What would you get?!
03-16-2005, 08:49 PM
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What would you get?! LT headers with a ORY with NO traction because of bald tires, or 4 brand new wheels and tires?! This decision I'm going to have to make soon! I have NO tread left on my tires and not sure how long they will last! I plan on getting 17x9.5 up front and 17x11 in the back with 275's and 315's. I know it IS pointless to get more power w/o being able to put it to the ground!! I already have some mods done 
03-16-2005, 09:01 PM
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I don't have tread on the backs, but I do on the fronts 
Maybe I can get headers w/o installing them, and the wheels and tires installed, cause I can do that. The extra 450 bucks for installation i can put towards wheels
Maybe I can get headers w/o installing them, and the wheels and tires installed, cause I can do that. The extra 450 bucks for installation i can put towards wheels
03-16-2005, 09:06 PM
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Yeah, plus I only have a 15" lift from my jack 
I need a good 30-35 inches for clearance. They said it would take about 8 hours to do, plus I don't have tools to cut the existing welds!
I need a good 30-35 inches for clearance. They said it would take about 8 hours to do, plus I don't have tools to cut the existing welds!
03-16-2005, 09:09 PM
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that sucks man. 450 for install is ripping you a new one, there's got to be someone who can do it for less than that. i know i went to my local NAS and got on their drive on lift and it took me 4 hours takin my time. Should only take me 2 hours to swap out headers next time.....hopin to swap from 1 3/4 to 1 7/8 here in the next few weeks.
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03-16-2005, 09:12 PM
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The thing is I'm updating the wheels to a different wheel size. I thought about getting some nitto drag radials just in the back for the time being, but that is a couple hundred wasted towards the new tires/wheels. I have thought about getting the headers and the tires at the same time. Maybe I can talk him down till about 225
03-20-2005, 10:45 AM
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I still can't think of what I'm gonna go with. I know I won't the power, but I need the traction. I sold a bunch of stuff as well to get the headers and everything. I have state inspection coming up in July, and in VA I guess they just do the visual inspection. Knowing that I'm probably going to have a price issue with installation and inspection, I could just get the headers after the inspection, but that might take me a while. Man I hate this.
03-20-2005, 02:30 PM
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Yeah, plus I only have a 15" lift from my jack I need a good 30-35 inches for clearance. They said it would take about 8 hours to do, plus I don't have tools to cut the existing welds!
I need a good 30-35 inches for clearance. They said it would take about 8 hours to do, plus I don't have tools to cut the existing welds!
03-20-2005, 02:35 PM
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there is no way i would pay 450 for install definitely do it your self if your worried about the weld just install it and than have a muffler shop weld it for 30 bucks or find someone on here that lives by you to install em for you hell id do it for 150 bucks
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Originally Posted by Red99TA
Why do you need to cut existing welds? Do you not have stock manifolds and y-pipe right now? I had a '94 Z and didn't have to cut anything when I pulled off my stock manifolds and y to put in my hooker LT's. It is a bit of a pain and the car needed to be REAL high up. You can get it high enough w/ 15" jacks...just be innovative. I had about 8" or so of boards that I put under the jacks to get enough clearance. The hard part was that even after that I had to pull the motor mount bolts and jack the motor up another 2"-3". I think mine was a harder than normal case though.
I have the stock y pipe and exhaust manifolds, but I have a catback system welded on there. I'm also getting a 3" cutout placed somewhere on the pipes and I don't have the correct materials to do it anyways. I don't have enough space/clearance in my garage. I can't have a lot of downtime though. I'll probably get the wheels/tires, but for now I think I'm going to flip a coin