Hey everyone I have my engine torn down right now cause i am replacing my head gaskets. I want to go with a set of headers while I have them off. Any links anyone can give me of some sites.

 

I don't recall ever finding anyone who made them? Maybe you could settle for a new pair of stockers, gasket match them then get them Jethot coated? They have em for D1's but I think thats because these have secondary air injection. Maybe you could use D1 pair but youll lose SAI and have to live with the code (and find someone to do your emissions inspection )

 

That is not the best idea with these trucks - you are asking for unending and unsolvable code and emissions issues. That being said, there are some posts here and elsewhere on the Internet regarding headers.

Good luck!

 

Hedman Performance Group good luck, you will not gain any power or MPG and they will rust out before you have paid them off.
Plus they are loud, and have to be modified to fit correctly, and they radiate more heat to the engine compartment.
I was seriously thinking about them because I have a cracked exhaust manifold, after talking to several mechanic friends I was talked out of it.
You will need to wrap them with header wrap to keep the heat down.

 

I would not bother.
Headers are sort of cheap and junky.
They expand out all over the place and you can burn your fingers on them.
And they seem to rattle and come loose.


If you have SAI air injection - the headers may throw all off that off.

 

you have 2000 do you even have secondary air?
if you wrap steel header they will wrought twice as quick.
gasket match & ceramic coat stock a set is about the only thing I could think of they would flow a little better and keep the heat in the engine bay down.
I wonder if RR manifolds would clear at least the are tubular and not just cast iron log like the d2 manifolds.

 

I have read both on the RR manifolds (which are headers I believe).

Some say the frame and some other stuff gets in the way.

Others say you just make a small bend to clear the frame and use a D2 knock sensor and it fits easy.

 

With your mileage, you will gain more power by replacing the cam, lifters timing chain and oil pump then by installing a set of headers.

 

If it's speed you're looking for, for the same price you could probably cover the windscreen with a distortion inducing layer of glass that makes things look like they're coming at you faster.

 

No I don,t have SAI and if I am putting headers on I would also up grade cam. I believe Piper Torque Cams offer a good upgaded cam kit that comes with new cam, and lifters, timing chain set and all new gaskets required for about $325 which is good considering a new timing set is 100 or so anyways and i still have to replace it anyways. Also If i put headers in I was going to get high flow cats and custom stainless steel exhaust done followed by flowmaster pro series shorty muffler with it.