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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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Starting at 7 am tomorrow morning with my Header and Honker install...Any addvice?
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What headers?

Take your time and if you aren't sure ask someone. I am finishing up my buddies KOOKS Headers install. I will NEVER do another set of KOOKS, they were the worse install out of the previous nine sets of headers I have installed.

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I believe XS Performance..Bought from a vender on here 4 mths ago..888.00 to my door with x pipe and high flo cats
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Originally Posted by sdmeineke
I believe XS Performance..Bought from a vender on here 4 mths ago..888.00 to my door with x pipe and high flo cats
They looked like a good fitting setup. Shot me a note if you run into issues. If you are tuning, I would get rid of the air system if you do not have emissions checks in your are.
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cam is going in about 3 weeks..gonna let them tune it then..see what he says about the air.thanks for the imput. Scott
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Originally Posted by sdmeineke
cam is going in about 3 weeks..gonna let them tune it then..see what he says about the air.thanks for the imput. Scott
If your doing a cam soon your going to need a clutch ( if you dont have one allready) and you are better off doing it before or during the header install

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Did that last thursday.drove from houston to ft worth and had a stage 2 rebuild and a stage 2 diamond clutch installed.
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Did that last thursday.drove from houston to ft worth and had a stage 2 rebuild and a stage 2 diamond clutch installed.
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Took about 6 hrs on the headers..The passengers side was a biashhh...1.5 hrs just to get in.that was with a few cool off periods a few F bombs and some torn flesh..lolThe Honker went on smoothly..Few hrs on that..No codesand it pulls and sounds much better.Cam in about 3 weeks and i will be done for a while with the Mods.Time to play.
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Originally Posted by sdmeineke
Took about 6 hrs on the headers..The passengers side was a biashhh...1.5 hrs just to get in.that was with a few cool off periods a few F bombs and some torn flesh..lolThe Honker went on smoothly..Few hrs on that..No codesand it pulls and sounds much better.Cam in about 3 weeks and i will be done for a while with the Mods.Time to play.
CONGRATS. got to love the sound and torque! are you running stock ti's out back

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yea, i left the stock ti s on. sounds sweeeet!!!!
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Originally Posted by sdmeineke
yea, i left the stock ti s on. sounds sweeeet!!!!
Yep i got lg super pros w/ stock ti's and a vararam. its hard to beat in the sound dept. took my car out today just down the street after being stored for the winter so i had the same smile on my face today.
let us know when you get your cam.

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