[wreckdiver]

I'm almost finished up with my engine swap and have a few questions. I got my Nismo headers installed and plan on using the stock b pipes with the resonators on them (2wd '04) No cats at all,and then a little straight pipe with a couple Dynomax chambered mufflers and thats it until I get some dual pipes bent to go to the rear. The mufflers are just something that I have on hand and need to get this truck going because it is my only vehicle, I will more than likely get different mufflers later because I have a feeling I'll have a nasty drone with these. My main question is do I absolutely need to get some kind of a tuner to make it safe to drive? I'm not after performance at this time, I just dont want to run it lean and burn anything up. I'm a 2 stroke guy and get a little paranoid about air/fuel mixture. Seems to me these trucks run a little rich anyway.

 

[deerslayer]

Unless you know your current afr right now, theres no way to know. Id say with headers you may need Uprev. Why did you install headers if your not after performance?

 

[wreckdiver]

The reason for the headers is because my original engine ate it's cats and it took the rings out. I'm not going through that again so I wanted long tube headers with no cats. Anyway it's cheaper to buy headers than it is to buy new stock manifolds.

 

[VinylImagez]

when I installed my LT headers I was running rich, at the time I was tuned by a bullydog powerpup, I knuw I was running rich because of the smell and the the LOW mpg I was getting, But I hear other running lean with headers.
you are gonna need uprev.

 

[serturbo]

I was running lean before headers. It richened up after, but I'm still keeping an eye on my AFRs.

 

[BlackonWhite]

Same thing happened to my truck. Gonna be more than 4 grand to fix mine.

 

[deerslayer]

I Ran richer after gutting the front cats.