I don’t know about that but tell us exactly where you are and maybe Somone on the forum lives close and can flat tow you back to their garage.
2 hours from home and in limp mode
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I don’t know about that but tell us exactly where you are and maybe Somone on the forum lives close and can flat tow you back to their garage.
My dad was able to meet me where I'm at so I'll be able to get myself and the Jeep home one way or another.
Finally was able to get ahold of a code reader and it was a showing a pending P0171. Dirty mass air flow sensor maybe?
Oh yeah. Sorry I'm tired and frustrated and not thinking very well.
JB weld and exhaust repair tape are seeming to work. It's quieter than it was before this now. Now to see if it will come out of limp mode.
My dad ended up offering to deal with getting the jeep home and let me borrow his car. No jeep definitely changed my plans for this trip but at least I'll still be able to fish. New manifold will be a next weekend problem.
Yeah...good luck...what header are you going with? I had the same issue and replaced mine with a Banks mostly for the warranty.
-Mac
Not sure yet. Still waiting for the shop to call me back. That Banks one does look nice though and seems like a fairly reasonable price.
Stick with the updated factory style that has bellows. Banks won't make a noticeable difference and is a lot harder to install.
Yeah I thought about it a bit more and 200 bucks with the same warranty sounds much better than 450 with claims of 22 more hp.
No point of reference but the banks went on easy enough. I think it's less about the headers and more about the condition of your bolts.
If I did it again I'd paint and exhaust wrap the headers.
If I bought something other than Banks I probably buy the cheapies on Amazon...some folks said they're decent enough.
I did like the extra thick gasket the Banks came with and the beefy flanges.
-Mac
It appears your 97 has the same type header and routing as my 92 YJ. The best header I found for it was the Borla, which is apparently out of production. It was a full length header with a larger crossover pipe which eliminated the choke point under the trans. The Wranglers were rated 10 HP less than the same engine in the Cherokee due to the restriction. I'm not sure if anyone makes a similar one now. I have about 150K mi on the Borla now.
I was kicking myself for not getting header wrap last time i put my banks on.its larger so there is less room to work under there.
I used it because the larger edelbrock exhaust ports needed larger primaries. And a stroker might actually benefit from it
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Well my skepticism of mechanics was valid. They couldn't figure out what was wrong with it and didn't bother calling me. I eventually called them and despite them giving me an estimate for it and telling me that they could get it done this week, they apparently don't do exhaust work like that. So I got an appointment for a shop multiple other shops recommended just down the road on Friday. I would prefer to do it myself, but between classes starting this week and work I don't have a spare 4+ hours.
Save your money, skip class, if it's college it's not worth it. Go to work and fix your Jeep, you'll be better off in the end.
