So, long time no update...
I had a fairly busy summer between working and other things I had to do. Didn't get as much done to the truck as I would have liked. Now I'm back at University suffering through another semester of the college life.
I'm pretty content with the truck as it is right now and am finding a hard time to find things to do to it that aren't maintenance related. Of course most of my money is going to the school so I don't have a ton of spare funds to throw at the truck just for fun.
Just a recap of some things I did recently.
Installed Headers.
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They're Summit Shorty Headers:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g9014
Bought them on Black Friday 2017, finally installed them March 2018 so they've been on the truck since then. They're good headers, I got shorties because they will bolt right back up to the exhaust like they should. I stripped them and then coated them in VHT black paint.
Other than the obvious terrible time of removing the manifolds and all that other stuff these had some pain areas; one being that in the O2 sensor hole, one of the pipes came down too far and would not allow the sensor to go in there. I had to go in and grind it down so that the sensor would fit. Also of course I had the issue of them not wanting to fit properly but I finally got it all squared away. I used the hardware provided when I installed them and that was a mistake! If anyone buys these invest in good quality Head bolts, collector bolts, and block gasket. I went to the local hardware store and got Grade 8 bolts (I believe they sent Grade 5's with them). I also got some felpro #1404 gaskets (
https://www.amazon.com/Fel-Pro-1404-Exhaust-Manifold-Gasket/dp/B000CMESAE). I have only taken them "off" once since installation; replaced the gaskets and collector bolts. I really do like them, they provide more of a "rumble" and sound more throaty; and to my surprise they reduced in cabin noise. I'd recommend them.
Also I hit a raccoon one night and it chipped off my valence on the corner and blew out half the places where it bolts up.
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Anyway I ordered a new one off of Ebay and slapped it on.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/88-98-00-C...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
It's okay as far as a valence is concerned, typical fashion it did not want to line up properly.