2012 PW

[wagonmeister]

Hi all. I had a 95 Ram 1500 for 14 years . I figured I would go all out this time and bought a new to me 2012 PW. I thought the 95 was hard on gas until I drove the PW. Oh well , you have to pay to play as I always say. I have it pretty much stock except for 35 inch Toyos. Only issue I have to deal with soon is the dreaded broken exhaust manifold bolts. Other than that she is good to go as my work truck.

[TommyG]

Congrats on the new truck. Welcome to the forum!

[Retired BLM Rig]

Welcome to the forum Wagonmeister!
Lisle and other tool companies now make drilling templates to make that tough job a little easier.

Lisle Tools #71500

Lisle-71500-Exhaust-Manifold-Template-for-Dodge.jpg (13.8 KiB) Viewed 2255 times

The Tight Fit Drill Kit also helps, available on Ebay and here.

Tight Fit Tools #00102

[OffroadTreks]

Welcome to the site man, and congrats on the new rig!

Broken manifold bolts sound like an excuse for headers to me.

[TommyG]

Welcome to the site man, and congrats on the new rig!

Broken manifold bolts sound like an excuse for headers to me.

Yup. Mine was fixed under warranty. If/when it goes again it is time for shorties!

[Reloaderguy]

Welcome to the site man, and congrats on the new rig!

Broken manifold bolts sound like an excuse for headers to me.

Yup. Mine was fixed under warranty. If/when it goes again it is time for shorties!

Uh, what? More like it's time for catless longtubes and a tune.

[DamageWagon]

That’s the only option I’m aware of. There are no short or mid-tube options for 10-present trucks that bolt in. There’s options for 10-13’s that require a torch and a sledgehammer.

[TommyG]

JBA claims these will fit with moving the heater lines. Am I falling for their marketing hype? Have to admit, I didn't research it too deeply yet.

http://www.jbaheaders.com/detail_shorty ... =1961S-2JT

[OffroadTreks]

So what are all these?
http://www.moes-performance.com/mobile/ ... px?id=2123

[DamageWagon]

That’s interesting they say they fit 4x4’s. I remember calling BBK bad JBA a few months ago and one said nope the other said you need a hammer

[wagonmeister]

Thanks for all the advice and recommendations. I decided book an appointment to have the local mechanic install a set of dorman manifolds. I don"t want to take a chance reinstalling the originals as they may be warped and there is no machine shop in my town. Apparently he has done dozens of dodges and ford manifold bolts.so I should be in good hands. I dont have the time or ambition to tackle the job myself. If it becomes an issue again ,I may look into shorty headers. While it"s in there I am going to get them to slap on a 18 inch Magnaflow so I can get a little rumble from that hemi..

[TommyG]

Sweet. Hope you are up and running soon.