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Oct 11, 2007 | 03:51 PM

Epic91GT

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how easy is it to open up the stock headers, i know it doesnt do nethign performance wise but i wanna have them open when i go to this cruise night thing by me

Oct 11, 2007 | 04:08 PM

68CSTANG

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RE: opening headers

Well the stock headers are shorty style so if it were me, I would just open it up after the H right before the mufflers but if you really want to open the shorties its only a few bolts.

Oct 11, 2007 | 04:41 PM

maiello2169

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RE: opening headers

i wouldn't recommend it...i had clogged cats, so i ran straight headers for like a week before i bought my x-pipe...it sounds like ****. and it makes the car slow lol.

Oct 11, 2007 | 06:01 PM

5.0stanger

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RE: opening headers

unbolt it at the muffler if you want to loud, not the header.

Oct 11, 2007 | 10:28 PM

Epic91GT

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RE: opening headers

if i unbolt it at the muffler will it retard performance?

Oct 12, 2007 | 04:56 AM

maiello2169

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RE: opening headers

not even close to as bad as if you ran straight headers....backpressure=your friend.

Oct 12, 2007 | 10:59 AM

5.0stanger

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RE: opening headers

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if i unbolt it at the muffler will it retard performance?

Probably some, but it will be loud.

Oct 12, 2007 | 11:04 AM

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RE: opening headers

never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever

and I mean NEVER run open headers with shorties

Oct 12, 2007 | 11:39 AM

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never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever

and I mean NEVER run open headers with shorties

What, you don't like open exhaust on your firewall, tranny, etc?