Headers
For those of you with gas motors and have headers installed. How do you like them? How was it towing with them? Would you recommend them? Thanks
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Two major problems with headers I added to a 454 chevy that I used to tow my 5th wheel.
1. It took numerous trips before I was able to isolate the starter, cables, spark plug wires and speedometer cable from the heat of the headers. I had to put heat shields on everything to keep from burning it up or melting it.
2. The loss of back pressure when going down hill was less so I had to use my brakes more often.
Oh yeah and one more...Even though the truck had a great sound to it, when on a long straight the exhaust note became monotonous and even memerizing to the point where it would put me to sleep. I'd have to turn up the Rock 'n Roll to keep me awake.
1. It took numerous trips before I was able to isolate the starter, cables, spark plug wires and speedometer cable from the heat of the headers. I had to put heat shields on everything to keep from burning it up or melting it.
2. The loss of back pressure when going down hill was less so I had to use my brakes more often.
Oh yeah and one more...Even though the truck had a great sound to it, when on a long straight the exhaust note became monotonous and even memerizing to the point where it would put me to sleep. I'd have to turn up the Rock 'n Roll to keep me awake.
