Got all the exhaust done and headers torqued in.After running it for 20 minutes I re torqued it but only one got a little bit re tightened , and of course I will check it again down the road.The only problem i found is where I had to fab up something when I cut the stock pipe too short , forgetting I had put the magnaflow cat in there so the dimensions were a little different.There is a small exhaust leak there , but I will just play around with it , try a couple different options out and I should be able to get it to be fine.The sound is a little different , but the idle is the same as stock.Until I finish the suspension I can't take it for a spin and see what the power difference is. Here are a couple pics of the engine bay , one of each side and one from the bottom.

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I also left the spark plug heat shields off , one reason is they are a pita to get back on , and they look stupid in there with the headers.I think it should be fine without them, as my last truck I built with headers I did not have the plug heat shields and everything was great for a couple of years until I sold the truck.


1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2 with mods.Hughes Air gap intake , 52MM TB , ford injectors, 2 3/4" lift, Doug Thorley headers , HID headlights with LED , HID fog lights , glow gauges , a few others