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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 12:21 AM
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Going to be installing new Kooks headers with catted x-pipe,do I need to get o2 extentions? If so where can I get them.Thanks
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Going to be installing new Kooks headers with catted x-pipe,do I need to get o2 extentions? If so where can I get them.Thanks
I didn't need any with my kooks headers w/catted x-pipe.
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I didn't need any with my kooks headers w/catted x-pipe.

Thats good to hear,I see you have a 99 too,so thats good info.Did you install yourself,how'd it go.I have POS TPIS headers on now,they were easy to install,think the kooks are a lil harder,but I'm sure I can do them.thanks for the info.
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Thats good to hear,I see you have a 99 too,so thats good info.Did you install yourself,how'd it go.I have POS TPIS headers on now,they were easy to install,think the kooks are a lil harder,but I'm sure I can do them.thanks for the info.
I did install them myself. I'm not going to lie, they were a PITA! I had to loosen the motor mounts up and jack up one side of the motor to get the drivers side in. Very nice headres though!
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I did install them myself. I'm not going to lie, they were a PITA! I had to loosen the motor mounts up and jack up one side of the motor to get the drivers side in. Very nice headres though!
Thats what I hear about them,pita to install,I'm prepared though,knowing their a pain in advance is a big help,i also am going to be doing a clutch at the same time so I have lots to do,again thanks for the info on the o2 sensors.
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