My uncle said putting on new aluminum headers and getting rid of these ceramic ones would greatly increase my horsepower.... I already have intake and exhaust so I've gained about 20 or 30 but he said it would be around 50hp Anybody done this?

 

Aluminum headers???? Never heard of such a thing. It sounds like a terribly idea. 50hp is out of the question, totally impossible. Aluminum would make a terrible header material. It dissipates heat, you want to keep the heat in. That's why people wrap their headers, and put ceramic coating on them.

Kurt

 

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Never heard of aluminum headers. They dont make them.


Did you mean aluminum HEADS!!

That would make you gain HP if you got the right ones.

 

Aluminum against an iron block = bad idea no matter what part it is. And x3 i dont think they make aluminum headers, never heard of such a thing.

 

Find a new uncle one that's not retarded!

 

That's a little harsh. He probably meant aluminum heads.

Kurt

 

HE said aluminum over ceramic and since I never heard of ceramic heads I'm sure he meant headers like his nephew said. Aluminum does'nt make power it just weighs less. By looking at his nice looking truck it seems it's a Ford F-150 with a Tritton v-8 with aluminum heads!

 

Sounds like that is up there with blinker fluid, pretty sure he was just messin with you.

 

so you want the headers to be hot?? i thought you wanted them to be cooler. can you please clarify me on this.

 

i dont care what you do you will not make headers run cooler if that makes sense the thicker the metal ya it will hold more heat but your not gonna make a header be run cooler