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I have never ran into any "bad" resins, just some that dry much slower than others. I get 5 gallons for $120 from a friend, but some local boat makers sell 5 gallons for about $150. The cost of resin per gallon has gone up alot lately.

That's the bad thing about them, mpg drops real bad. I had a stock muffler from a titan a while back to silence it & it didn't use nearly as much gas as it does now, & with gas at almost $5 a gallon, that's where my money goes with the bbf.

Very true, problem is I didn't ask & they didn't tell me how much they were milled down. As for cr, I'm aiming at at least 10.1, but will be done with a head swap down the road. I haven't really messed with it lately, did a bit of driving here & there & it felt damn good, but I'm trying to change the radiator before I do any long trips.

That's what I was thinking, with 1 7/8" primaries. I have a glasspack on it atm & sounds pretty damn good. =) Idk, I'm kinda sold on them Cherrybombs though, with their glasspack & vortex mufflers flowing like crazy & sounding real good, besides, you won't be able to see my pipes so stainless would be kind of a waste imo. lol. I've decided that will have them straight-piped to the fenders with QTP cut-outs & a y-pipe out back to single silent muffler.

Depends for what though, for example, rotors; for my old Mazda I could've gotten them for what, $30/pr., now for the truck, they're almost 100 a piece. I will be installing a new temp gauge since the original one acts funny as hell. Heads & the block were taken to the machine shop & the deck was fine, got the heads resurfaced. I really wanted mls gaskets, but they are $80 a piece & I wasn't getting paid til a week after the gasket blew, so I got Ford Racing steel core laminate hg's which were the same price for the pair(also made by Felpro). Also, everyone swears by Felpro, but their basic hg didn't really convince me, which was like perforated sheet metal with a layer of cardboard or something??

Damn, that's crazy, I'm looking into a replacement, but damn they're not cheap compared to small car parts.

It seems fine now, I did a full flush & filled it back up with coolant. I'm still planning to change the radiator since it's old as hell & the water pump while I'm at it, I don't want to risk this sh*t happening again, as much as I love working on cars, replacing a head gasket is a pain in the a$$! No, Ford 460. The one in my avy has the 454 & has hot-start issues. :/

Yes I do & I keep my eye on it , but apparently these older fords are known for inaccurate temp gauge readings, the day the gasket blew it didn't go past the A in "normal" so I'm going to replace it with a aftermarket gauge & see what that one reads.

I'm guessing so because when I pulled over to check the engine the day the gasket blew after seeing steam coming out from under the hood, the hose going from the radiator to the thermostat housing was inflated.

Took the thermostat off since it wasn't opening. I took the block to the machine shop & it wasn't warped. I also got the heads resurfaced.

Ok, thanks for the response, I'll be looking into that this week since I already ordered new head gaskets.

Everything was done properly when we had the heads rebuilt 5 months ago. I'm guessing it blew because the thermostat failed to open & I do a lot of towing/heavy hauling/aggresive driving.

Exactly what I thought it would do. About the prochamber, how does that work? I've been looking around for them, but it seems like they're just "improvised" H-pipes.

Fml. I blew a head gasket today on my way home and now I'm looking for good replacement. Current gasket was only about 5 months old before it gave out again. - _ - So my question is: Does anybody have any suggestions to possibly the best replacement gasket for this engine? And how to choose one?(bore size, etc.) Thanks in advance.

Did you notice power with that setup? I've been told numerous times that a single 3" will increase mpg, but if the duals get me more power, I figure I might as well do that.

Why no x-pipe? I feel like it will balance they way the exhaust flows. What about an "H" pipe? I'm trying to reach the 500+ HP mark with this engine so I don't want to risk losing power because of a bad exhaust design.

No problem man. You don't need top of the line tools to do the job in most cases it's about technique. I've painted complete cars with spray guns from HF.

Had to choose stealthy since I personally love the clean, organized, factory look installs rather than aftermarket/customized. Of course it all depends on what the system consists of.

Yes it can, although you might want to try a test piece first(I had "Krylon" wrinkle up one me when spraying clear on it), most rattle cans are "enamel" paints & our local Finishmaster gives out enamel basecoat when using a clearcoat system. It'll be okay as long as you're using solvent-based paints. I'd personally stay away from laquer.

After you have smoothed everything out & prepped the surface, you could use a rattle can(AVOID KRYLON at all costs)! for color, but to really make it shine, I would recommend spraying a good quality urethane clearcoat followed by wetsanding & buffing once it's all cured.

Thanks for the response man. exhaust manifolds will definitely be replaced with headers, vehicle is also non-catalyst. If I do duals I will be putting an x over pipe. I will be doing the exhaust work myself since I have all the proper equipment, I just want to get a sure response wether single or dual is better for more power since I'll be swapping the iron heads to aluminum, aftermarket cam kit, hopefully a tunnel ram with dual carbs & a recurved distributor.

Ok guys, so I have a Ford F250 with a 460cu.in. 7.5L engine and I will be doing a full exhaust swap soon, so my question is this: What setup will give me more power? single 3" exhaust or dual 2.25"/2.5" exhaust with a crossover pipe? I was told not to do dual 3" exhaust because it will "bottom out" the engine & lose power & single 3" will also give me better gas milage, but at my current 9 MPG, I'd prefer power over fuel economy. Hoping someone with experience on this topic can point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.