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you might have lost some low end torq with that big of system.

Is that aluminized pipe or steel pipe?

I had my truck done with aluminized pipes. Last a long time and looks nicer also.
My car however was steel pipes and looks like shit with in a yr. I wish I had done it the other way.

It looks good. Who ever did it did a nice job!

However the flowmaster some will rott out were the mettal baffels are at on the bottom. My buddy has one on a Toyota T100 and with only 3 yrs its comming thru already

well i didnt notice any torque missing its about the same maybe a lil more
i ordered the wrong size of muffler though to begin with its a 2 1/2 inlet and outlet which is too big but i said screw it i will get that on their i should have went with 2 1/4 and i already am running 2" pipe the muffler shop swelled the pipe to fit the inlet and outlet so if i need to replace it later i ll go with 2 1/4 but like i said sounds like a mild v8 its got the deep tone

Most car guys say to avoid the wrap stuff. Its kind of pricey and doesn't do much of anything. And since it doesn't add horsepower...its not worth my money

looks like the same mod i want to do, how's it treatin ya?

i'm concerned that I'll lose a little torque

looks good ....damn pretty under your hood(ohhhrh!)

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computer lock up ?

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1980 luv sport 4x4 Just a memory now
Frame rusted from the inside. Truck stripped and now looking for a new donor in southern ohio

I hate that when that happens thats why I built two new ones

well the thing i like about the wrap is i can drive a long ways and then get out and grab the header tubes without a burn mark so that means it keeps everything else cool i like it though it is costly

well actuall last night i got more power under the hood then i thought i fixed a few little things last night like slack in the throttle cable then i got to put loctite on the weber carb studs it is loose which

torque its either the same or a lil more like i have said

yah i like the looks of it also thanks

hey i like that front bumper on your luv did you make it or buy it

i want some pics if you have anymore

On the header wrap, I heard somewhere it can increase temps in the header and cause heat related cracking and wear. I never had any problems with my header unwrapped, but I still have the stock air cleaner with the cold air pipe drawing from the front.

You can get an adapter for the Weber that would allow you to use the stock air cleaner, and I think the surface area on the stocker filter is probably more than the weber kit filter, or at least comparable. I actually took my weber off because I got tired of the sucking sound it made as well. The next time it goes back on, it will be with a bigger air cleaner to muffle that sound. With dual carbs going in, you might want to think about how to get them feeding air from the outside just for the noise factor alone, but I bet they won't be much louder than a weber.

Oh and if you drive around then stop and grab the header pipes yelling "ouch, durn that's hot!", keep the burn mark to remind you next time. (or you could put in a sign j/k

damn that left click!!!!!!!!sorry guys

thanks i actualy made the bumper........ took two weeks and it still ain't done.
here's the rear,



like your rig too.... i saw that thing back when i lived in the burg......where'd you get that fan shroud?i am in desperate need of one

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yah i like your bumpers better than the one i made we dont have a bender to do that wrap around which i wanted to do it looks better i got to rework my design oh the fan shroud it was their when i got the truck so dont know i would look in junkyards maybe you can find somthing

so you seen my truck in roseburg cool to bad we never met up

so yep i ll keep all of you updated when my truck gets somthin new
my friend said you can use a turbo with a header i was like uh are you sure cause i think your supposed to use the stock manifold

i dont know i might supercharge it with my dual carbs and the 5 speed trooper tranny

but i am gonna pour some money into the lil 4 banger jus cause i havnt seen anyone else turbo or supercharge the lil 4 probably a lot of patience required

oh i am gonna go with tsl swampers soon too 31/9.5/15 my buddy leaned one up next against my luv i said i gotta have that on my truck grrrrrr

well i got a backup vehicle while i tear it down

can you tell i love my luv

Damn...wish I had that bumper when I hit that damn cow...

i bet...it's survived a few white tail already. to tell the truth i had a buddy do the bends for me though, but it's a real simple design.

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well im not getting a supercharger or turbo but im running it on straight LPG

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I said no to drugs....But they just wouldn't listen!

No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her crap!

So it gives enough back pressure then? If it does COOL!

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sorry guys know im probably gonna sound stupid here but wuts LPG and wuts the point of using it? And how?

yah its fine actually the other day i was dinkin round in the garage and i noticed carburetor was loose the studs i forgot to put loctite on them so

that totally made a difference in power but i dropped a washer in the intake o well it gives me another reason to rebuild it and do it right the other guy half assed it before

yah i luv my flowmasters grrrrrrrrrr

Yeah have seen your truck before or one very similar about 2 weeks ago in sutherlin.

LPG = propane (stands for Liquid Propane Gas I believe)

The point of using it, well that I really don't know for certain, but for one it burns cleaner than gasoline. With the price of fuel right now, it would probably get better miles per dollar as well.

It works pretty good too. I have to go down to the store this evening and pick some up before Star Trek comes on. And American Idol, and....

I put the bench seats in the truck for now since the buckets need some assistance.

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