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03knight
07-26-2015, 12:33 PM
Has anyone ran into a problem of the SW headers EGR tube not mating up to the EGR tube? Mine was about a inch off and that's with all the slack I could get from the top of the EGR tube. Is the trilogy supplied EGR tube shorter? I can't remember if it was or not.

Or anyone knows of a aftermarket longer EGR tube I can get let me know :beer:
BigM460
07-26-2015, 01:46 PM
Has anyone ran into a problem of the SW headers EGR tube not mating up to the EGR tube? Mine was about a inch off and that's with all the slack I could get from the top of the EGR tube. Is the trilogy supplied EGR tube shorter? I can't remember if it was or not.

Or anyone knows of a aftermarket longer EGR tube I can get let me know :beer:

Mine was off also. Spent more time getting the egr tube and dip stick in it than the headers.:mad:
Not sure how bad yours is, but it took me a bunch of prying, tweaking, and praying to get mine to go.
Spectragod
07-26-2015, 02:22 PM
Welded mine up, EGR deleted. That tube is a mother f*&ke% to work with.
MOTOWN
07-26-2015, 03:51 PM
My EGR is long gone! I just put a Gates stainless steel plug on the egr tube.
Cougar_Marauder
07-26-2015, 07:22 PM
It is a real pain. I started it on the headers first and then pulled it as hard as I could to get it started on the EGR valve. The worst part with mine was that it is getting too close/touching the wiring harness so I wrapped it in some good header wrap and put some heat reflect tape around the wiring harness. Fingers crossed.
Blackened300a
07-26-2015, 11:08 PM
After doing two header installs I learned that the easiest way to get the egr tube on is to start the threads on the header first. Only a thread or two, then remove the two bolts of the egr valve to remove it off the intake and start the threads into the egr valve, also a thread or two, then bolt the egr valve back onto the intake lid. It will start with a little effort.
If you have a trilogy, the supplied egr tube was smaller and curved differently. I picked one up from trilogy when doing my install because I can't have it eliminated or turned off in my tune for NYS inspection.