2011 1500 5.7
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From: Clayton MI
You want easy? Or better performance? If "easy" just get some shorties, they are direct bolt-in... if performance, then go with some long tubes. Of course, that would require reworking most of the exhaust system, so, not cheap.....
I just put some relatively cheap "stainless steel" headers on my V-10, to replace the ones that rusted out...... They were under 300 bucks....
I just put some relatively cheap "stainless steel" headers on my V-10, to replace the ones that rusted out...... They were under 300 bucks....
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From: Texas
I installed shorties that were considered top line and they bolt right in.
We took them to a machine shop before install and they were not flat and square. Machine shop surfaced them to show flat and then bolted up to heads with good bolts (not going to suggest, use your own research), best gaskets and they have never leaked.
They originally did not come flat surfaced ready,. I checked them with a machined flat piece of 1/4 inch 3 ft long flat steel. made sure they are not warped.
We took them to a machine shop before install and they were not flat and square. Machine shop surfaced them to show flat and then bolted up to heads with good bolts (not going to suggest, use your own research), best gaskets and they have never leaked.
They originally did not come flat surfaced ready,. I checked them with a machined flat piece of 1/4 inch 3 ft long flat steel. made sure they are not warped.
Last edited by fbrakeman; Jan 5, 2026 at 08:51 AM.