Hey everyone, this is my first post on the site so thanks for the help in advance. I've done a lot of searching for previous posts, but did not find everything I needed. I'm about to install my pacesetter-mid headers and needed to know if I will need O2 extenders. I have a good set of gaskets, Y-pipe and locking bolts. I just wasn't sure if I will need extenders. I have a 95 Z28 and am in California, which is why I needed smog legal headers. (They are very **** about that stuff here) Thanks

 

If I remember they supply a splice kit not sure on that though. I think you can get them from ebay or from ThunderRacing.

 

My pacesetter lt's came with extensions, not sure about the mid's though. If they didn't come with them then you probably won't need them.

 

i cut and spliced them. I would recommend getting the extensions from thunderracing.com for like $50/set, much easier, and u dont have to worry about ur soldering skills

 

I spliced mine. It's lots cheaper than buying extensions, and its really not hard to extend the wires off the O2 sensor.

 

when I did my headers I thought I could splice them and save some money, and it didn't work car ran like crap then i had to run my car in open loop until i could get new o2's cause i cut my other ones up, then i got the extentions witch is much eaiser just plug and play I recommend you do this.

 

i have heard that this is the best way to go...but i have no personal expirence yet

 

Thanks for the help everyone. I ran into a new problem, I found out my far is a 95 OBD1 but had 2 cats, so I need to know chich headers to buy. I think I might but the single cat kit and switch to that as long as I can stip pass smog in CA. The new post in under exhaust named "95 z28 with 96 exhaust". Any help there will be appriciated. Thanks a lot

 

F*ck emissions... Longtubes 0 cats w/ true duals dumped

 

Not worth it considering the fines he could receive.

 

Yeah I would recommend TDs and no cats, but CA isn't very much fun. You could always go shorties with factory Y pipe. If I were you I would get some mids, and get a Y pipe made with dual cats like factory.

 

hey where in Cali are you? Im in Orange County, Cypress area.

 

eh sorry MA prolly isnt as bad as cali on emissions lol

 

Im in San Francisco. Yea, emissions are crazy around here. Some smog tech told me he wouldn't smog my car because my smog legal k&N CAI as missing the CARB number. For now I have to be happy with a decent power streetable smog legal car.

 

Proves my point earlier, just be sure to pick out your exhaust components that can provide you with a CARB sticker.