POWERGO MOTORSPORT 1353403840 1-5/8 x 2-1/2 inches 304 Stainless Steel Shorty Headers for RAM 1500 5.7L Hemi V8

When I got these exhaust headers and I inspected them good welds interior and exterior.For installation follow the steps below with the correct tools and you do not have to cut or bend any wrenches. You will have to bend your oil dipstick tube around the header due to space restraint on the drivers side and yes remove the steering joint. Both are simple and easily done if you do it slow and carefully.Tools - all metric 1/4 inch drive deep well and standard depth 8 through 15 mm. Plenty of extensions 2",4", and 8"3/8 drive metric deep well and standard depth 8 through 15 mm. 4", 8", and 12". Also 3/8" to 1/4" adapter.Metric wrenches 6 mm through 18 mm.Dodge Ram exhaust manifold bolts with locksFelpro Exhaust Manifold GasketsProcess steps.1. Disconnect the Battery cannot stress that enough.2. Jack front end of truck up support it on two jack stands on the frame in the front of the truck.3. Remove both front Tires and both front fender wells.4. Loosen up and take out the exhaust manifold to Wye Pipe bolts on both sides.5. Take a tie down ratchet strap loop around the bottom of the Wye Pipe and then hook to crossmember behind it tighten up the strap this pulls the Wye Pipe back so the exhaust manifolds are easier to remove.6. Remove the heat shields and exhaust manifolds both sides. Do passengers side first it is the easiest.7. If you any broken bolts you will need to remove them now. I will not expand on that process as there are different ways of doing it. YouTube will help you there.8. Passengers side exhaust manifold application. There is a slotted hold on the top of the header you have to apply the bolt to the head with the exhaust manifold gasket before hanging the header.9. Slide the passengers side header up and into place and put the rest of the top bolts in. Do not tighten them yet.10. Put the bolts in the bottom of the passengers side in. Do not tighten them yet.11. Now starting at the bolt that you put in very first tighten that one snug go to the bottom and tighten the mating bolt tight for that exhaust port.12. working from the middle to the end repeat these steps on the passengers side.13. Ensure once tight torque to 18 ft lbs. That is not a lot but enough for what you are doing.14. Drivers side remove the steering joint knuckle and take the top bolt loose for the oil dipstick tube.15. Bend the dipstick tube out just far enough you can get the new exhaust header into place.16. Lay the exhaust header in place. It is a game of Tetris for a little bit but not bad.17. Put all bottom bolts in with the exhaust gasket while holding the new exhaust header up.18. Once the bolts are started in a little ways hang the exhaust manifold on the bottom bolts with the gasket in place.19. Put all the top bolts in place. Follow steps 11 and 12 to tighten this side up as well.20. Release the ratchet strap and let the Wye pipe settle into place. If you cannot get it back in place use the ratchet strap and pull it forward with a little tension and ensure it settles on the exhaust manifold and seals.21. Tighten up the exhaust manifold to Wye Pipe bolts.22. Put the inner fender wells and wheels back on the truck and remove jacks.23. Hook up the battery and start the truck.24. Listen for any exhaust leaks and also watch you service engine soon symbol. If you hear a leak or see your service engine soon light come on. Turn the truck off let it cool down and repeat the tightening process.25. Enjoy the low tone and a more powerful truck.CommentsThis is not for someone that is not mechanically inclined. It does take some thinking and thought process to get through without issue. Some of the bolts will go in from a direction you would have thought of. For instance one top bolt on the drivers side has to come in from the bottom as the clearance is to tight from the top. A good 11 mm wrench about 5 inches long with a swivel end will save a lot of headaches. The Ram Hemi bolt kit is a must the Allen Screw heads are easy to work with an Allen wrench to get the bolts started in some of the hard to reach spots. Go slow be patient and know your next step makes this tolerable. From start to stop it took me probably a max of 4 hours and that included eating breakfast, lunch and a coffee break. No broken bolts also was a good thing.

Great set of headers. Good fitment. Not recommended for anyone who has never installed headers before. There are a couple of bolt holes that are difficult to access and will require patience and some creativity to tighten them. I would order these again.

The media could not be loaded.  Fitment on my 2014 Ram 1500 was excellent. Bought these to try combat the stock cast manifolds that break the bolts constantly. Bolted up perfectly to the stock Y pipe. Getting the bolts in and tightened up was a pain but with some patience they will go in and you can get them tightened up. Took around 6 hours to do along with an aftermarket muffler. Nice deep tone to it now and not too loud. Tips: leave the bottom bolt in the dipstick and gently bend it out of the way, also leave the 2 larger bolts out of the Y pipe until you have both new headers bolted in and tight (these bolts are also too long to get the pipes to seal, add washers or buy shorter bolts).

These headers are decent. One major issue. On the driver side header the 2nd primary upper bolt will not go into the hole. You will have to notch the flange or dent the primary. In my case a cutoff wheel was unavailable and we had to carefully use a cutting torch. I attached a picture. There does not appear to be any leaks however you can hear the valves more which is likely the thinner tubes compared to the stock cast iron manifolds. Installation was a pain. Do not attempt this without a lift. Ive done several sets of headers on different vehicles. These take the cake for the pain in the rear meter. Seriously, I'd rather drag my pecker through a mile of broken glass than install these without a lift. The bolts for the flanges are too long so be prepared to get some that are about 3/8s to a half in shorter. The ball end on the header flange is a bit smaller than stock so it has a bit of a gap but managed to seal up. I did not use the gaskets that came with it, I used fel pro oem replacements and ARP bolts that were a little longer. You will need a small socket that has a universal built into it for the bottom bolts on the driver side. There is one hole on the upper of the number 3 primary on the driver side that you can not see or feel, you will have to fish with a universal to get the bolt in. The quality of the welds look good, flange is nice and thick. Overall are decent quality. Will serve ita purpose and hopefully be a permanent fix for exhaust studs. For the price I'd say they are worth it. The company needs to fix that flange. So be sure to notch that upper hole. Installation... if you're paying a shop, be prepared to pay. If doing yourself, its definitely a good alternative to fix manifold leaks. Exhaust is slightly throatier.

They look great as far as quality goes, however they are very difficult to install, the passenger side has a few bolts that require very creative use of tools to get the bolts in and tight. I'm not a every day mechanic, It probably took about 10hours to install. I'm on the second tank of gas now with these on and I have definitely seen a small 1mpg or less drop. Power seems about the same, the main reason I went with these was to hopfully stop breaking manifold bolts as rams love to do with stock manifolds. Bolts provided for the exhaust connection are too long, you will have to get shorter ones or use the originals. I was able to put them in with out removing the the bottom bolt for the dipstick tube. The color is changing from the engine heat as expected. My 2014 ram had 105,000 miles when installed. Any bolt I could get a torque wrench on I torqued to 18lbs.