Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
That said, the guys at Hot Rod Mag did a piece where they did a baseline dyno run with new headers, then proceeded to beat them unmercifully with a 5# hammer, making dyno runs after each hammer session. Surprising results, and some runs after the beatings were HIGHER output than new - said it was turbulence at the wall, breaking boundary layer friction. If you don't mind the crappy look, you can probably just beat the headers into submission to get the clearance, and never know the difference (as long as no one looks).
Just when you think you've seen and heard everything......

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