Dynatech headers are on (and the trials that followed)

[PropMan]

My headers just arrived via UPS this morning. They are BEAUTIFULLY made. I am leaving for a 2 week vacation TONIGHT, so I'll have nothing to report back for a good while . . .

[BMWDON]

were you in on the GROUP buy? If you got them that fast, I'ld be in serious shock

[05MagnumRT]

05MagnumRT,

Do you know any of the specifics in terms of the type of input or information the dealership fed your car to cure its ailment?

Unfortunately, I do not. They (service guys at my dealer) are willing to work on the car with aftermarket stuff and work with you in doing things, but they are not open to letting you INTO the work area or letting you touch their toys :( The good news is that as long as you have the extensions all connected well, you won't have the problems that I had.

Just out of curiosity, is the first step of installation disconnecting the neg terminal on the battery? I would imagine that this would matter since the current still flows through the car even when its off. When you disconnected the stock sensor leads, it may have picked up a malfunction in the system that was not easily reversed.
I think I am going to disconnect mine. Everything else I've put on, air intake, TB spacer, Jetchip module all had it listed as the first step so the computer can reset itself to new parameters.
Makes you wonder...... :idea:

We did not disconnect the battery when we did aspendog's, but we did when we did mine. It seems that the starter is positioned a little differently on a 300 versus a Magnum, or maybe on a May built car versus an October built car... I don't think disconnecting versus not had any real effect on my problems, though.

We also noticed that on aspendog's car, the heat shield on the passenger side was difficult to remove, on mine the driver side was a little more so than on his, but my passenger side was easy. Again, not sure if it's a 300 / Mag difference or a May / October difference.

[lbstone]

I'm still a little worried about the install! The tech at my dealer said replacing the cats can void the warrenty if DC wants to give you a hard time. So is the CHECK engine light still on or did that go off once the dealer did the diagnosic?

[aspendog]

05MagnumRT,

Do you know any of the specifics in terms of the type of input or information the dealership fed your car to cure its ailment?

Unfortunately, I do not. They (service guys at my dealer) are willing to work on the car with aftermarket stuff and work with you in doing things, but they are not open to letting you INTO the work area or letting you touch their toys :( The good news is that as long as you have the extensions all connected well, you won't have the problems that I had.

Just out of curiosity, is the first step of installation disconnecting the neg terminal on the battery? I would imagine that this would matter since the current still flows through the car even when its off. When you disconnected the stock sensor leads, it may have picked up a malfunction in the system that was not easily reversed.
I think I am going to disconnect mine. Everything else I've put on, air intake, TB spacer, Jetchip module all had it listed as the first step so the computer can reset itself to new parameters.
Makes you wonder...... :idea:

We did not disconnect the battery when we did aspendog's, but we did when we did mine. It seems that the starter is positioned a little differently on a 300 versus a Magnum, or maybe on a May built car versus an October built car... I don't think disconnecting versus not had any real effect on my problems, though.

We also noticed that on aspendog's car, the heat shield on the passenger side was difficult to remove, on mine the driver side was a little more so than on his, but my passenger side was easy. Again, not sure if it's a 300 / Mag difference or a May / October difference.

Actually I did disconnect the battery, prior to you arriving (I do follow some instructions...lol)

[Tedman5]

[ I have not heard any leaks since then but have been looking for some new header bolts that will lock down better than the ones that came with the headers.[/quote]

Aspendog, you may want to give these a try. Here's a copy of the email FROM Breslin.

Your 2005 Dodge Magnum 5.7 Hemi takes 8mm-1.25 x 25mm, 16 pack part #008-027 in the chrome-moly, black oxide or 608-027 in the polished stainless steel. Jeg's , Summit or your local high performance shop will have these. You can also call us at 1-800-695-3690.
Breslin Performance Products LLC
PO Box 6147
Glendale, AZ 85345
1-800-695-3690

Look here, this is the best price on the stainless I could find on the net
http://breslinperformance.carshopinc...rers_id/193522

608-027 BRESLIN PERFORMANCE S/S HEADER BOLTS - 12PT. $81.95