[Wishe]

I was just wondering if anyone knows how long and hard it is to install. I got the headers, and just need to install them on my car.

Im putting them on to a Magnaflow Exhaust if it makes any difference...



thanks

 

[Cruznonabudget]

Got mine the other day....planning to put them on next weekend once my new Pypes exhaust shows up. From what ive heard its a pretty tight fit and you can plan on 4-6 hours under the car. Not technically difficult, just awkward. We'll see in a few days :thumbsup:

 

[S/S Dodge]

what ever you guys do, throw away the gaskets the come with them. they a just felt and will burn away in time. get the mopar gaskets part number #04663958. you will need two. they cost about $6 each.

 

[Cruznonabudget]

Thanks S/S. I was curious about that, they look pretty cheap. Pickin up the Mopar gaskets in the morning.

 

[S/S Dodge]

look at the gasket JBA gives you. it is two pieces of soft felt glued to a steel shim. it looks like it belongs on the bottom of a chair leg than as a gasket.

now, the mopar gasket is two layers of embossed steel. these will never burn out. use these gaskets if you don't want to change them ever again.

 

[DADNSONCAR]

If you are doing a mod and have any questions S/S is the man, i dont think there is any mod he hasnt done yet.

 

[Wishe]

Thanks good to know

 

[last1]

Where are did you guys find these mopar gaskets, I have looked everywhere and still can’t find them even when I searched the part number. This is all I keep coming up with every time I do the search and 9i know there ant the right gaskets.http://www.highhorseperformance.com/category_s/175.htm
Thanks

 

[Cruznonabudget]

Picked mine up at my dealer. Part # 04663958

 

[S/S Dodge]

i pulled the upper intake manifold. this gave me all the room to install the headers from the top. easily reach every bolt with the intake off. about a 4 hour job.

 

[shok]

i pulled the upper intake manifold. this gave me all the room to install the headers from the top. easily reach every bolt with the intake off. about a 4 hour job.

That's good to know, since the upper has to come off for a spark plug change I guess when it's spark plug time I'll have a half way decent excuse to do headers at the same time.

 

[Cruznonabudget]

i pulled the upper intake manifold. this gave me all the room to install the headers from the top. easily reach every bolt with the intake off. about a 4 hour job.

doing my install tomorrow....how big an undertaking is it to remove the upper intake manifold. Sounds like a solution to my problems, ie large hands. Just wondering how involved it is and if I would need new gaskets or can reuse the existing one.

Might as well change the plugs while im at it :thumbsup:

 

[oldman]

Intake manifold was candy except for the trans dipstick??? I could not / did not take it off, I was just changing plugs. Everything esle was easy peasy. EGR is held in by an o-ring and a prayer so some people say buy a spare!

EGR & Spark Plug replacement - LX Forums | Dodge Charger Challenger Magnum | SRT8 | Chrysler 300 Forum

http://www.***************/showthread.php?t=58638

 

[last1]

No leak with air on these gaskets, just straight metal/steel no soft/rubber part about them you would think you would need that for a tight seal. I’m still concerned about the warranty all the bad things I hear about the dealership giving people issues with a CAI, I can’t even image the issues they’ll give me with the JBA headers, I can only hope it doesn’t void my warranty, cause then I’m SOL.

 

[oldman]

IMO, I'd always put it back to stock before any trip to the dealer. Well maybe not springs, rims, or cat back, but everything else: tune, headers, CAI, and the like.