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r0lf- · 08-13-2003, 03:54 PM

Do your guys' headers bash your floorboards like mine do? I can really feel them sometimes when I have my foot pretty deep into the throttle on a crappy road.

Just wondering if I was the only one.

beaterC10 · 08-13-2003, 04:02 PM

I have longtubes, I think they are Dynomax. They clear the floor but hit the frame on the passenger side. Nothing too extreme, just enough to be annoying. Sometime when I get ambitious I thought I would pull the header and grind a little on the lower frame rail to get clearance.

r0lf- · 08-13-2003, 04:08 PM

Well... I dont think mine are hitting the actual floorboards, but I can feel some definite feedback from them.

gldevall · 08-13-2003, 04:42 PM

What kind are you running? I'm running Summit headers and have no problems with them. As soon as I can afford it I am going to get some Hooker Super Comp coated ones.

TIMSPEED · 08-13-2003, 06:25 PM

Hey Rolf,
I don't understand what you're saying..I have long tubes and they never move..they're connected to the engine...the only way it's gonna move, is if you have bad cab mounts or bad engine mounts...

1974StepSide · 08-13-2003, 06:57 PM

I've got Hooker Comps and as far as I know mine don't move or touch anything around them.......

r0lf- · 08-13-2003, 09:31 PM

What im kinda trying to say is that I can feel some vibration through the floorboards from something, maybe its not the headers. They are Thorley Tri Y headers. Im not sure if the previous owner went through and replaced EVERYTHING with polyurithane.

Maybe the feedback isnt as bad as im making it out to be, but sometimes I can feel it pretty good.

bigblock73 · 08-13-2003, 10:21 PM

Had Hooker Comps on mine as well...no problems.

-Jeff

*1FaastC10* · 08-13-2003, 11:00 PM

poly bushings will cause you to feel alot more than rubber bushings. so if all you've ever had is rubber, i'd say that's probably what you're feeling.

PHOENIX · 08-13-2003, 11:22 PM

I have a weird sound come from under my drivers seat when I make slow right turns. Not all the time, but every once in awhile. It feels like a loose crossmmber or something, a slight bump on the floor board, but all bolts are tight. I wonder if its a rivet or something. I really need to inspect it more.

apstguy · 08-14-2003, 02:14 AM

Eddie, check the tranny mounts, mine did that.

08-13-2003, 03:54 PM	#1
r0lf- Hotwheels? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA Posts: 1,145	To people with Longtubes. Do your guys' headers bash your floorboards like mine do? I can really feel them sometimes when I have my foot pretty deep into the throttle on a crappy road. Just wondering if I was the only one. __________________ 1978 Money Pit - CUSTOM DELUXE!!!!

08-13-2003, 04:08 PM	#3
r0lf- Hotwheels? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA Posts: 1,145	Well... I dont think mine are hitting the actual floorboards, but I can feel some definite feedback from them. __________________ 1978 Money Pit - CUSTOM DELUXE!!!!

08-13-2003, 04:42 PM	#4
gldevall Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Walker, LA Posts: 2,925	What kind are you running? I'm running Summit headers and have no problems with them. As soon as I can afford it I am going to get some Hooker Super Comp coated ones. __________________ Gary -1986 SWB: lowered 4/6, SOLD!!! -Best 1/4 mile: 14.51 @ 91.01 MPH -2001 Pewter Tahoe, billet grill, Corsa Sport Cat-back, K&N FIPK SOLD!!! -2004 Z-71 Extended cab with a flowmaster, BDS 6.5", 3" BL, 35x12.5x18 Trail Grapplers on Pro-Comp 18x9 wheels

08-13-2003, 06:25 PM	#5
TIMSPEED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,321	Hey Rolf, I don't understand what you're saying..I have long tubes and they never move..they're connected to the engine...the only way it's gonna move, is if you have bad cab mounts or bad engine mounts... __________________ I have a few cars... See Them Here

08-13-2003, 06:57 PM	#6
1974StepSide Play it Loud... Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: East San Jose, CA Posts: 465	I've got Hooker Comps and as far as I know mine don't move or touch anything around them....... __________________ Big Moe =-=-=-= 1974 Cheyenne Super Stepside, 350/400, Hooker Headers, Flowmaster Mufflers... Needs new doors, fenders, hood, and paint. 1952 Chevy Pickup waiting to be brought back home!

08-13-2003, 04:02 PM	#2
beaterC10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,277	I have longtubes, I think they are Dynomax. They clear the floor but hit the frame on the passenger side. Nothing too extreme, just enough to be annoying. Sometime when I get ambitious I thought I would pull the header and grind a little on the lower frame rail to get clearance.

08-13-2003, 09:31 PM	#7
r0lf- Hotwheels? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA Posts: 1,145	What im kinda trying to say is that I can feel some vibration through the floorboards from something, maybe its not the headers. They are Thorley Tri Y headers. Im not sure if the previous owner went through and replaced EVERYTHING with polyurithane. Maybe the feedback isnt as bad as im making it out to be, but sometimes I can feel it pretty good. __________________ 1978 Money Pit - CUSTOM DELUXE!!!!

08-13-2003, 10:21 PM	#8
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Had Hooker Comps on mine as well...no problems. -Jeff

08-13-2003, 11:00 PM	#9
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	poly bushings will cause you to feel alot more than rubber bushings. so if all you've ever had is rubber, i'd say that's probably what you're feeling.

08-13-2003, 11:22 PM	#10
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	I have a weird sound come from under my drivers seat when I make slow right turns. Not all the time, but every once in awhile. It feels like a loose crossmmber or something, a slight bump on the floor board, but all bolts are tight. I wonder if its a rivet or something. I really need to inspect it more. __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

08-14-2003, 02:14 AM	#11
apstguy LED King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,087	Eddie, check the tranny mounts, mine did that. __________________ Tyler 1985 C10 305 w/ Bowtie OD TH700R4 3.42 LSD 202,000 miles 2006 Ford Focus ZX3 5-speed Stick 2016 Chevy Spark EV Gone: 2002.5 VW GTI 24v VR6 Gone: 2008 VW R32



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