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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Upside down performance headers

possible I'm looking just to cut off the ends and have them shoot straight through the hood what are the pros n cons? I have a pontiac 400 6.6L and the right way hits the oil pan cause the top of the header is slanted to much how could I bend that out? but I rather have 8 pipes sticking out the hood cause id cut off were the slant and combine

These are long tube head man headers and my only option is to put them upside down and have it going out the fender or hood or find a way to bend them and I don't care if its illeagal thank you there is plenty of people in my neighborhood who have ratrods with open headers

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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

You can't be serious? Do you know how loud and illegal that would be? Plus it would look absolutly horrible on a TA. My $.02
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

hmm wouldnt you loose power that way? why dont you just bend them and have them come out in front of the rear wheels?? thats what i would do if i had long tubes. id do that before sticking them out the dam hood
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

Do it and make a burnout vid with some Iron Maiden playing.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 02:41 AM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

Originally Posted by ATX-Iroc
Do it and make a burnout vid with some Iron Maiden playing.

seconded, include the beating the cops will give you to for running something that loud


seriously it would be so loud, and youd lose alot of low end, and not to mention its wayyyyyyyyyyyy illegal, no matter where you live.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

Yeah brother!!! Do it, and give us a pic to use as my background. And instead of a pheonix, you should paint a big skull on the hood.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

Originally Posted by ATX-Iroc
Do it and make a burnout vid with some Iron Maiden playing.

LMAO
dude i can just imagine that, thats hilarious. but hey do what you gotta do.

trial and error my friend
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

Dont do it.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

I think Jesse James did this on monster garage when it use to be on. That was a good show.
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 03:38 AM
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DO IT!!!
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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Re: Upside down performace headers

In effect you would have zoomie headers. I think you would lose a ton of torque doing it that way. Not to mention the obvious noise issues.
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