zombiekiller
warranties are 4 wussies
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2016
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- New Orleans
- First Name
- Dave
- Vehicle(s)
- 16 gt350, 66 galaxie,a Tesla, and an AMG G63
good god! got the car all buttoned back up. The computer is still re-learning after the headers, but no CELS ( kooks w/ green cats). it stumbles a tad and idle dips a little from time to time, but it is smoothing out the more i drive it. I figure that I'll put another 50 miles or so on it, then check for leaks, re-torque the header bolts and finally install the locks ( used stage8 locking fasteners that came with the header kit)
The car sounds like hell's fury with the kooks headers and magnaflow exhaust in sport mode. The raspiness is back above 3500 rpm, but its a different raspy, a sexier one!
the only problem that I'm having is the magnaflow mufflers rattling like hell in "normal" mode. I sent a note to magnaflow to get some help on it. I took the actuators back off the mufflers and found that the actuator platforms on the mufflers was loose. I backed the screws out one at a time, added high heat locktite, then tightened them back down. I then made an attempt to get a little more tension on the spring in closed mode. to my dismay, while the butterfly isnt quite as rattle-y, it still rattles.
being that I still have a few hours left of the weekend, I'm going to let the car cool down for a while, then install a few other bits that have been sitting.
the header install is not for the feint of heart. The driver's side is a breeze, but the passenger side is a serious son of a bitch.
One thing that i did notice, for any of you that are thinking about the mishimoto oil filler cap.... don't do it. it doesnt lock positively and as the fill port gets warm under normal use, it expands faster than the metal fill cap. the fill cap will start to work loose and you'll be greeted with oil splatters in your engine compartment when it eventually comes off.
The car sounds like hell's fury with the kooks headers and magnaflow exhaust in sport mode. The raspiness is back above 3500 rpm, but its a different raspy, a sexier one!
the only problem that I'm having is the magnaflow mufflers rattling like hell in "normal" mode. I sent a note to magnaflow to get some help on it. I took the actuators back off the mufflers and found that the actuator platforms on the mufflers was loose. I backed the screws out one at a time, added high heat locktite, then tightened them back down. I then made an attempt to get a little more tension on the spring in closed mode. to my dismay, while the butterfly isnt quite as rattle-y, it still rattles.
being that I still have a few hours left of the weekend, I'm going to let the car cool down for a while, then install a few other bits that have been sitting.
the header install is not for the feint of heart. The driver's side is a breeze, but the passenger side is a serious son of a bitch.
One thing that i did notice, for any of you that are thinking about the mishimoto oil filler cap.... don't do it. it doesnt lock positively and as the fill port gets warm under normal use, it expands faster than the metal fill cap. the fill cap will start to work loose and you'll be greeted with oil splatters in your engine compartment when it eventually comes off.
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