or wrapped, make sure they wont heat up your brake lines, full long tube headers might fit that car, they will fit my 84 im pretty sure,
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Melting Slicks
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Headers
ok im a new guy to headers, dont know much about them but i went out and bought a pair . theyre black painted shorties. I have stock cats and muffler elims...do i need to know anything else, besides bolt em on and start it up? can i even run headers with what i have now? some advice will be greatfully read.thanks guys
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I wouldn't bother with those headers. Money and pain and no gain. Your car has a good exhaust system. Maybe a high flow catback would give you better sound.
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Originally Posted by derekguzz
can i even run headers with what i have now? some advice will be greatfully read.thanks guys
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Melting Slicks
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well i gues its somthing i did caus ei didnt know any better, plus the price of longtubes was a little large to me, so i pretty much shouldnt watse my money putting them on? what should i do...would there be any differance if i did pout them on
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I'm going to go against the grain here and say to install the Shortys. when I first id the heads/cam on my 94 I installed Hooker Shortys. The car ran strong, don't know how much came from the headers. So, later I installed EM long tubes and high flow cats. I only picked up about 10 rwhp with the long tubes, not the 20-30 hp most pick up from the stock exhaust. This was telling me that htere was a decent gain from the shortys. Also, the car had a better sound with the Shorts.
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Melting Slicks
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wow thanks guy u guys made me happy, i waa doubting my split decision in that i bought them..well i will install them...should i wrap them since they are black painted??
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wrapping is expensive also, maybe use that hight temp paint, duplicolor, it goes to 1500 degrees, my buddie just put the painted headers in, the paint burned off in 10 seconds, looked awfull, so paint them with the 1500 degree paint, also you can get a (looks like a starter blanket in silver) with velcro, you can place it between the headers and the brake lines, dont want to boil the brake fluid!!
you should have 90 degree spark plug boots, also the header might need some trimming to fit the holes, let me know how they fit, if its not perfect, we can help you to get them to fit.
you should have 90 degree spark plug boots, also the header might need some trimming to fit the holes, let me know how they fit, if its not perfect, we can help you to get them to fit.
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Melting Slicks
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ok so i paint the headers with the 1500 degree paint and them dont wrap them..ok easy enough, but for the install, i am not gunna do it cause i dont have a lift, i am gunna take it to the chevy dealership, are they gunna tell me that they wont be able to do it..?? i dont like headaches....they should just bolt right on right??,,and something about the boot covers? what are they and ur saying i should already have them or i need to get them? ,,,bear with me here...lol
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sorry bout that, yeah, paint em up with good paint, (high temp) the boots are on the spark plug wires, i know the 90 degree ones (bent like an elbo) fit better, you probrably have those already, since you are taking it to GM you should have NO headaches! sure they will take care of you, you will like the sound, hp, etc. !
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Melting Slicks
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u guys always know how to find the problem adress it and tel how to fix it,, thanks soo much for the quick responces. i was nervous at first and thought i made a bad choice, but u guys seem to want me to keep them, paint them, not wrap them, and just throw em on...anyone know how much i should be looking to spend on install?? i dont know a price range, maybe i can play some games with them
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Melting Slicks
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dont shake fingers, no one in their right mind walks in, pays for what the dealer wnats on a price..no thanks, i was just asking what price range i should know about that way they dont rape me..