I just recieved my longtubes for my 05 ram 1500 w/ hemifrom Pacesetter today and i was talkin with a nieghbor who told me that when i go to install them that i will have to raise the engine a litle bit for them to go into place... is this true?? any help with install would be great!! also if i take the factory y-pipe out and have holes drilled for the o2 sensors will it throw codes???

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Don't talk to your neighbor, he hasn't a clue. Installation is very easy on a Hemi 4x4. Just take the wheel well liners out and you can get to everything from underneath and the wheel wells. It's actually harder to get the stock manifold out than the headers in, I thought. Hand tighten the header bolts with just a wrench. Drive it around to get 'em real hot, then with them hot, hand tighten them again (be carefull no to burn yourself). Now put the well liners back in and they should stay tight. Check the bolts every time you change the oil, but if you do it the way I stated above, I doubt you'll have to re-tighten them.

You should throw NO codes as long as you leave the cats in and the rear set of O2 sensors are put back inline behind the cats. If you remove the cats, you will throw a code unless you go with simulators or do the non-fouler trick. If you leave the cats, you'll have to move them back about a foot and a half and then lengthen the O2 sensor wires by about that much. No real reason to ditch the cats, the Hemi's stock ones are very non-restrictive for stock cats.

Here's a pic after I put mine on, before I put the well liners back in, you'll see how easy it is to get to the bolts.



Good Luck...

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1st. your headers are beautiful. 2nd..do they still look that clean and 3rd. are those your FC-II's? because if they are....im set on my decision for tires.

 

i would use never sieze i use it on every bolt ive ever removed and installed....its a smart practice....and raising the engine is rediculous.....tell ur neighbor to raise his toyota engine and shut up lmao just playin good luck i expect to hear a sound clicp never got to hear my borla headers and exhaust

 

I put a set one my SRT (less room), hell I even managed with the wheel well liners in. Although it would have been easier if they were out!

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1st:Thank you. 2nd: Yes, but I cheated, I bought mine in stainless and had them ceramic coated (inside & out) at a custom coatings shop. BTW: You wouldn't believe how much cooler they stay with that coating. 3rd: Yes, those are my FCII's...

Not to jack the thread, but here's a better tire pic:



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Nice pics & info Hammer.

Speed Safely,
AL

 

Before you install your headers, run a metal engineering rule over the header to block gasket face surface.
Make sure those suckers are not warpedand are straight.
If they are warped, send em' back, as they WILL give you grief by blowing in the future, even with the best of gaskets installed with them.
After welding up, some, not all, warp.
A number of headers leave the factory with warped faces and cause lots of problems for unsuspecting owners if quality control slip up during manufacture.
Ownersthink everything, from loose header bolts to damaged gaskets and all sorts of stuff.
It can take a while to figure out whats causing the blowing problem.
A minute checking these faces can save a LOT of grief.
Also, great tip from HammerZ71. I did the header bolt tightening sequanceto previous cars and never had a problem with this method.
Hope this helps.
AL.

 

When I had my T/A I had nickel plated headers and they would turn bright blue at a certain temp .....pretty cool.....