cant find correct headers
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cant find correct headers
well i started soaking my rusted manifold bolts in pb blaster, i figure let them soak a day , then soak em and run the car the next day should let the bolts come off by the last weekend in april with no problems. but now i cant find headers for my car the right measurements under 300$ i found a nice set of hedmen everything was perfect except for having no hole for my o2 sensor, everything else is and 1 1/1 pri marys, can anyone help me. im look for 1 5/8 tubes shorty stlye with a whole for my 02 sensor including bolts, for under 300$ any help would be appreciated
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Call your local performace parts supplier.
http://www.dynomax.com/documents/street_series.pdf
You get what you pay for. Cheap mild steel headers will usually rot out and need to be changed in about 5 years. My race car has coated headers and my truck has 10+ year old stainless headers that are still as good as new. Of course both are in the $600+ range but it's worth it in the long run.
http://www.dynomax.com/documents/street_series.pdf
You get what you pay for. Cheap mild steel headers will usually rot out and need to be changed in about 5 years. My race car has coated headers and my truck has 10+ year old stainless headers that are still as good as new. Of course both are in the $600+ range but it's worth it in the long run.
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Any decent muffler shop can install the O2 sensor hole in the collectors. It is simplicity itself.
My Hooker 2460 shorty headers have the O2 sensor hole and threads installed from the factory and should only cost you about $150 or so. They aren't stainless steel but are very good quality, nonetheless.
My Hooker 2460 shorty headers have the O2 sensor hole and threads installed from the factory and should only cost you about $150 or so. They aren't stainless steel but are very good quality, nonetheless.
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check with ACS ( http://thirdgen.org/techbb2/showthre...hreadid=207831 ), i got a set of Hooker 2460's, ceramic coated in and out, for $250
2460's have 1 5/8 primaries and 3 in collectors w/ an o2 sensor bung
2460's have 1 5/8 primaries and 3 in collectors w/ an o2 sensor bung
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I just bought a set of Hooker 2460's off of E-Bay Slightly Used for 173.20 (that price was with shipping included the actual price was 150.00). Just shop around I have yet to have them installed but when I do i'll let you know and give you my opinion on it.
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I got my ceramic coated Hedman shorties (1 5/8"-3") from the "For Sale" section of this very board for $150+shipping. I had to spend an extra $10 to have a bung welded in at the shop that fabbed my Y-pipe.
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dammit, i think i found some headers, painted, torque steps bye headmen they dont make em coated ill just use header wrap, now i cant get to my rear manifold bolts to spray em , i have to jack the car up to get under it and soak those bolts. i have a feeling even with a month long soak those bolts are gonna f$uckin snap, god help the header install,
P.S im not doing it, bringing it to a garage, i have no patice for that
P.S im not doing it, bringing it to a garage, i have no patice for that
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Be real careful and use the heat wrench if you have to. Snapping grade 8 bolts in the head is not fun. Anyone else tried using anti sieze on the bolts? Supposedly, according to some hot rod tip, you could use Malox as anti sieze.
