Ray you definitely do good work!!! Thanks for pointing out the gotchas!!!! My favorite header is also Kooks. I do prefer the H-pipe deeper sound however!!! I have seen on the S650 a 30-40 RWH gain from Kooks 1 7/8”. Nice video Brother 👍👊💪🇺🇸✝️
Dose wrapping the long tube headers with thermal wrap make a significant difference? I noticed that the starter and the air conditioning cooling lines are very close to the pipes. Could this cause these components to deteriorate faster than with the stock exhaust system?
@ryanbautista6435 Wrapping the headers will reduce heat. The actual risk of heat damaging things is relatively low. I've personally never seen heat damage anything on a S550 or S650 mustang with unwrapped headers. The easier protection measure would be to apply heat protection on the things you wish to defer heat from
@Subarashii-naniii Only used the bolts. There's simply no way of getting those locking tabs in there. Just put a decent hand torque on those bolts and they will stay put
Ray you definitely do good work!!! Thanks for pointing out the gotchas!!!! My favorite header is also Kooks. I do prefer the H-pipe deeper sound however!!!
I have seen on the S650 a 30-40 RWH gain from Kooks
1 7/8”.
Nice video Brother 👍👊💪🇺🇸✝️
Good video, Ray. Great info & tips. Fantastic sound!
I’m running Kooks on my S197. Super happy with them.
That starter will eventually get heat soak due to the headers. You should get a heat shield sleeve for it, will last longer and work better.
like wrap the headers? i’ve seen that i think they look cool
Yea you can wrap the headers or get a heat shield sleeve for the starter. I would just get both looks cool
Great content what a sound, this should be interesting what gains the headers through the power band.🇨🇦👍😎
I’m sure that lift makes it a hell of allot easier. I’ve never heard of that header bolt tip thanks!
Do u need a tuned after u install long tube heades?
@YoteNick No sir. But if we could custom tune them, we would see a lot more power gains!
Should have wrapped the header tubes next to the starter....it's going to be absorbing all that heat now
@Crazy8ts Ive used heat deflection material on the starter vs wrapping the headers. Works good too.
Dose wrapping the long tube headers with thermal wrap make a significant difference? I noticed that the starter and the air conditioning cooling lines are very close to the pipes. Could this cause these components to deteriorate faster than with the stock exhaust system?
@ryanbautista6435 Wrapping the headers will reduce heat. The actual risk of heat damaging things is relatively low. I've personally never seen heat damage anything on a S550 or S650 mustang with unwrapped headers. The easier protection measure would be to apply heat protection on the things you wish to defer heat from
horse power gains ?
@derrickhead Yes. New video coming soon.
Sounds absolutely wonderful, did u install new header gaskets or re used the factory one?
@@Subarashii-naniii I reused the factory gaskets. Never had an issue doing that.
@ my car also 4k miles, do u recommend re using the factory ones over the kooks provided gaskets?
@Subarashii-naniii factory ones would better than the provided ones because they are multi layer gaskets
@@drpmotorsports2186 what about the locking washers provided with kooks. Did u install it or only the studs?
@Subarashii-naniii Only used the bolts. There's simply no way of getting those locking tabs in there. Just put a decent hand torque on those bolts and they will stay put