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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 11:26 PM
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when installing 2in headers you have to cut some of the footwell are and notch the cradel corner and bend the ac line as much as u can



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I feel like that is a LOT of work to step up from 1 7/8".. I figured thats only a **** hair away form 2" anyways, right?

Maybe I'm wrong though and you will gain 100hp from them but honestly I don't see the point!
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I feel like that is a LOT of work to step up from 1 7/8".. I figured thats only a **** hair away form 2" anyways, right?

Maybe I'm wrong though and you will gain 100hp from them but honestly I don't see the point!
i had 1 3/4, every little bit helps
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ahemmm.. Eff those headers and that wrap, my arms hate them!! I am still itching from that crap and that was monday!

Cage was alright, plates for the back were cut all effed up and I had to modify them with billy holding the plate lol.. It got interesting at times haha

Billy has been crying for days for me to come install his brakes since he doesnt know how lol.
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ya, i put the bar as far as i could back and then i couldnt get the carpet to slide through so i just cut a couple inches off each side.
You mean I cut the carpet to fit. Give credit where its due there Billy boy, I did all the carpet cutting lol and alot of the work for him.. He did wrap and paint the headers though :P
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 02:05 AM
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Can never go wrong with a bigger set of headers on a blower car, should free up some good HP. Hopefully you got a progressive with those nitrous parts!
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 07:21 AM
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ahemmm.. Billy has been crying for days for me to come, since he doesnt know how lol.
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ha i know how, i just dont wanna do them
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I still dont know why you are, your brakes are fine as they are.. Save the ones you bought for when you need them
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You mean I cut the carpet to fit. Give credit where its due there Billy boy, I did all the carpet cutting lol and alot of the work for him.. He did wrap and paint the headers though :P
i put the cage in, u cut the carpet.
steve wrapped the headers with my help and we both painted one
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Originally Posted by Trademeyourc5
I still dont know why you are, your brakes are fine as they are.. Save the ones you bought for when you need them


the ones i have look like crap, got new slotted/drilled gonna paint the centers black. gotta be looking good.
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Originally Posted by corvette8189
i put the cage in, u cut the carpet.
steve wrapped the headers with my help and we both painted one
I could go on but I'll leave it at that : .. Cage didnt put itself in though and you just had it "sitting" in the car lol .. Its ok Billy, not all of us are mechanically inclined
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Originally Posted by Trademeyourc5
I could go on but I'll leave it at that : .. Cage didnt put itself in though and you just had it "sitting" in the car lol .. Its ok Billy, not all of us are mechanically inclined
some stuff is just easier with 2 people
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Nice job on the header wrap!! its hard to make them look that even!

I did mine like that and it seem to help out a lot!
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Originally Posted by JBrown124
I feel like that is a LOT of work to step up from 1 7/8".. I figured thats only a **** hair away form 2" anyways, right?

Maybe I'm wrong though and you will gain 100hp from them but honestly I don't see the point!

If you don't see the point, you aint make any power anyways.
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