5.3swap

hey guys just thought i'd share. my wife put together a youtube vid of everthing i've done to the car so far. so if anyone is interested

kainedogg

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Sweet video brother. I could only skim through it at work, but I will review it again when I get home. Don't know how I missed you having two fuel pumps.

5.3swap

thanks kain, ya that was nice of her

the fuel pumps are two 255lph pumps. it was a tight fit but i think it was worth it. if i understood it correctly they can support up to 1200hp.

5.3swap

OK for my first try at headers... that was not fun. i THINK they came out OK. I'm going to have a friend weld them up who has a better welder then me... and can weld better lol i still have the other side to do but after 8 hours to do this side i think I'll wait till next weekend for the other side lol

Red89GTA

Looks better than what I could do

How is your plug access, they're all visible from the top, but can you get a socket on them?

5.3swap

the header will come off super easy so with a v-band at the collector it will be very easy to just lift the header out of the way for tune ups.

i haven't checked for a socket but I'm guessing yes, it was pretty roomy there.

3rdgentug

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thats pretty badass right there

they look pretty damn good to me , i know for me , 8 hours i would not have put into in one sitting id have been yanking out hair

5.3swap

lol it wasnt frustrating just monatonous. it went so slow but i was really trying to make sure they came out nice to though. although stepping back and looking at them i already see a few things i wish i would have done differently. i'm sure the other side will go a lot quicker.

3rdgentug

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did you buy a kit with all the pieces pre bent , just do a huge grab and hope they work, or do you have a tube bender?

5.3swap

both, i bought a header kit from summit for $106 i think and then i bought a pipe bender for $60 from harbor frieght. for both of those it still cost me way less then a set of headers and tons less then a pair of GOOD turbo headers.
i know my headers are not made by a pro but i think they will be worth the cost savings. and looking back i didnt need the pipe bender. i used it a little but the bends that came in the kit were more then enough. out of the 8 peices of tubes i've only used 3 and still have 5 left for the other side.

kainedogg

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You are doing awesome work brother. Making me proud (sniff)

5.3swap

lolol to funny.

3rdgentug

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thats awesome man , i still think your not giving yourself enough credit on the headers they look pretty damn good to me.

hell the whole build so far is pretty awesome

5.3swap

thanks man that nice to hear.

kainedogg

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Hey, quit waxing poetic and get back to work. I need to know how much boost a 5.3 can take before catastrophic failure lol. What kind of welder do you use brother? I have a fathers day favor to cash in and I want a damn welder.

5.3swap

"waxing poetic" lolol that welder is a farm all i'll get a part number off it for ya. i know these flux core welders splatter but its very easy to use and a quick once over with a sanding wheel and the splatters falls off. so no complaints here. by the time i clean up the welds and powder coat or paint it will look primo

kainedogg

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I know it will brother. Are you doing your harness yourself?

5.3swap

no, i have a local guy doing the harness.

kainedogg

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...damn it I remember now. Same guy who did your brakes right?

5.3swap

well i got a little more done today. moving kinda slow the last two weekends. this header only took me about 3hrs this time