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Old 05-27-2013, 06:31 PM
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is it possible to damage your valves or anything internal engine wise while running with just ur headers and no exhaust what so ever?
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Old 05-27-2013, 06:42 PM
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but it's gonna sound like ****. go for it.
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Old 05-27-2013, 06:46 PM
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Its fine, but it'll give off a smell, heat up under your car, and be crazy loud.
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yea the loud part was cool but now its annoying. ok cuz i had a person tell me that running open head you could damage some of the valves cuz of the excessive back pressure
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As long as your local police doesn't mind the noise you will be fine.
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can it over heat?
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think about your questions before you ask them
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Originally Posted by francoreyes90
yea the loud part was cool but now its annoying. ok cuz i had a person tell me that running open head you could damage some of the valves cuz of the excessive back pressure
Lack off back pressue lol not excessive. and no it wouldn't.


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NO it's just loud AF smells and sounds like ****.
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I have heard in some instances where running an open header can risk "cooking" the exhaust valves. But I have not seen anything personally.
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So why do you want to run off the headers and not put a pipe out the back or side at the minimum? even a piece of flex pipe would be better then nothing.
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