Blazin95

i am going to put pacesetter longtube headers on my 1998 LS1 trans am. i don't have enough money right now to buy the full exhaust becuase i am getting a deal from a friend on the headers.

My question is will it hurt my motor to run just headers until i finish my exhaust?

car is not a daily driver but is driven 2-3 times a week.

any input will be helpful

408z28

iTrader: (44)

Um?.... Why dont you buy the headers...and wait till you get the y pipe to install everything?

You will run open headers for 1 day, then you wont want to drive it anymore til you get it finished.

408z28

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It will burn up your o2 sensors if thats what your asking. Other than that its a headache...literally.

00TurboTA

Trust me and the guy above me runnin open headers on an LS1 is horrible, u cant even hear urself think. Just wait till u get everything then do it.

FieroZ34

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How it will it hurt his O2 sensors?

FastB

iTrader: (11)

Not to mention this is a very good chance you will get a ticket.

Black_Bird

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Ran open headers on mine for about 3 months, few times a week with no problems. Some people say its a headache, but if I could drive mine around 24/7 like that I would, hell I love it.
I know it can damage the O2s from getting cold air back in or whatever so most people run a few feet of straight pipe off of the headers and it fixes that problem. Sounds pretty good too, just extremely loud.

Rameon01

Im with you. I ran mine for 2 months (by choice just to **** off the ricers). At WOT ...ow...my..God... its friggen LOUD. i loved it! 2 years later O2's are fine. only thing that sounds better is my current setup.

Black_Bird

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Exactly...like I said if I could keep mine that way I would, it's great. I havent changed O2's either and it was awhile ago when this happened. Sounded like a tamed version of my '88 T/A, haha.

99FormulaM6

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its pretty loud, but i dont think its too loud. i dont like the sound on the highway cruising...but rev it up, or go WOT...and its awesome.

goto a muffler shop and have them cut you two 16'' pieces of 3'' pipe and get 2 bandclamps and put them on the ends of the headers. the fresh air isnt good for the o2s, and where some people in this thread have done it and been fine...better safe than sorry.

Sharpe

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Forgive him, Father, for he knows not what he doth ask. Verily I say unto thee, open-header LS1's are Santan's blaring horns of destruction. When 666 open-header LS1's rev at once, then shall the whole world come to asunder.

Vrbas

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Other than the fresh air from your 02s, there's nothing wrong w/ it. Ran mine for a few weeks. Sounds freakin' awesome. Once i got my exhaust put on, i missed the open engine sound so i installed dual cutouts right after the headers and open them up all the time, i love it. Just be careful about the sound police. It's one FAT ticket because you are not only polluting, but it's a monster sound violation. I've been pulled over before for speeding w/ my cutouts open, cop didn't say a thing. It's at your own risk.

People are gonna give you a hard time because it's really loud... and we're not lying... it is.

ICEMAN 31

Listen to the preacher, that sound will bring the rain and the pigs will follow

stangkiller2005

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i drove my car to the muffler shop open headers... its not to loud.. but its not for me... i like the sounds of true duals dumped at the axel better. alsoi dunno bout everybody else..but i noticed a fat loss in low end..but maybe thats just me..

hardtopz28

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I drove my car open headers for 2 days. It sounds cool but it rattles to much **** in the car. wot sounds like a mixture of hell and ww2 and people stare lol

djsanchez2

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HAHAHA i drove mine once on a 20 min. drive and it was badass!! But i did end up with a burnt out passenger side o2 sensor.

Reject

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it sucks when you try it on a car with a MS4 lol fkking pro stock sound

IROC403

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Just clamp a glasspack on each header, done till you can afford more piping

Blazin95

wow thanks for all the input guys keep it coming please.

98_Formula

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drove my car 20 minutes or so open headers, all highway. not for a dd at all, its loud, obnoxious, unrefined. honestly it really doesnt sound good inside the car, but outside i'm sure it sounds good. i have a cutout in my I pipe, its not the same as open headers, but its close, i love it for WOT and having fun on the street, but i usually close it for DDing