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Jun 25, 2008 | 09:13 AM

smokinponcho73

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cool open header video

my and I dad driving my back from cali. w/open headers the entire drive home. sorry for the poor video quality i dont know how to use the editing programs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvj_luH4hMw

Jun 25, 2008 | 09:23 AM

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That looks fun. Did you have a headache when you got home?

Jun 25, 2008 | 09:45 AM

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ok that's bad, you can break a valve going WOT with open headers.

Jun 25, 2008 | 11:16 AM

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ok that's bad, you can break a valve going WOT with open headers.

Proof?

Jun 25, 2008 | 11:29 AM

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Sounds Good..........

Jun 25, 2008 | 11:30 AM

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Proof?

that's just what ive heard from just about everyone on this site

Well except from you...

Jun 25, 2008 | 11:41 AM

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Don't believe everything that you hear maybe ....

His valves aren't broke..... yet... lol.

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Jun 25, 2008 | 12:19 PM

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ok that's bad, you can break a valve going WOT with open headers.

yeah the boys at the dragstrip have a real problem with that

Jun 25, 2008 | 01:07 PM

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interesting, so should i take your word

No.
Shouldn't take anyones word unless you trust them.

Jun 26, 2008 | 04:04 PM

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no my valves are fine its just i have a spun rod bearing so its time for a new shortblock

Jun 26, 2008 | 09:51 PM

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ok that's bad, you can break a valve going WOT with open headers.

A myth that i have yet to have seen proven. I have heard if you get enough cold air to get uplifted in to the headers that you can say goodbye to your heads but yet to see proof.

Jun 26, 2008 | 10:11 PM

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Sounds good

Jun 26, 2008 | 11:05 PM

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ok that's bad, you can break a valve going WOT with open headers.

I have heard of broken 02 sensors but that is the first word about broken valves.

Don't even think that is possible.

Jun 27, 2008 | 01:21 AM

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i ran open headers for about 3 months had no prob ever i didnt even have 02's hooked up that is a total myth

Jun 27, 2008 | 08:04 AM

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I have heard of broken 02 sensors but that is the first word about broken valves.

Don't even think that is possible.

It's one of the myths from back in the day when Bob Dole invented the interbutts...

Jun 27, 2008 | 11:28 AM

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i think he got it mixed up with burning a valve. . .but usually you dont have that issue with long tubes - it's mostly if you do it with a manifolds car or shorties because you have less travel. i know 1000s of drag cars and street cars who've ran open headers at the track. it by no means is suggested but your not going to brake anything like i said worse that happens is you burn up a valve - but i've only heard that with stock manfiold cars.

Jun 27, 2008 | 04:07 PM

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ok i was just confused because there was an entire thread about this like 4 pages long and everyone said it ***** **** up. Im not running o2 sensors right now but it does feel slower

Jun 27, 2008 | 05:13 PM

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ya you should definetly get the 02 sensors plugged in because other wise it could ruin something because the 02 sensors somehow adjsut your air to fuel mixture ratio and if its to lean you will have something go wrong and if its to rich you are just wasting gas and its not using it efficently and could be wasting power