I've had the Borla headers installed for a few weeks now. I can say it was definitely worth the trouble. My truck drives better than ever, and seems to have a ton of torque and power. It'll lug itself up hills at 1200-1300 rpm in overdrive before upshifting. Passing power is awesome. I've noticed about 1/2 mpg increase after using a couple tanks of gas. The exhaust tone is a little louder, but not much. It's more of a rumbly growling sound.
My transmission also seems to shift perfectly. I think this is more due to the installation of the Evergreen Poweraid. When I installed it one of the things it did was take the 'slop' out of the throttle and transmission cables. Since then it seems to upshift/downshift at just the right time.
The Borla does a good job in controlling the V10's strange exhuast tone. It is just a bit louder than stock. No raspy or harsh noises. No V8 rumble either. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] It's been on there prolly 60k + miles. So far no signs of rust or rot. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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2005 V10, AT, Fx4 Dark Stone Metalic, Crewcab F350, 4.10LS, shortbed, towcomand, Extang tonno **SOLD**
I want them something terrible, but just can't bring myself to drop the big $$ on a Banks system. And even though I wouldn't have the EGR problem, it's tough to consider Borla because of their problems. But the price is so much better!
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Nomo - Other than the problem I had with the EGR fitting the Borla headers are great. They fit perfectly. The included Stage 8 bolts use a 7/16" wrench or Allen wrenches. I even have more room to change the oil filter.
No matter what brand of headers you choose you'll need a large selection of metric tools for the Ford stuff. [img]images/icons/crazy.gif[/img]
Ah just do it! [img]images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] I'd imagine that in the next few weeks or months, truckperformance.com will be having sales as the holidays near and to boost sales due to the wavering economy.
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2005 V10, AT, Fx4 Dark Stone Metalic, Crewcab F350, 4.10LS, shortbed, towcomand, Extang tonno **SOLD**
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