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Old Aug 2, 2016 | 01:32 PM
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I purchased a base 2012 auto with kooks headers, kooks catted midpipe and corsa mufflers. If I wanted to remove the headers will the original manifolds and cats match up to the kooks midpipe without modification?
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no i believe you'd also need the stock mid pipe. the connection of the headers requires the same brand mid pipe (xpipe) but the corsa's will bolt up fine to that after.
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Originally Posted by 88redconvert
I purchased a base 2012 auto with kooks headers, kooks catted midpipe and corsa mufflers. If I wanted to remove the headers will the original manifolds and cats match up to the kooks midpipe without modification?
Thanks for any assistance.
What years midpipe are the same? It's an "X" not an "H", correct?
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I think 09 up are different.
To rephrase what I meant to make sure we are on the same page. I don't think any brand of header like kooks, LG, Hinson, ARH....ect make a header that will fit to the original Mid section pipe. Also, The Z06 comes 3" as do the after market headers and midpipe so there may be a little fab needed to get a 3" midpipe to bolt up to you 2.5" mufflers but can be done.
And all that I have seen are x-pipe. C5's had an H if I remember right

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Originally Posted by 88redconvert
I purchased a base 2012 auto with kooks headers, kooks catted midpipe and corsa mufflers. If I wanted to remove the headers will the original manifolds and cats match up to the kooks midpipe without modification?
Thanks for any assistance.
Can I ask why you want to remove the Kooks headers?
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Can I ask why you want to remove the Kooks headers?
I'm not planning on removing them, I just want to have the stuff on hand to go back to stock. I may in the future move to a place that doesn't allow headers or EPA laws may change.
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