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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 03:02 AM
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I need to get to a exagust shop about 2 miles away.. Problem is I need to have my ory put on. Is it safe to drive there just open headers? it's loud as hell too ha
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 03:07 AM
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I just wouldnt gun it there (be unnecessarily loud). If by some chance you get tagged in those 2 miles just explain that your on you way to an exhaust shop to fix your exhaust. Enjoy going deaf and smelling those fumes on your way.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 03:33 AM
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Yea, I wouldn't worry too much. Just take it easy and cruise, you don't want everything to heat up and cool down too rapidly. I've heard of plenty of people doing this before, and I don't blame you as most Y's are a pain to put in.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 05:41 AM
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I got my car out of storage last Monday I had to drive almost an hour with a open y,with a ms4 cam and a ory ,it was crazy loud,and sounded bad real bad,I was just sick of my lm1 so I took it off to force me to get something else lol,I can't believe some people think a open y sounds good! It sounds like a bag of crap
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 08:16 AM
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I had a problem with my exhaust and I had to drive it open header to a buddies shop about 20 miles away lol....could barely hear anything when i got there. No harm done though...well minus the irrepairable damage done to my ears haha
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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Thanks guys.. I hear the fresh air can destroy o2's... No?
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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2 miles is nothing.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
2 miles is nothing.
Exactly^^^ You will be fine. It will just be annoying loud.
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We ran open short headers on my buddys trans am for the summer nationals and it sounded insane even on a stock car.
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We ran open short headers on my buddys trans am for the summer nationals and it sounded insane even on a stock car.
i always heard that its bad to run open shorty headers, but LT's are fine. idk i dont have any personal experience with shortys.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000***camaro***ss
i always heard that its bad to run open shorty headers, but LT's are fine. idk i dont have any personal experience with shortys.
Yeah im not sure why it would matter.
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