Which headers to buy?
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Which headers to buy?
Hey. I have a 95 camaro Z28 and I want to buy some shorty smog legal headers. Everywhere I look it seems that there are two different types, a single cat package, and a duel cat package. I am not sure which one to buy. On my car now after the manifolds I have a collecter/cannister thing on the left side. The pipes then run together into the cat, and finally into the muffler. I assume I need the single cat header package, but what about the cannister/collecter thing? Is this deleted bythe Y-pipe? Is it needed for a California car? Any help is appriciated. Thanks
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It sounds like you have a dual cat car, which I believe was the norm for California cars. If you want to keep it smog compliant, then I would go with the dual cat header setup, although they will not flow as well compared to the single cat setup.
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mac has a real nice dual cat header kit,its costly due to the cats but if you wish to remain E-LEGAL its a must.i have seen many guys in cali use longtubes with cats installed and they have legit smog certs.especially with an OBD-2 car no(ses) light no problem,true visual may pose to be a hassle but the equiptment is still there
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Get longtubes or don't even bother. Shorties are a waste of time and money.
And for which ones to buy? Coated Pacesetter longtubes, I hear nothing but rave reviews of them. Plus they're cheap (in comparison to other coated/non-coated headers for LT1s)
Summary: Get LTs.
And for which ones to buy? Coated Pacesetter longtubes, I hear nothing but rave reviews of them. Plus they're cheap (in comparison to other coated/non-coated headers for LT1s)
Summary: Get LTs.
Last edited by Ironxcross; 03-18-2007 at 05:57 AM.
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Ill tell you what stay away from longtube headers pacesetters i ended up taking mine off the car and put shorties on they are so much better now. when i had my longtubes on its caused so much leaks in the manafolds and vibrations it was crazy i evan replaced all my motormounts and trany mount and still was banging on my floorboard and rubbing up on the passanger motormount never again am i going with lt headers. the thing is i didnt evan notice a diffrence from longtubes and shorties
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Ill tell you what stay away from longtube headers pacesetters i ended up taking mine off the car and put shorties on they are so much better now. when i had my longtubes on its caused so much leaks in the manafolds and vibrations it was crazy i evan replaced all my motormounts and trany mount and still was banging on my floorboard and rubbing up on the passanger motormount never again am i going with lt headers. the thing is i didnt evan notice a diffrence from longtubes and shorties
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Ill tell you what stay away from longtube headers pacesetters i ended up taking mine off the car and put shorties on they are so much better now. when i had my longtubes on its caused so much leaks in the manafolds and vibrations it was crazy i evan replaced all my motormounts and trany mount and still was banging on my floorboard and rubbing up on the passanger motormount never again am i going with lt headers. the thing is i didnt evan notice a diffrence from longtubes and shorties
sounds like you just didnt properly space the driver side header which commonly hits the floorboard. I pushed my floorboard up a half inch and used a 2.5" y-pipe and i have no problems. and as far as leaks go, chances are they werent installed right. mine have been on for nearly 2 years with no leaks. headers have NOTHING to do with the trans mount so im not sure where youre getting that.
#10
Just curious: what makes you say that a single cat flow better than dual cats? And what makes you say that shortie headers are no better than no headers? Very interesting observations.JMHO
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now granted, my car is a weekend car that rarely sees rain, id say theyre in pretty good shape. definitely happy with them for $385 i paid. the small trickle of rust on the passenger side is compliments of the AC dumping condensation on the header without my knowing.