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Old 05-05-2009, 06:23 PM
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Hey guys i just had a quick question, i want to take the xpipe off my bros car (crashed) to sell/probably put on my car, i was just wondering if it would be safe to start it with the open headers (just to move it) i dont want to risk burning a valve or ****ing it up because ill probably be taking the engine..

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Old 05-05-2009, 06:34 PM
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dont rev it, and dont do anything stupid, and you should be fine. Be careful not to set anything on fire too
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Old 05-05-2009, 06:43 PM
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lol, okay, how high is safe, im guessing no higher than say 2-2.5 just wondering cause that thing has a fat idle surge
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Old 05-05-2009, 06:59 PM
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i wouldnt even let it go that far
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Old 05-05-2009, 07:03 PM
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ill try, but then again, its not going far, so it wont be on for long
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Old 05-05-2009, 08:33 PM
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You will be fine as long as you don't set the car on fire.
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Old 05-05-2009, 11:35 PM
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I'd suggest going to Autozone, or whatever you have around you and getting some of that cheap flexible metal hose thats found in the exhaust section and just putting that around the end of the collector.


I'm sure you'll be fine without it but I don't like to worry lol
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