Author Topic: Anyone running the Rock ripper headers on the 22re? (Read 14717 times)

19864runner · « **on:** Apr 28, 2011, 10:15:01 AM »

hows the sound and performance?

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 10:15:20 PM »

rock rippers. I love how they tell you what they always do right in the name of their "parts"

rock ripper headers ripped from LCEngineering.
dirty 30's from Longfield. etc etc

LC Engineering put years of research and development into THEIR exhaust headers so save yourself some heart ache and buy from the "original" builder.

SamuelEngelking · « **Reply #2 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 11:02:34 PM »

X2 I Love My Lce Headers.

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #3 on:** Apr 28, 2011, 11:16:44 PM »

dang rip off.... I'll never buy from them.

mxer833 · « **Reply #4 on:** Apr 30, 2011, 11:25:45 AM »

my lce headers are sick, made my runner sound like a race car lol! woth it to go with lce in my mind

yoshaleng · « **Reply #5 on:** Apr 30, 2011, 05:07:05 PM »

Im running obx header w/ engnbuilder 268 "torker" camshaft....sounds and performs great.

IronClad · « **Reply #6 on:** Apr 30, 2011, 06:08:41 PM »

waste of money

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2011, 06:30:03 PM »

pacesetter makes decent ones that sound/perform great and very durable. been running them for 7 years!

spc mike · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2011, 06:31:25 PM »

Why buy the TG one when the LC engineering one is actually cheaper??!!

steveco. · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2011, 12:35:41 AM »

Quote from: 79coyotefrg on Apr 28, 2011, 10:15:20 PM

LC Engineering put years of research and development into THEIR exhaust headers so save yourself some heart ache and buy from the "original" builder.

idk about the "orginal builder"

Downey offroad had been around since the early 80's. and they have badass headers. just wish they were still around..

back to the OP. buy whatever has the best quality and price in your own opinion. as much as i love them (22re's) either way your still stuck with a four cylinder.

scoutrunner · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2011, 05:48:26 PM »

I like how he asked for those running them how they sound and perform and all he gets is everyone who hasnt telling him how much they suck!! TG may have some stuff that isnt so great but they do have some other stuff that is pretty good, and the prices are good for those of us who cant always afford top of the line. I get that marlin stuff is top notch but save the bashing for the bashing thread.. and just to let you know I havent tried them so cant comment on performance.

83 Crawler · « **Reply #11 on:** May 11, 2011, 05:53:10 PM »

I wouldn't buy one

Uncle Jesse · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2011, 10:15:16 PM »

Quote from: spc mike on May 01, 2011, 06:31:25 PM

Why buy the TG one when the LC engineering one is actually cheaper??!!

When I saw the Rock ripper header I thought for sure that trail gear re-badged an LC header. Then I went to LC's website and saw the header is a bit different, and the LC was cheaper. That instantly made me forget about the Rock Ripper. On a side note, I remember the days when you could get a Thorley or LC header for less than $300.

dirtyrota · « **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2011, 09:58:17 PM »

which header works better on the 22re ? the price tag pushed me away and pacesetter and obx seems to have fitment issues

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 15, 2011, 10:28:29 PM »

i have two sets of pacesetters and helped install a few sets besides and I never had any fitment issues other than having to remove the heat shield for the torsion bar on IFS rigs... I'd like an LCE but I can by two pacesetters for that price!

boomtacoma01 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 17, 2011, 06:07:15 AM »

I have a pacesetter on my 85. the only fitment issue was clearing the bell housing of the tranny which wasnt a big deal. For a $100 the price was right. The biggest PITA is making sure that the exhaust manifold deck is true and not warped.

zippo · « **Reply #16 on:** May 17, 2011, 03:21:42 PM »

I tried to use a pacesetter header, it did'nt fit at all! I went with a Throley and never looked back. I'm not even sure you could compare the pacsetter to the Throley the qaulity is so much different.

OOPS · « **Reply #17 on:** May 17, 2011, 03:53:28 PM »

Remember if you are in California it has to be C.A.R.B certified. If it is not C.A.R.B certified you will fail the visual inspection. The R.R. header is C.A.R.B certified, I do not know about the others.

Uncle Jesse · « **Reply #18 on:** May 18, 2011, 11:10:59 PM »

Quote from: zippo on May 17, 2011, 03:21:42 PM

I tried to use a pacesetter header, it did'nt fit at all! I went with a Throley and never looked back. I'm not even sure you could compare the pacsetter to the Throley the qaulity is so much different.

I've used thorleys, and for the Tri-Y pipe design they are great. The flanges are lame though. The collector flange is 1/4", and I could never get it to fully seal. Not to mention it is a 2 1/4" three hole flange which apparently doesn't exist anywhere else. The head flange was 3/8, but with welded O-rings. It took multiple trys and multiple gaskets before I figured out that the header leaked at the corners because there is nothing in the middle of the header for the middle nuts to tighten against. The flange at the three middle nuts has a "welded o-ring"'s worth of distance between the it and the head. I started putting a washer on the center studs and then installing the header. It gave the header flange some backing so it wouldn't bend.

I would also suggest running a header to bellhousing bracket similar to the stock one. If not you have a good chance of cracking header tubes. Make a bracket somewhere around the collector flange, and that way the only flex is in the pipe, not the header.

yota_krawler · « **Reply #19 on:** May 18, 2011, 11:36:11 PM »

I had a lc header on my runner 22re it ran like a raped ape! Plus the rock whatever header is more expensive than the lc header... and they are the originator

zidaro · « **Reply #20 on:** May 19, 2011, 08:15:49 PM »

LCE all the way. Its IS a rockripper, and it is CARB cert'ed

daniresch · « **Reply #21 on:** May 19, 2011, 11:54:38 PM »

the stock exhaust manifold is all you'll ever need.

If you have ported intake, w/ cams, etc then go for it, but still a 22re.

dirtyrota · « **Reply #22 on:** May 21, 2011, 09:14:19 PM »

are the headers worth replacing on a .40 over,all new parts,268 cam and street rv head ? just wondering if the stock manifold is that restricting being im trying to get it back on the road asap.

i've done all the searching about all the different headers from pacesetter to the high $ rock ripper. how much more flow/gains over stock to - the pacesetter.obx. lce

yota_krawler · « **Reply #23 on:** May 22, 2011, 01:50:50 AM »

The rock ripper is no "high dollar" header. It's a rip from lc engineering. A "high dollar" header would be a lc engineering header... And it's cheaper than the TG rock rip-off.

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2011, 09:39:35 PM »

Quote from: dirtyrota on May 21, 2011, 09:14:19 PM

are the headers worth replacing on a .40 over,all new parts,268 cam and street rv head ? just wondering if the stock manifold is that restricting being im trying to get it back on the road asap.

i've done all the searching about all the different headers from pacesetter to the high $ rock ripper. how much more flow/gains over stock to - the pacesetter.obx. lce

get a header, 2 1/4'' exhaust out to a 2 1/2'' tip and a muffler of choice in between. I run the flowmaster 40 series

dirtyrota · « **Reply #25 on:** May 23, 2011, 01:25:25 AM »

im running short on cash for finishing my engine. ready to get back on the road and i need a header pacesetters are cheap but i hear about all the fitment issues and what not. but now i got all that extra new parts and i have a extra stock manifold just dont know how much of a restricion it's gonna be with the new performance parts i installed. the lce is 300. im seriously stuck on what to do

dirtyrota · « **Reply #26 on:** May 23, 2011, 01:29:09 AM »

so if you guys think it would be an ok idea to run the stock manifold over- pacesetter or obx with a .40 over.268 cam. all new internal parts and a reversed intake ( look in the 89 pickup section for thread Random Intake Idea) then i can just save the cash for later. run a down pipe no cat and a flowmaster or use my still in the box cherry bomb turbo and dump right before the rear tire

jimbo74 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 23, 2011, 04:59:18 AM »

why wouldn't you run a cat?

it is federally illegal to not have one on a vehicle originally equipped with one

today's high flow cats are mroe efficient and not restrictive as most people think

dirtyrota · « **Reply #28 on:** May 23, 2011, 02:52:54 PM »

dont see a need for one. just the way i wanna set it up

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