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My soon to be first mods!!

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Ok within the next few weeks I will be getting some $$ and I want to buy my first mods for the notch...After doing research I decided that first things first and it needs to sound better....It's really quiet...when it's parked next to my friends 4.6 with a catless h-pipe and mac cat back you would never know my car was on lol ...(I will be getting gears next but the install is a pita and I can't do it myself)

Ok I don't want to start another "are these headers ok" thread and i DID do a search and read every thread I could find about long tuben headers...but...

I am not spending $500 on a mass produced item that costs a fraction of that to make...with that being said I'm going to be buying some budget summit or flowpath headers....I know people say you get what you payfor. I have no problem cleaning up crappy collector welds or crappy coationgs....That is somthing that a nobrainer could fix...I know some people say their may be some fitment issuies but this is summit we are talking about....how long have they been around?

Basically what I want to know is if I do buy some summit long tube headers, I'm going with a mac catless h-pipe, and a mac cat-back.....does anyone know if I will have any issuies bolting the short h-pipe to the collectors of the lt's (both being 2 1/2")??

I know somepeople said they have some fitment issuies with their mac cb's but from my research thats only with a different brand h/x-pipe...

Another ? would be does mac make a short x-pipe because the only mid pipes that I found from mac were the h's that were ment to bolt up to the lt's?

Because these headers are only $100 I can eaisly get some nice grade 8 bolts so they don't fall off but do the headers come with gasgets/bolts (im asumming not because they are so cheap?

The way I look at it is, the summit headers will be a huge improvement over my very tiny, crimped/smashed, rusted stock headers....and for $100 who cares if they arent as good as the kooks they should not be for 1/5 of the cost....
 

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When you buy cheap parts you get problems....fitment issues usually mean exhaust leaks...exhaust leaks will drive you crazy, nothin like a car that sounds like it's got a pee'd off lifter. Save the money and buy a good quality set that will last and not be rotting out on you in less than a yr. Economy brands usually don't fit all that well, tend to be made of thinner material and have a relatively short lifespan.Good luck on your purchase since you've already made up your mind...hope the install goes well.
 
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I agree, you get what you pay for.
 
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Thanks for the heads up, but they do make exhaust sealer...I would never connect a non-welded exhaust pipe with out using this stuff....

I used to have a 2005 GTO...The corsa catback was soposed to be the best $1100 new...I got it and after a few weeks i had leakes all over the place..tore it apart and used the exhaust sealer and never had a problem again for 10+months...

Unless they are ment to be welded together I will never not use this stuff and plan to use it when it get mine in.

About rusting/roting, like I said coating them will be no problem...but did you maybe mean from the inside out?...is that even possable?

I have read that in order to put in long tubes we have to raise the motor a few inches?
Thanks for the help guys.
 
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