Monster GT anyone have one?
01-30-2008, 07:13 PM
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
If I were going to use the Losi side header that came with the pipe and mount it to the mud guard what would I use to heat it up and bend it? As far as those kind of tools go all I have are lighters, no torches or anything. I bought the AE U shape header today from a shop in town so I am going to try to mount it in the rear tonight and see how that goes.
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
Wait you just bought the u shaped header for the 4.6
Which header have you been using?
If its the factory team side exhaust then the pipe will fit.
And yes you would use a torch to heat it up, or i know sombody on here boiled it to make it bend.
Which header have you been using?
If its the factory team side exhaust then the pipe will fit.
And yes you would use a torch to heat it up, or i know sombody on here boiled it to make it bend.
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
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If I were going to use the Losi side header that came with the pipe and mount it to the mud guard what would I use to heat it up and bend it? As far as those kind of tools go all I have are lighters, no torches or anything.
If I were going to use the Losi side header that came with the pipe and mount it to the mud guard what would I use to heat it up and bend it? As far as those kind of tools go all I have are lighters, no torches or anything.
Yea, ask Snauty. He is our resident expert. Here is some of his awesome work.
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Yea, ask Snauty. He is our resident expert. Here is some of his awesome work.
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If I were going to use the Losi side header that came with the pipe and mount it to the mud guard what would I use to heat it up and bend it? As far as those kind of tools go all I have are lighters, no torches or anything.
If I were going to use the Losi side header that came with the pipe and mount it to the mud guard what would I use to heat it up and bend it? As far as those kind of tools go all I have are lighters, no torches or anything.
Yea, ask Snauty. He is our resident expert. Here is some of his awesome work.
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Oh its saved to my hard drive, in the "Snauty Mods" folder. Its an awesome collection! Keep 'em coming!
Oh its saved to my hard drive, in the "Snauty Mods" folder. Its an awesome collection! Keep 'em coming!
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
ORIGINAL: docphysics
Yea, ask Snauty. He is our resident expert. Here is some of his awesome work.
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If I were going to use the Losi side header that came with the pipe and mount it to the mud guard what would I use to heat it up and bend it? As far as those kind of tools go all I have are lighters, no torches or anything.
If I were going to use the Losi side header that came with the pipe and mount it to the mud guard what would I use to heat it up and bend it? As far as those kind of tools go all I have are lighters, no torches or anything.
Yea, ask Snauty. He is our resident expert. Here is some of his awesome work.
01-30-2008, 11:05 PM
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
I ended up just using the Losi pipe and my existing AE header. That way it al lfits in the mud guard and clears the drill start without having to bend anything. I can't imagine the Losi header making that much of a difference in performance vs. the AE header, it's the pipe that matters and the Losi pipe should hook up and do work. I'll post a pic of it later. Man, you guys have some super rigged set ups and some funny pics, that one with the header all bent and dented and the pipe hanging off the side is ghetto fabulous.
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
I am thinking of taking the header I got off my friends Redcat Monsoon (POS) and getting tricky. It is a U shape header with a straight section on the bend of it. I might cut it off to make it more of an L shape. Run the header off the engine then it will be facing straight out the end of the truck, hook the pipe up so it is aimed directly out the back and hook up a exhaust hanger to the RPM wing I have on it. Cut a hole in the body so the pipe comes out the back of it. I haven't seen something like that and I might as well try it since I have that Deadcat header that would work.
01-31-2008, 10:22 PM
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
'Sup guys (and ladies, if there are any out there)....
I picked up a collection of trucks off Craigslist a few weeks ago, and have spent that time completely dissassembling them, cleaning, repairing and putting them back together. I got a T-Maxx 2.5, 2 MGT 4.6se's, and a Cen MT, plus a lot of extras for the Maxx and MT. Anyway, I've spent the last week perusing the thread, but skipping a couple hundred pages in the middle.
Anyway, here's a few pics of the before. I'll have after pics in a bit. Is it bad that I have 15 vehicles?
I picked up a collection of trucks off Craigslist a few weeks ago, and have spent that time completely dissassembling them, cleaning, repairing and putting them back together. I got a T-Maxx 2.5, 2 MGT 4.6se's, and a Cen MT, plus a lot of extras for the Maxx and MT. Anyway, I've spent the last week perusing the thread, but skipping a couple hundred pages in the middle.
Anyway, here's a few pics of the before. I'll have after pics in a bit. Is it bad that I have 15 vehicles?
01-31-2008, 10:33 PM
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After... don't mind the Maxx rear end in the background. I wish I had checked the diff before I got it all put back together.
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Yes, $400
One of them still needs a couple small things, like a rear shock tower and slipper pegs. Maxx pegs will work, right?
One of them still needs a couple small things, like a rear shock tower and slipper pegs. Maxx pegs will work, right?
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
Hey Jeckler, good find on craiglslist. a few months ago i bought a ton of rcs from a lady off of craigslist, some of them new in the box. sold every one of them. good place to find deals. nice mgt you got there.
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RE: Monster GT anyone have one?
Thanks. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep both of them or not. And the Maxx I may send to a friend in Georgia.
Now all I need is time to actually drive them.
Snauty, shoot me a PM if you're interested in those Powerstrokes. I'm pretty sure they have Maxx springs (springrate) on them. Horizon shows as having heavier springs though. That's why I took them off, too much preload and they still didn't really hold the truck up.
Now all I need is time to actually drive them.
Snauty, shoot me a PM if you're interested in those Powerstrokes. I'm pretty sure they have Maxx springs (springrate) on them. Horizon shows as having heavier springs though. That's why I took them off, too much preload and they still didn't really hold the truck up.