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Kuestone

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Are long tube headers smog legal and do I need shorty x pipe for long tube headers. Right now I have mac o r X pipe and steeda cat back Should I even bother with headers?
 
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Kuestone said:
Are long tube headers smog legal
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Does the part# you are looking at have a Carb#? I am gonna guess NO

Kuestone said:
and do I need shorty x pipe for long tube headers.
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Of course

Kuestone said:
Right now I have mac o r X pipe and steeda cat back Should I even bother with headers?
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Depends, if you are not going to install yourself parts and labor will be $1000+, now you tell me if it is worth it...
 

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Kuestone said:
Are long tube headers smog legal and do I need shorty x pipe for long tube headers. Right now I have mac o r X pipe and steeda cat back Should I even bother with headers?
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No, but neither is your o/r xpipe
 

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jstreet0204 said:
No, but neither is your o/r xpipe
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Haha, good point. Hey, what type of Flowmaster catback are you running? I also have BBK LT's and an O/R H. I like the Flowmaster sound, use to have 2 chambers with a MAC O/R H on my 96' GT and it was mean sounding. You have any clips, how do you like it? Thanks, sorry for the hi jack!
 

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Kilgore Trout said:
Does the part# you are looking at have a Carb#? I am gonna guess NO


Of course


Depends, if you are not going to install yourself parts and labor will be $1000+, now you tell me if it is worth it...
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Holy crap on that price Batman!! I have done a LT install and yes it is a pita.

However if you are paying 1k for labor, you are getting ripped. People are getting it done for 500-700.
 
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Holy crap on that price Batman!! I have done a LT install and yes it is a pita.

However if you are paying 1k for labor, you are getting ripped. People are getting it done for 500-700.
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I said PARTS + LABOR try to pay attention...
 

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I paid 263 bucks for my longtubes That and the high side of labor takes it to 900. Many can get LT's anywhere from 260-400 and still pay 500-700 but the average is around 550. Then again some of us just pay for the headers.

anywhere from 700-900 for 20+ rwhp in the low to mid range is worth it. people pay 800 alone for intakes that give them 15 rwhp.
 
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