Header Installation
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Car: 1990 Trans Am GTA
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Header Installation
Has anyone installed their headers themselves? My '90 TA GTA still has the original exhaust manifold on it and am plannin on putti headers on it this week. They're shorty headers if it makes any difference for the answer. Thanks
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i installed them in my garage with some friends, plenty of people have even installed by themselves.
i thought 1 day, more like 3 with the catback and cats already off
i thought 1 day, more like 3 with the catback and cats already off
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sorry bout the confusion. I was kinda wandering about andy trouble I might encounter while taking off the maifold or puttin on the headers.
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Originally posted by 90tagta
sorry bout the confusion. I was kinda wandering about andy trouble I might encounter while taking off the maifold or puttin on the headers.
sorry bout the confusion. I was kinda wandering about andy trouble I might encounter while taking off the maifold or puttin on the headers.
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make sure the headers you bought will work with your factory Y pipe or you will have to buy an aftermarket one to match them .....found out the hard way on my 84 with the headers we bought had to have a different Y pipe than the factory one
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make sure the headers you bought will work with your factory Y pipe or you will have to buy an aftermarket one to match them .....found out the hard way on my 84 with the headers we bought had to have a different Y pipe than the factory one
make sure the headers you bought will work with your factory Y pipe or you will have to buy an aftermarket one to match them .....found out the hard way on my 84 with the headers we bought had to have a different Y pipe than the factory one
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well my car already has a full flowmaster enhaust which was installed before i bought the car. this should work shouldn't it?
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that is true the factory stuff is just too restrictive usually anyhow....lol.....
i remember when i ordered my headers at the time i asked if it would bolt up to the factory Y pipe and the guy said sure will with out a problem well to my surprise when i bolted them up it was way off..LOL
i remember when i ordered my headers at the time i asked if it would bolt up to the factory Y pipe and the guy said sure will with out a problem well to my surprise when i bolted them up it was way off..LOL
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Car: 1990 GTA Black/Black lthr
Engine: 305 TPI stock
Transmission: T-5
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90tagta,
I have the same car as you. Do you still have dual cats? Which headers did you buy? And please let us know how it turns out.
I'm trying to decide on a complete system from headers to tailpipe, but I'm having a hard time deciding if I should keep the dual cats (more $ but looks stock and pass emissions easier) or go for a single 3" all the way back, probably hooker 2055's for headers.
I have the same car as you. Do you still have dual cats? Which headers did you buy? And please let us know how it turns out.
I'm trying to decide on a complete system from headers to tailpipe, but I'm having a hard time deciding if I should keep the dual cats (more $ but looks stock and pass emissions easier) or go for a single 3" all the way back, probably hooker 2055's for headers.
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