Got home and there was a box on the front porch.

early xmas

got the crome version (keep the price down) What im confused about is i would have thought the 2 sides would be identical but reversed. but they arnt.

(ill take a pic or 2 tonight)

Now i have no excuse for not getting the motor finished and droped int the 4runner before the xmas trip to the familiy. (my self imposed deadline, that and i need my shop back)

 

nice, now get it ceramic coated

 

dont need no ceramic coated bs... my NWOR ones are holding up fine. although they (nwor) do seem to be of higher quality)

 

This is the best coating you can get for your headers, IMHO.

Jet-Hot Coating

 

I see your 4Runnner is an auto. Keep us posted on any install problems you run into and what you had to do to correct it. I am going to put headers on mine but im a little worried about them not clearing everything because its an auto.

I found a place that sells the Ceramic coated for $355.38 and chrome for $279.95 If you guys want to know where let me know and I will post a link to page.

 

Ya im a bit worried about the auto part. Im thinking about getting rid of the rear transfercase cooler and combineing the hydrolic lines with the ones that go up to a new aftermarket (not in the radiator) cooler. So i still get cooling but dont have to worry about the space taken up by the rear cooler.

That and the directions mentioned something about linkage but i think that was just for dropping the auto trans which i havnt figgured out if im going to do yet...

 

What Y pipe configuration did you go for ??

Downey or custom ?

David

 

Im thinking im going to go custom. Ill weld up the y-pipe from some bends i get at the muffler shop. once i have the idea of how to run it ill drop it off and have the rest of the exhaust put on. If it looks like its to much work i suppose ill break down and go with Downey y pipe.

But i got burnt on the NWOR one i bought for my nwor headers, I ended up cutting it up and spliceing it back together anyway because it hung WAY to low so i figure i could do it from scratch and save SOME money.

 

Go custom... I'm not a welder, but it's not THAT hard compared to the $$$ Downey wants.

And frankly, after seeing the collectors on my headers (Downey), I'm glad that my Y is custom. They're a big ragged...

 

Keep in mind, your NWOR headers are stainless, the downey's are not.

 

that would explane it

 

I second the Jet Hot recommendation.

 

Before you have them coated, have a muffler shop weld some ball type unions on the end of those headers. Why Downey thinks slip joints are adequate is beyond me.

 

I recommed this too...

 

YES PLEASE!

 

I think he means these guys:

http://www.bajaconcepts.com/bajaraci...uckexhaust.cfm

 

Yup Has anybody here delt with them.

 

I bought my ceramic headers from them. The only suprise was $20 shipping to them and another $20 shipping to me. Still a great price and great service. I recommend them!

 

the pics arnt great ill admit...

 

Sorry for the old thread bump. Did you like these. Did you end up putting ball joint collectors on. I have these same headers and I am installing them this weekend. I seem to be speaking a foreign language when I ask about ball joint collectors at the muffler shops. Anybody have any recomendations where to get these? I have read alot of leaking exhaust stories with slip on and gasket type connectors, and I am afraid of welding the joint dont want to break these high dollar headers.