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Re: Out with the old and in with the new.
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Originally Posted by piecesparts
I have never had a set of Hooker headers, in my life. I have had many other brands that were a lot cheaper. I do have a set of Thorley headers and the design work on them appears to be in alignment with the Kooks set. I got my Kooks headers from Maryland Speed and it was during their header special sale that they do annually. I got the headers, piping and cats all together and the headers are Jet coated for a lasting finish. The jet coating was at no extra cost and they saved me some cash on the whole deal. They installed easily and the fit and finish was right easy to deal with. I think that if I wanted to do the same on my Pontiac G8 and maybe a later truck, I would still go with that brand.
When I install headers, I use teflon tape on the bolts that holds them to the heads and that solves any issues of having bolts coming loose. I set them, drive for a period and reset the bolts one last time and that is all that is needed. The teflon tape will let the bolts comeout without any problem either. The headers on my 2011 have been there since the middle of 2011 and I now have over 100,000 miles on it. I purchased the truck in January of 2011.
I have a couple black vehicles and I live in the middle of Kansas, in a small rural town. The trick is to get the paint smooth and clean and then use a product that really works in all kinds of weather. Everyone has their particular brand, but I found the Wizards products do quite well in Summer and Winter. Just check with Low E above, he and I have had several together.
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Gotcha. Hooker is about $150 less than Kooks so I have a month to deliberate about it. I'm probably not going to be driving the truck during winter soooo, I should be fine regardless of the color that I chose. I'll have to give wizard a little try, I have a mix of meguires and mothers products.
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Originally Posted by hopped up
Wow! That's a very nice truck
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That's just a picture of a truck that mine is going to look like. Mine is ordered and comes in around September.
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Originally Posted by Dalaigh
Congrats on the new truck… The only thing that sucks about the 2014 Reg. Cab trucks, is the radio… No matter what level of trim you get, it's still the small 4" screen, you need to get into a double cab in order to get the 8" screen… Hope that changed for 2015…
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It is still a 4" screen because the manager kept asking if I wanted more than a regular cab and I kept telling them "No".
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Originally Posted by piecesparts
Has anyone tried to update the air intake on a new 2014, yet? We have one that the CAI was installed and the owner is not sure if the computer is reading it right.
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If you don't have an answer in a month & 1/2 then I'll let you know.
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1978 Chevy 2wd Stepside
aka "Audrey"
Cordova brown with mandarin guts
79k original miles & being restored
1979 Chevy 2wd Short Wide
aka "Emma-Jayne"
Cordova brown with mandarin guts
2019 Chevy Tahoe LT
Previous rides:
-2002 Firehawk T/A, 2006 Trailblazer SS AWD, 2014 GMC Sierra RCSB, 1971 2wd Blazer, 1996 SNB, 1997 2dr 2wd Yukon, 2001 Silverado RCSB, 2011 Silverado Z71 4x4, 1982 2wd Blazer, 1997 2dr Tahoe, 1970 Chevelle SS, 1972 2wd Blazer, 1986 Silverado Stepside, 1995 S-10, 1985 Silverado SWB.
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