2.7 headers worth the buy?

i just put a pacesetter header on my first gen and it made a huge difference. i think it sounds alot better and i can defenetly feel a difference in power so it would probably do even more for the newer 2.7's but it was a total pain in the ass to install with out getting exhaust leaks.

 

The LCE comes with full set of OEM gaskets........

 

x2 with the pain in the ass.

The downpipe ended up being just a centimeter longer than the old manifold's, and that led to the cat being rattled on the crossmember, which I bought a mount for, which led the cat to be pinched up at a weird angle, which led to a a leak, which led to me remounting, rebuying gaskets, applying gasket maker, etc. etc. SEVERAL times.

And to this day it's still leaking and throwing me a P0420 code.

 

I have DT headers on my 01/2.7L, It seems to come alive over 3000 rpms.

 

cant see how itd be worth it, in the end your out $XXX and its still a 4 cylinder. v6 or v8 itd be a different story.

 

what the hell well thats sucks!!

i did the install myself for my DT's and it was easy as hell, it just took for ever cuz i didnt have the right tools but with the right tools id say about an hour max.

and i have had mine for almost a year not and so far no problems what so ever. but then again i have a 2nd gen and you guys have a 1st

 

I have DT headers. The only issuse I've had with them is if I step on the gas while the emissions air pump is runing, I sometimes get an error code about the air switching valve. Nothing is wrong with it, and the code goes away after a few days, but it's still anoying to see it.

 

I was recently looking over my engine compartment and decided to feel underneathe the exhaust manifold heat sheild. I was suprised to find tubes instead of a block of iron. I climbed underneath the truck and looked up to find something similar to a header.

I have been wanting to buy a header for my truck for a long time but now I see no point.

Joseph