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needs new header (drivers side)

Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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needs new header (drivers side)

Which brand is a good one to go with and about how much it costs roughly?
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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Do you have the stock manifolds? Or do you already have headers and need to replace just one side?
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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I have stock ones and it has a leak now..

so I figured this is a great time to put in a nicer header in and still passes California smog.
From reading this forum...sounds like I can only go with short header for it to be street legal and ease of installation.
The bad manifold is on driver's side.

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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mrtonyn
so I figured this is a great time to put in a nicer header in and still passes California smog.
From reading this forum...sounds like I can only go with short header for it to be street legal and ease of installation.
The bad manifold is on driver's side.
How is it bad?
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Old Jul 22, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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not really bad...

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How is it bad?
The tick tick sounds is more louder when first start then get quieter as engine gets warmer. I can feel the air coming out from the exhaust manifold.
Could it also be the lifters???
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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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dude I just had the same thing happened. Dang thing broke at the bottom of the header where it connects to the exhaust. Sounded mean as hell though but had zero back pressure. It started off as a ticking noise only when i accelerated then when I pulled into a bank parking lot it snapped. If i was you i'd just go to autozone and get a replacement part. 100 bucks and its a bolt on.
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