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Old 06-19-2006, 04:35 PM
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Well most all of you know that I now need a new y-pipe for my car after installing headers. I cant find one thats made for those headers so I think i am going to make one. I could get header reducers and than get 2 flex pipes connected to that and cut down my stock y pipe and clamp the flex pipes on to that. I have a good feeling this would work fine but would it be worth it? My car cant be driven to an exhaust shop any time soon so I am kinda stuck with doing it myself. SHould I do this. Or make the whole y pipe out of bigger flex pipe? HElp me out.
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dont use flex pipe... it sucks
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what should i do?
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Old 06-19-2006, 06:56 PM
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ummm.. take it to an exhaust shop... or do that olny to take it to the exhaust shop...
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how much should it be to have a shop make a y pipe for me?
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You do realize those headers come with a y pipe
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Old 06-23-2006, 09:47 PM
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and you know that i got them used and they didn't come with the y pipe
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and you know that i got them used and they didn't come with the y pipe
Why would you buy the headers with out the y pipe?
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i didn't buy them, my friend traded them to me for my 10" kicker. I could have bought them for like 20 bucks...tell me thats not a good deal even without the y pipe
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i didn't buy them, my friend traded them to me for my 10" kicker. I could have bought them for like 20 bucks...tell me thats not a good deal even without the y pipe
It's a good deal...only if you could find the y pipe (how the hell does one lose that anyways?) somewhere else. With out, theyre pretty useless. Every try to route ur own exhaust on a 3rd gen Camaro? FInd the appropriate y pipe for it or sell them. Ull thank me in the long run.
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Old 06-24-2006, 12:12 AM
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I think the guy still used the y pipe on his bird, and upgraded to different headers? I dont really know but ill see if I can get it from him.
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drive it to an exhaust shop, or tow it.lol
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Old 06-24-2006, 09:23 PM
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dont have any money to get it done and I lack a liscence right now... open headers aren't too bad
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could u maybe find out who makes the headers and contact them?
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yup i did and its only like 60 bucks for the pipe but they said i need some crossover pipe thats another 60 bucks...
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