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Hmm... it appears maybe my '22 already has these strips?View attachment 145477
My 2020 has them, this is the passenger side. Build date of Oct 19
Hmm... it appears maybe my '22 already has these strips?View attachment 145477
I tend to be a fan of whatever works. If it doesn't make weird noises or have pieces falling off, I'll probably leave it alone.I have a 2020 with 33k and the strips have been on since the factory. From as far as I can tell, my fat a$$ trying to get under as far as I can see, I don't have anything unusual going on at the moment. I've also never done anything to the exhaust, all stock from tip to tail. I also pull a 37 foot travel trailer with mine, if this in any way helps your theory.
But it looks like you also have a bolt on the end of the manifold that isn't through the strips. Was this an intermediate step in the design evolution? I dunno, getting more curious, gonna have to take a closer look at my own.
I don't know but I've pulled enough exhaust manifolds to know that a driver side a passenger side may have different bolts in different places. The passenger side was easiest for me to see.But it looks like you also have a bolt on the end of the manifold that isn't through the strips. Was this an intermediate step in the design evolution? I dunno, getting more curious, gonna have to take a closer look at my own.
Thermal I think. Galvanic I would expect to see where the metals meet, not over the entire surface.I haven't dived deep into the root cause of these problems, so I've got a question. Is it because of expansion/contraction due to heat, or is it the galvanic reaction between dissimilar metals? The picture above showing a rusty bolt would lead me to believe it's a galvanic reaction issue.
MIne did not crack but I put shorty headers on under 10K miles because I got a great deal on them and all the talk about cracking manifolds.and did yours(manifold) cracked anyway with the strips?
and did yours had the strips?It's happened to both of mine. Seems to be hit or miss on whether it happens or not. 2020 with 36,xxx miles. Replaced the passenger side under warranty and I need to go back in for the drivers side. Just don't feel like dealing with the service dept.
I was wondering if the shorty headers might have their own unique problems, what with short welded tubes pulling on flanges at weird angles. Do you have any thoughts on that?MIne did not crack but I put shorty headers on under 10K miles because I got a great deal on them and all the talk about cracking manifolds.
I was wondering if the shorty headers might have their own unique problems, what with short welded tubes pulling on flanges at weird angles. Do you have any thoughts on that?
I have not had any issues so far. I got the AFE shorty headers. I had shorty headers on my 97 ram and never had a problem.I was wondering if the shorty headers might have their own unique problems, what with short welded tubes pulling on flanges at weird angles. Do you have any thoughts on that?
I'll hold my tongue on the dash cover. But I have to say, I LOVE the "Fire Missiles" button on your cigarette lighter outlet.I put this dash cover on from Covercraft. It seems well made, but I gotta sit with it for a while. I’m getting a late 70s Cadillac vibe…
Thanks. I’m waiting for my son to discover it!. Now, do I let my wife set her eyes on the dash cover. That’s the real question…I'll hold my tongue on the dash cover. But I have to say, I LOVE the "Fire Missiles" button on your cigarette lighter outlet.
Oh, man. It is so cringe worthy that I might run with it just because. This is what happens when you’re guilty of shopping under the influence...Dash cover is fugly man. Sorry, somebody has to say it.
Dash cover is fugly man. Sorry, somebody has to say it.