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Old 08-07-2006, 01:52 AM
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Will I be safe to drive my car 20 miles with open headers to the exhaust shop? And If not what do I need to do so I dont blow out my 02 sensors?
Old 08-07-2006, 02:00 AM
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your fine... it's a hit or miss on when those front O2's go out....

bout to drive mine with open lt's for bout a week...

some people have gone almost a year without any problems
Old 08-07-2006, 11:37 AM
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i've heard that you need 18 inches of pipe past the collector so the 02's don't read any fresh air.good luck
Old 08-07-2006, 11:43 AM
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Many people do it no issues so I would say go for it
Old 08-07-2006, 02:22 PM
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drove mine for 2 months no problems
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i ran mine open for a month with no problemns =]
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dude you'll be fine
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You will be fine and Its a lot of fun to see a penny jump 6 inches out of the ashtray when you get onto the highway
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OMG!!!! just started my car up with new h/c and lt's and

could not stop grinning the entire time. **** is dephly loud and the cam lopes great with a 112 lsa. gotta love that nascar sound


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