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FedEx came...Longtubes & X pipe!!

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def1eppard

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Got some crap in the mail today! Can't wait to get it all put on. I still haven't decided on mufflers. I'm gonna get my brother's camera and record a video before & after.


 

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GT4RL

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It's like X-Mas!


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HoustonGT

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What kind of Longtubes and X-pipe did you get?
 

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Oooooo that's purdy!!!!!
 

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Nice! Are you putting them on right away, or are you going to do everything all at once when you get the mufflers?
 

slvrbullIT

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HoustonGT said:
What kind of Longtubes and X-pipe did you get?
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it says bbk on the box
 

HoustonGT

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slvrbullIT said:
it says bbk on the box
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Ya, as i was just scrolling down i noticed it Thanks though
 

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Stanged78

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Another question about longtubes

I have been interested in installing longtube headers as well, but I have held off because I am concerned about my car not passing emissions here in Chicago. Is it true that longtube headers will usually cause cars to fail emissions?

If so, is there a temporary tuning method that I can use to adjust my car's computer or timing or something so that the car will pass with longtubes installed? I could then adjust it back after the emissions test.

Anybody?
 

navarro98gt

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I passed emmisions last saturday with longtubes and a o/r x. They didnt even look under my car. Im in Cook county also.
 

StratGT

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It's good that your doing it right the first time out. Long tubes are the only way to go. I've seen give next to nothing.
 

def1eppard

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navarro98gt said:
I passed emmisions last saturday with longtubes and a o/r x. They didnt even look under my car. Im in Cook county also.
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Thats pretty good. The thing that really makes you pass is having cats or not. I figure when inspection time comes....if I can't get it to pass visual inspection anywhere....I might have to break down and buy a shorty H pipe with cats.
 

def1eppard

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Yeah, my car is bone stock. These will be the first mods ever put on this car. Shorties are just a waste of money IMO. If I wasn't going with longtubes...I'd just leave the stock headers and get an O/R X.
 

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Get some Magnapaks. I got a sound clip of my exhaust in my sig.
 

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navarro98gt said:
I passed emmisions last saturday with longtubes and a o/r x. They didnt even look under my car. Im in Cook county also.
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You managed to pass emissions testing with NO CATS?! How did you do that? Did you slip the guy a $20 or something? Seriously though, if you can pass comfortably in Chicago with longtubes on, then maybe I should give them a shot. Are the emissions requirements for Cook County pretty low or something? I live in McHenry County (Crystal Lake).

How much would a good header install cost?
 
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if your car is running good you dont need cats to pass even a tailpipe test they run clean all of my vehicles have passed tailpipe tests with out cats
 

def1eppard

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I have a buddy who passed emissions with a 97 GT - shorty headers, offroad H pipe, and flows. The guy just didn't do a visual check.
 
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