And I couldn't agree more with how you said that RU-vid doesn't have in depth videos on how to install Headers. It's always a bunch of kids or guys and the camera is on some table not even showing the engine bay. And it's got music over it, and then suddenly it's finished. You made the exact video I was looking for. Thank you so much again!
Great video. I have a 2013 3.8 Grand Touring I bought it new. After 11yrs, 62,000 miles, 3 states and two relationships it’s been the best car I have ever owned. It’s no longer my daily. I am just now doing some upgrades. Nothing too crazy. It’s still mostly stock. Headers and exhaust are coming soon though.
I just bought some obx long tube headers. Can't wait to get them put on next week ,then I will have completed my exhaust, and I'm gonna get a tune. Bk2. Great video
Dam I wasn’t first this time. Nice video… this could’ve saved me a lot of time if I had the proper tools lol, plus I love how you demonstrate taking the bolts off. It saves us the hassle of trying to figure it out Good video and awesome headers. I’ve had ngm on my 3.8 for the longest time
My NGM headers are supposed to be here on Monday. I've been waiting for them to come in. I have been trying to find a channel that went into detail on how to do it. But this was so freaking helpful! Thank you so much. I can not wait to. I also ordered O2 Adapters for the headers and the Downpipes. So hopefully it will help with the check engine light.
@@ProdigePerformance precisely lol. Sometime early/mid next year I'm dropping a turbo in. I gotta swap some stronger internals first though. Don't wanna be another blown 3.8 out here moving to a different platform out of frustration lol.
It’s a customers car. I only recommend stock air box or cold air intake. Short ram intakes will actually make you lose power even with heat shielding. This customer had a cold air intake but went over a deep puddle and almost ruined his motor (hint the white smoke in the video)
@@ProdigePerformance gotcha ya I’m taking mine off then ......lol been watching ur videos thanks a lot bro.... what do u recommend for tightening up the suspension?
@@UP-wn7pm what he said lol. The stock box is actually a cold air intake, super solid. Something you can do to it is heat wrap/tape it. Also wrap your intake manifold too. But for suspension I recommend Parts Shop Max (PBM / PSM, they changed names a while ago so you'll see them called either of these). You can't go wrong with them. I'm a firm believer in not trying to pay less for a crucial component of the car. I mean.. you only gotta buy it once right? lol
Plz send help lol I got an unrelated question, you seem to know quite a bit more than I do about my gen. I've got a 2010 2.0t and I get a loud ass vibration/buzzing noise whenever I accelerate between 1st and 3rd gear. Any idea what it could be? Thank you and love the content 🤙
No clue. Send me a video on social media and I can further help you. Vibration can be because the bad frame welds we have or more of the time a exhaust shield vibrating against the chassis
Keep your stock cats and a stock tune ecu and switch them when emissions comes around or have alphaspeed tune it for you to pass emissions with defoulers
Yep. That’s what I tried to warn everyone about. As of right now all headers are discontinued. Maintec are made to orders DNA are available but they have circle ports which isn’t ideal.
@@sijosue the market keeps fluctuating. The goal is to sell when the market is up. Example. Bk2 headers dropped to $775 this week and the week before they were worth $900. But yes the hustle is real! That’s why I haven’t been dishing out content as much. Been swamped with working on cars
Went on the forums and read that the only way to run headers on the bk2 3.8 is to keep your secondary cats and weld the 02 sensors behind the secondary cats to not get the CEL. Is this true? Wanted to know because alpha speed dosent turn off CEL anymore.
If that’s true that’s sad then because other tuners for this platform can turn off the CEL. Lol. And no, you can run headers with defoulers as well just they’re super tricky to adjust. Some alphaspeed dealers can turn off the secondary cat sensor and some can’t btw. It’s a software some dealers won’t invest into from what I was told. If SFR and BTR can do it, so can alphaspeed… especially if they used to before hand.
@@Meekmillan multiple. Some complain they don’t have the “equipment” and others just say they can’t do it at all. Then of course the better dealers can turn them off like Sam at BTR or the Florida dealers. You’ll have to get with your local dealer to discuss if it’s possible or not as again some of them won’t even attempt to do it
@@ProdigePerformance that shits wild smh. But hey also wondering where did you find your headers? I've been looking everywhere for a pair that aren't TK.com, Ark or Remnant. Everywhere *always* says they're sold out of NGM, J2, OBX etc etc
