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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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Anyone running these headers? Comments, suggestions ect. Problem install? Coating quality? I presently have stock manifolds and cats with a Corsa x-pipe and exhaust. Any problem mating the headers to my x-pipe and exhaust? Thanks in advance for any insight!
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I have them. i had to remove the coils, valve covers, and steering linkage on the drivers side to get them in and the passengers dropped into place. The AIR cannot be hooked back up since there is no connection for the AIR on the headers. They sealed very nicely to the heads. Because of the 3" X pipe you may have to cut a hole in your tunnel plate to clear the O2 sensors. Still a year later of daily driving rain or shine in S Florida right by the beach they still look shiny as ever.
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don't headers come with their own X pipe?
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don't headers come with their own X pipe?
the TSP ones do. 3 Inch X that will mate to the factory axleback. no place for rear 02s. no cats.
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I have them. i had to remove the coils, valve covers, and steering linkage on the drivers side to get them in and the passengers dropped into place. The AIR cannot be hooked back up since there is no connection for the AIR on the headers. They sealed very nicely to the heads. Because of the 3" X pipe you may have to cut a hole in your tunnel plate to clear the O2 sensors. Still a year later of daily driving rain or shine in S Florida right by the beach they still look shiny as ever.

So you have their X pipe, no cats, and they mate up to your______ exhaust system? Did you have to use band clamps for the connection points?
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