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Old May 17, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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Default I love when UPS pulls up!!!

New Headers!!!! They are Patriot and I hope they go in without a fuss.
I have a 2.25 exhaust system coming too. I just want it to come together without a fight.
Old May 17, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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SWEET!!! Have only heard good thibngs about Patriots. Exhaust shouldn't be bad at all. Make sure you run an H-Pipe. Let us see the finished product when your done.
Old May 17, 2011 | 04:44 PM
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I've never seen any project go without a "Fuss"

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Do you know why his car has to have a H pipe
Old May 17, 2011 | 06:10 PM
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Let us know how they work for you. I had a fuss/fight with the set I had and returned them.
Old May 17, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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Well I started with the driver's side figuring that it would be the problem child. The headers themselves went in easy and they cleared what they had to clear, but trying to get the Z-bar back in was horrible.

If I had been plastic-man it would have been a non issue, but trying to get the bolts in on the frame side pivot was murder. I finally got them in and started, finishing them with a custom bent 9/16 box wrench. Here are a couple of pics. Light was low and started to rain, so I was in a rush to eat dinner.


[youtube]3FXLUj6jlas[/youtube]

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Old May 17, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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Haha I was staring out the window earlier today waiting on the UPS truck. He had the last parts I needed to finish my car.


And those headers look really good. At least yours went in without a problem. My mid-lengths had problems with my z-bar setup.
Old May 18, 2011 | 01:12 AM
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Dude, the UPS guy in North Carolina knew my car, my name and house. He was cool as hell. And yes, I was like a lap dog, happy as hell when he'd come by.

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Old May 18, 2011 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Rat fink
I've never seen any project go without a "Fuss"

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Do you know why his car has to have a H pipe
H-Pipe, X-Pipe whichever one he chooses to go with as long as he incorporates a crossover to connect the two sides together. See JEGS link below.

http://www.jegs.com/c/Crossover-X-an..._PARTS_Exhaust
Old May 18, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Yeah I was gonna mention BA had problems with his headers but you two have different length headers.

I was a little upset with the UPS guy. He left my rims out in the rain. And my porch is literally 12 feet to the right of the picture, he could've put them there.

Luckily it was just a drizzle, but still he could've at least put a piece of plastic on the top box (like they normally do).
Oh well, everything was fine inside.

Old May 23, 2011 | 04:22 AM
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I love hearing the UPS truck stop outside.

Those headers look nice, and it sounds good too. Definitely install an H pipe. What exhaust kit did you get?

What wheels hightower?



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