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RSFreak

Yup, headers for my T/A!!! They are Flowtechs from Summit and I got the Y pipe too! All-in-all I am happy with their quality except for the oxygen sensor port. The bung was there, but we had to drill the hole for the sensor. TJ and I had little trouble installing them. I'm totally stoked! My Trans Am is one step closer to being done!!! Cool

Passenger side

Driver side

dlp · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject:

Man, it looks like the collector dumps onto the front engine cradle? The Y pipe must have a drastic bend to it.

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:18 am Post subject:

Nice John! glad its coming along!

~JAKE

aaron_sK · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:01 am Post subject:

Nice, John. Looks like the local guys are finally getting some work done. Now I'm starting to look bad. Embarassed

Lots of people dump on the FlowTechs for being the made-in-China Schmucks brand, but I ran them on my IROC for years without any major problems. There are a couple of things I found:

The flange material is fairly thin, and will warp. If you run them with an exhaust leak (like I did) they will warp further. RemFlex gaskets seem to take care of that pretty quick though.

The welds on the collector, especially inside the collector, tend to fail. So if all your gaskets are good, but you still have a leak, take a look down there. Takes two seconds to reweld it though.

I don't know if they changed the Y-pipe design, but mine was similar to stock in that it was less of a Y-pipe, and more of a T-pipe, which screws up flow.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:53 am Post subject:

Good deal John. I saw your comment on T/A in the other thread and realized I must have missed something.... like you having a T/A Laughing

What are the plans for this one?

-Schultzy

RSFreak · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:16 am Post subject:

QwkTrip · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject:

Ah, headers! The performance quest madness begins! Very Happy

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject:

Flowtech has come a long way in their quality. Starting to surpass Hedman I think.

They look good as far as design. How's plug access? Hookers are decent, Hedmans rock, always heard Edelbrocks suck.

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:49 pm Post subject:

RSFreak · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject:

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject:

Best trick I've found is to grind down a spark plug socket till it's as short as can be and still grab the hex. Then use the 3/4" box wrench to turn it.

iansane · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject:

Sweeeeeeeet. Very Happy

It'll be cool to see that motor running again. Did you guys do the valve seals yet?

FYI, I'd second the remflex gaskets.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject:

Felpro makes pretty decent gaskets now too. Cheaper than the rem iirc.

iansane · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject:

Maybe I'm wrong but I thought the rems were only 10-15? Aaron, what did Randy charge you last time?

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject:

RSFreak · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject:

iansane · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject:

Yikes!! Good thing you found that!

Tony and I tried doing the same thing to Al when we were helping out with his v6 swap awhile ago. Embarassed

aaron_sK · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject:

Don't you usually keep at least the SBC and 3" flange in stock?

iansane · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject:

Not since Titus-Will took over. Bruce Titus took out all the aftermarket stuff and now I've got to reorder it all.