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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Default Headers came in.. take a look

Anything look off/weird/out of place? They look good to me... can't wait to put them on. I thought it'd be a buy and install sort of thing. I just invested another $250 in parts to install these .... CAN'T WAIT. Any feedback?









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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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Looks good to me. Can't go wrong with SS
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Collector angle on the driver's side. Notch both sides of K and you have the best $200 bang for the buck out there.
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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congrats man you will love the way that she purrrrssss now...
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Intercooler2
Notch both sides of the K...
As in, shave part of the K-member for fitment? Excuse my ignorance.

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congrats man you will love the way that she purrrrssss now...
haha, thanks man! Yes, i didn't think it i'd need to spend that much on the installation accessories. But i ended up buying 02 extensions, stage 8 bolts, new GM gaskets, prothane motor and tranny mount. wires/plugs, flowmaster merge collector, two dmh cutouts... there could be more. I hate LS1's... I was never this trigger-happy with buying parts with any other car!
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ophee
As in, shave part of the K-member for fitment? Excuse my ignorance.



haha, thanks man! Yes, i didn't think it i'd need to spend that much on the installation accessories. But i ended up buying 02 extensions, stage 8 bolts, new GM gaskets, prothane motor and tranny mount. wires/plugs, flowmaster merge collector, two dmh cutouts... there could be more. I hate LS1's... I was never this trigger-happy with buying parts with any other car!
Yes. Basically the seams. I needed extensions but none of that other stuff you have listed there.
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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Yea, i hope thats as far as the list goes! This is what i was thinking, and tell me if this sounds right... This is how my setup will look like:

headers -> 3" y-pipe-> 3"in to 4"out Flowmaster merge collector (reduced back down to 3") -> 3" I-pipe -> 3" Dmh cutout -> My GMMG's.

Two questions: i'll have a shop fab up a y-pipe up for me, is there any special instructions i need to tell them?

and, should my cutouts be that far back on the I-pipe? My gmmg's flow well enough. My priority is sound. I want to fly down a narrow street and set off car alarms every now n then. So should i put it up passed the headers(obnoxious?)? Or keep them on I-pipe?

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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Maybe I'm seeing things but they look like they have extra header bolt holes.
Some of the holes appear to be much bigger than the others.
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I have the same basic setup and only gained 9 RWHP open
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Intercooler2
I have the same basic setup and only gained 9 RWHP open
Do you have them on the I-pipe or right after the header?
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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I have a single cutout at the end of the 4" merge before it goes back to the stock muffler.
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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haha, thanks man! Yes, i didn't think it i'd need to spend that much on the installation accessories. But i ended up buying 02 extensions, stage 8 bolts, new GM gaskets, prothane motor and tranny mount. wires/plugs, flowmaster merge collector, two dmh cutouts... there could be more. I hate LS1's... I was never this trigger-happy with buying parts with any other car!

Yeah im the same way... i cant stop spending money on my baby... when i did my headers i had the cats removed... but have fun with it
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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cutoff the AIR/EGR connections and have the holes welded shut
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 94'BLKBRD
cutoff the AIR/EGR connections and have the holes welded shut
?? What for? Haven't heard of doing this... i'll do a search and read up. Always willing to learn
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Weezzer
Maybe I'm seeing things but they look like they have extra header bolt holes.
Some of the holes appear to be much bigger than the others.
ditto
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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?? What for? Haven't heard of doing this... i'll do a search and read up. Always willing to learn
The small pipes end up breaking off, then you have to remove the header and have it welded shut. Happened to me with my first set. I didn't take any chances and had the connections cutoff/welded shut this time.
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Arent the O2 sensor bungs on the wrong side?
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Originally Posted by 98noscamaross
Arent the O2 sensor bungs on the wrong side?
Yes.
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Old Nov 13, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by noriceinside
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Old Nov 13, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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lol, really ? Are they? I have no idea where they're supposed to be... Should i be sending these back or what?!?!?! Or is it ok.
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