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10-11-2007, 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

10-11-2007, 04:08 PM

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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.

10-11-2007, 04:41 PM

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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.

10-11-2007, 06:01 PM

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RE: opening headers

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

10-11-2007, 10:28 PM

Epic91GT

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RE: opening headers

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

10-12-2007, 04:56 AM

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RE: opening headers

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

10-12-2007, 10:59 AM

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

Probably some, but it will be loud.

10-12-2007, 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

10-12-2007, 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?