OBX install starting tonight....
#16
Nice job Roush! Keep an eye on those band clamps, forward side of the Y.
As good as they are, they still have a tendency to leak in front of the Y. I had better luck with them on the other side.
If they sealed for you, that's great - good place to split if it has to come off at some point in the future.
BTW - I wish I would have went with those cats vrs the other Troyer HF's - I don't recall seeing those before.. Did they have the O2 bung welded in like that from the factory?
As good as they are, they still have a tendency to leak in front of the Y. I had better luck with them on the other side.
If they sealed for you, that's great - good place to split if it has to come off at some point in the future.
BTW - I wish I would have went with those cats vrs the other Troyer HF's - I don't recall seeing those before.. Did they have the O2 bung welded in like that from the factory?
Last edited by jbrew; 02-17-2008 at 06:42 PM.
#18
I completely missed that post with the link to the pictures earlier. I must have been typing my next post up when you posted it and I didn't notice. I see what you're talking about with the tab and the bung being on the wrong side. The pipe should have been under the tail end of the transmission rather than under the driveshaft. If they were directly on the opposite side of the pipe would they have been lined up properly that the hanger tab would have worked or would they have to be moved up pipe more? I guess it's a moot point though since if the hanger was bolted in you wouldn't have been able to rotate the Y pipe to compensate for the pipe length.
#19
Originally Posted by jbrew
Nice job Roush! Keep an eye on those band clamps, forward side of the Y.
As good as they are, they still have a tendency to leak in front of the Y. I had better luck with them on the other side.
As good as they are, they still have a tendency to leak in front of the Y. I had better luck with them on the other side.
Did they have the O2 bung welded in like that from the factory?
#20
Originally Posted by 01Roush
I've never seen a band clamp that did seal....and these are no different.
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Well your missing out then. I got them to seal well. Why would you use them if they leaked Their to damn expensive for that..- Oh well, what-ever you say. Looks good anyway.
Last edited by jbrew; 02-17-2008 at 10:56 PM.
#21
Originally Posted by jbrew
Oh well, what-ever you say. Looks good anyway.
#22
Originally Posted by esf
Any chance you're going to have some video up so I can hear what it sounds like?
#23
Originally Posted by 01Roush
Possible I guess, I'll see what I can do. I'm gonna use the camera to datalog the a/f gauge and tach together so maybe I'll try to upload one of those.... Or, maybe I'll try to make the classic exaust video....you know....camera comes on, you see legs walking over to get into the truck....fires up, revs a little.....then legs come walking back to shut the camera off......
Last edited by esf; 02-18-2008 at 10:18 AM.
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#25
Originally Posted by Jackal
I didn't think you needed to change the tune for long tubes...curious to see how it turns out. You just have an NA 5.4 right? Reuse the old gaskets rather than using the new ones?
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Yee Haw!!
On my way home I found enough dry road to hand time a 0-60 and 0-100 run...
Last week prior to install I did it twice and got 7.89/21.20 and 7.55/20.87 for an average of 7.70/21.04. With the headers only on for about 15 miles so the computer is still learning (was reset during install) and the a/f at who knows where I timed a run at 7.07/17.56....
Last week prior to install I did it twice and got 7.89/21.20 and 7.55/20.87 for an average of 7.70/21.04. With the headers only on for about 15 miles so the computer is still learning (was reset during install) and the a/f at who knows where I timed a run at 7.07/17.56....
Last edited by 01Roush; 02-18-2008 at 08:06 PM.
#30
Nice! Your 0-60 is pretty damn close to my run. You'll smoke me with a tune.
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