!

 

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alright since i only drove 2 miles i think im fine

im going to go put them on now. thanks!

 

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the burning up valves part is an old myth. you didn't/won't hurt a thing. Hell I drove my Bronco (351M) around for a few months with open headers, it sounded so gooood no problems whatsoever.

 

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Well if I understood him right, he didn't run just open headers, didn't he have the pipes coming off them too (without the crossover)? I don't think he'll have a problem with that. Even if he did burn up some vavles, shoot, that just gives him a chance to replace his heads!

 

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I had some friend that ran no mufflers, it was really loud, and he ran it for a couple of months like that. As far as I know, didn't have any problems.

 

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CManT1914 said:

Well if I understood him right, he didn't run just open headers, didn't he have the pipes coming off them too (without the crossover)? I don't think he'll have a problem with that. Even if he did burn up some vavles, shoot, that just gives him a chance to replace his heads!

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exactly. I ahve the two pipes coming off each side bringing the exhaust under the car without the crossover. yeah haha that would be a good excuse but the only problem is i dont have $1000 right now

 

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Yeah burning the valves is BS u can run it like that. NO problem and why would high compression stop your valves from being burned if that even was a problem?

 

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WhiteDevil said:

Yeah burning the valves is BS u can run it like that. NO problem and why would high compression stop your valves from being burned if that even was a problem?

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This is exactly what I was just thinking........