7.3 Headers / Performance manifolds

02BigD · May 4, 2013

TyCorr said:
I still havent found any youtube.vids of a headered 7.3!

The video of my truck that I posted in your exhaust thread is headers, and 5" exhaust.

907DAVE said:
How about longevity?

It seems that some have had good luck, while other have had nothing but issues with them warping/ cracking.

Any input?

The set I have was originally purchased March 2009, they are ceramic coated from DI. They've been on the same motor with 3 different setups with approximately 55k on them. The first setup, I could get it pretty hot, and the truck was part of some testing and it was ripped on pretty hard. Since, the heads have been cleaned up, and Gearhead cam installed, it barely will hit 1600 degrees. The truck is basically my DD, tows a 20 foot enclosed trailer 2 or 3 times a week, a dump trailer once or twice a week for the past 30k miles. This set has been great, no issues during the time I've owned them.

Hotrodtractor · May 4, 2013

I had DI headers on my red truck. No complaints from me.

YouTube Video

907DAVE · May 4, 2013

I knew that was coming.

NyCowboy87 · May 4, 2013

I had headers on my truck with no problems, but they had been welded before I got my hands on them.

Keep in mind these are with the triple set, a single charger will sound much different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLRXaKbjo74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOf34s9YWAY

PowerstrokeJunkie · May 4, 2013

Love the neon underglow LOL

PowerstrokeJunkie · May 4, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBY6YCS-8T0&list=UUWY-YrMT0UfQHjEOsVw41wQ&index=11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6DO0melaA&list=UUWY-YrMT0UfQHjEOsVw41wQ&index=13

circa 2008- chit was NOT right. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ORSLpvqBE&list=UUWY-YrMT0UfQHjEOsVw41wQ

cetanefreek · May 4, 2013

that thing sounds flat angry.

TyCorr · May 5, 2013

PowerstrokeJunkie said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBY6YCS-8T0&list=UUWY-YrMT0UfQHjEOsVw41wQ&index=11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6DO0melaA&list=UUWY-YrMT0UfQHjEOsVw41wQ&index=13

circa 2008- chit was NOT right. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ORSLpvqBE&list=UUWY-YrMT0UfQHjEOsVw41wQ

What your youtube username? I wanna check.these out.

TyCorr · May 5, 2013

Nevermind, I found you. That ***ker is crazy sounding! BA.

PowerstrokeJunkie · May 5, 2013

was :doh:

I convinced myself it's time to grow up and i stepped it down to a badass tow rig, otherwise slow as f u u u u u u c c k k k . Half tempted to throw some power at it again. i guess that's how owning one of these goes :doh:

TyCorr · May 5, 2013

Couldnt you have done that just by changing tunes with the old setup?

How does it sit now?

Powerstroke Racer · May 5, 2013

PowerstrokeJunkie said:
was :doh: I convinced myself it's time to grow up and i stepped it down to a badass tow rig, otherwise slow as f u u u u u u c c k k k . Half tempted to throw some power at it again. i guess that's how owning one of these goes :doh:

You don't grow up, you just wise up, have a semi quick tow rig and a fast play toy:slap:
Growing up is for quitters!!!

PowerstrokeJunkie · May 5, 2013

Ty- I made out pretty good selling my long block to a neighbor in trade for a stock-ass engine, sold my BTS to OSCS and got a built trans in return.. (di performance?? whoever that is

) worked out well at the time but i cant stand how slow the truck is. Im now running a forged mill s362/65 .83 on a wastegated mount with a set of 175/stock swamps injectors.

I made a tow rig however i got plenty of other trucks to tow with if i need to. But i was working it today god this setup does tow amazing i'll give it that...

6.0Dually · May 5, 2013

PowerstrokeJunkie said:
Ty- I made out pretty good selling my long block to a neighbor in trade for a stock-ass engine, sold my BTS to OSCS and got a built trans in return.. (di performance?? whoever that is ) worked out well at the time but i cant stand how slow the truck is. Im now running a forged mill s362/65 .83 on a wastegated mount with a set of 175/stock swamps injectors.

I made a tow rig however i got plenty of other trucks to tow with if i need to. But i was working it today god this setup does tow amazing i'll give it that...

Off topic but around how much do those trailers run? I been trying to find me a used one.

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01PSD · May 5, 2013

Holy coincidence, just saw that picture on FB.. LOL

SDS97_7.3 · May 5, 2013

PowerstrokeJunkie said:
Ty- I made out pretty good selling my long block to a neighbor in trade for a stock-ass engine, sold my BTS to OSCS and got a built trans in return.. (di performance?? whoever that is ) worked out well at the time but i cant stand how slow the truck is. Im now running a forged mill s362/65 .83 on a wastegated mount with a set of 175/stock swamps injectors.

I made a tow rig however i got plenty of other trucks to tow with if i need to. But i was working it today god this setup does tow amazing i'll give it that...

Thought that was your truck running down 140 with an enclosed trailer not long ago.

02BigD · May 5, 2013

PowerstrokeJunkie said:
I made a tow rig however i got plenty of other trucks to tow with if i need to. But i was working it today god this setup does tow amazing i'll give it that...

^^ this guy with one of the nicest 99-03 trucks on the road.

PowerstrokeJunkie · May 5, 2013

@Sds- yes I sold my motorcycle and the smallest enclosed trailer I had was 24 feet Lol. thanks Dom.. @6.0Dually- you could probably find one for 3 to 4 gran this is an 8 ton trailer it is pretty stout