Exhaust Manifold

[lerado]

I have been searching around the internet for an oem exhaust manifold. Not an easy task let me tell you. My manifold is cracked and makes a clicking noise every time I accelerate. Any help on this would be great. Thanks in advance.

[BradMph]

Check for a recall on the exhaust manifold. My 89 MM had 2 recalls which the exhaust manifold was one and seatbelts were the 2nd. Manifold are casted with inferior metals and seem to always crack inside at the collector.

[ikeepzitclean]

how about wayyy better than OEM... this: http://www.mightyram50.net/vbulletin/showthread.php/1702-DGheaders-amp-custom-exhaust-New-design-tri-y

[ikeepzitclean]

Check for a recall on the exhaust manifold. My 89 MM had 2 recalls which the exhaust manifold was one and seatbelts were the 2nd. Manifold are casted with inferior metals and seem to always crack inside at the collector.

any additional info on this? what yr. range? ram50 too or just MMs?

[lerado]

It appears that only the mighty max had the recall. When I did the search, I came up with only one 1989 Dodge Ram 50 recall, which was a seat belt. As for a tri-y as an option, way to expensive. I barely spent 500 dollars on the truck itself.

[crvtec90]

If its worth your time then you could pull the manifold off and take it to a good machine shop and have them weld it up. I had a cast iron block welded by the welding instructor at the local community college for free.

[lerado]

never mind, I order a pacesetter header

[ikeepzitclean]

It appears that only the mighty max had the recall. When I did the search, I came up with only one 1989 Dodge Ram 50 recall, which was a seat belt. As for a tri-y as an option, way to expensive. I barely spent 500 dollars on the truck itself.

I'd love to read a bit about this.. do u have a link? thanks.


never mind, I order a pacesetter header

ehh taht works too :D lol

[BradMph]

Gawd, I had a brain fade while typing in the year of my truck above in thread. My truck is an 86 Mighty Max and not an 89. Sorry folks...my bad! completely.
Though the recalls on the 86 are true the year I listed as my vehicle was wrong. (lowering head in shame)

PS. My Toyota MR2 is an 89 and that is my excuse, lol

[ikeepzitclean]

^ lol. shit happens :rolleyes: btw, i did google up the recall issue and da only thing that came back to my truck was da seatbelt buckle issue.. seems like a lot of our trucks had this problem.

[netskink]

Did the pacesetterexhaust manifold fit? I need a new exhaust manifold.

John

[BradMph]

Did the pacesetterexhaust manifold fit? I need a new exhaust manifold.

John
6357

These were sold on the Aussy ebay site and were shipped in less then 7 days to the states $180 shipped. Though I had to have mine reworked a bit to not bump the floorboard under passenger side floor. This is shown on my repair thread link.
Seller name: rod_mph
Business: header manufacturer

[sleeps]

Wow, sweeet deal. Sound good?

[ikeepzitclean]

looks like one piece too.. but i bet its only 49-state legal. lol we're always excluded. :rolleyes:

[BradMph]

Wow, sweeet deal. Sound good?

Sounds awesome Sleeps, check out my build thread on links below. I posted a video of a tender ride I took after installing them and completing the rebuild.

[Rahtid]

can't you add a high cell count catalytic converter on the header to make it legal in california

[ikeepzitclean]

can't you add a high cell count catalytic converter on the header to make it legal in california

for a header to be street legal in Cali it has to have a CARB# on it.. same goes for any other aftermarket parts like CAI or short ram, catalytics, mufflers, carburetors, etc.

of course u can run an aftermarket header like this one w/out it being carb legal, but it becomes a real problem if a cop asks u to pop the hood. :grin:

[beachrat92]

of course u can run an aftermarket header like this one w/out it being carb legal, but it becomes a real problem if a cop asks u to pop the hood. :grin:[/QUOTE]

Or when it comes time to smog it

[ikeepzitclean]

Or when it comes time to smog it

maybe, but not if u've known the technician for a long time :thumbup:

[sleeps]

Sounds awesome Sleeps, check out my build thread on links below. I posted a video of a tender ride I took after installing them and completing the rebuild.

I will go check it out for sure.