Headers
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Racer
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From: Shakopee Minnesota
Headers
I'm in process of deciding headers. Hedman Elites sound good, but I think I'm going with the Hooker 5151-1's. Nopw as far as EGR, AIR blah blah blah go, is it really worth the time to delete all of that junk? MN is a no check state, but The deletion seems like a lot of work. I'm not concerned about SES light, because it's been on since I bought the car. What do you suggest?
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I'm in process of deciding headers. Hedman Elites sound good, but I think I'm going with the Hooker 5151-1's. Nopw as far as EGR, AIR blah blah blah go, is it really worth the time to delete all of that junk? MN is a no check state, but The deletion seems like a lot of work. I'm not concerned about SES light, because it's been on since I bought the car. What do you suggest?
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From: One day you're a Comet...the next day you're dust... Arkansas
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From: denver colorado
I'm in process of deciding headers. Hedman Elites sound good, but I think I'm going with the Hooker 5151-1's. Nopw as far as EGR, AIR blah blah blah go, is it really worth the time to delete all of that junk? MN is a no check state, but The deletion seems like a lot of work. I'm not concerned about SES light, because it's been on since I bought the car. What do you suggest?
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From: Idianapolis Indiana
Just make sure the primaries/collector aren't too large on those hookers. Its kinda pointless installing anything high rpm on a tuned port setup. As far as smog delete, all you have to do is remove the equipment and install a delete pulley. You actually dont even have to install a pulley. I ran mine with the pump disconnected for a long time. By pulling the factory headers you're doing half the work already. If its a no check state there is no reason to retain it at all. And just disconnect the vacuum line on the egr pot and thats done.
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From: Santa Maria CA
Removing AIR will not throw codes. Don't know about EGR delete. Removing AIR will make it a heck of a lot easier to work on the front of your car and and really cleans up the engine bay. These Hookers give very nice spark plug access. Just tuck the AIR connectors out of sight incase you want to go back to AIR. The pump can be gutted if it's noisy. That's free and nobody but you will know.
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From: denver colorado
UPDATE
Just had to blow a Colorado emissions test today for tag renewal and passed with:
HC = 0.69 vs standard of 1.20
CO = 3.199 vs 20.0
CO2 433
NOx = 1.82 vs 3.0
Car had not been on the road for over two months, but today it was in the 60s; ran it for about 30 minutes on the highway prior to test.
