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Old May 30, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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So I was on the highway with a buddy and decided to get it from a roll. Car was pulling hard and then at 6k rpm I heard a tink and loud ticking. Needless to say I thought I was blowing up. As I was pulling over I was checking gauges and everything appeared normal so I was dumbfounded. I popped the hood and found that somehow a header bolt from the #7 flange had fallen out and the tick was the ensuing exhaust leak. Just thought I'd share.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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So did you win?
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I was ahead when I let out of it so I'm claiming the victory.
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So did you win?
I was gonna say good death. haha
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New header bolt in tonight. Checked the rest to be sure. Good as new.Glad I got lucky.
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Stage 8 locking header bolts FTW!
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Lucky man! That woulda given me a heart attack for sure!
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