long tube w/ A.I.R.?
06-30-2007, 11:45 AM
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long tube w/ A.I.R.?
I tried searching around for this but the search ain't working for me. Does anyone know of any long tube headers that are fifty-state legal? Has anyone ever welded A.I.R. tubes on to their LT's? Is it possible to do?
06-30-2007, 11:15 PM
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I don't know of any available long tubes with the A.I.R. tubes already installed. If you're handy with a MIG welder, then of course it's possible.
I don't know of any available long tubes with the A.I.R. tubes already installed. If you're handy with a MIG welder, then of course it's possible.
07-01-2007, 06:25 AM
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I was looking into the same thing before deciding I will be going with Dyno Don shorties and dual cats. You can purchase Hedman Air tubes and weld in an O2 bung and should be good.
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Re: long tube w/ A.I.R.?
If you home-fab A.I.R. tubes on your long tubes, technically they still aren't legal, since the manufacturer never paid the government big bucks to get them smog certified.
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Re: long tube w/ A.I.R.?
True, but how many "inspectors" know exactly which headers are "legal" when it comes to the AIR tubes?
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Re: long tube w/ A.I.R.?
Thanks guys, and thanks lthrneck for that link. The main thing I'm worried about is passing emissions. I was talking to my friend and he's got a guy he pays off to pass him, so it's not a huge deal if i can't legally pass. It would just be nice. Is there an efficiency benefit to having the AIR on the headers? Will I get worse gas mileage w/o them? Does it noticeably effect performance? I'm not going to be building a monster here.
07-01-2007, 11:46 AM
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summit has LT headers with smog tube ports, i dont know the numbers but its easy to find them on there
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Re: long tube w/ A.I.R.?
Bout half the hooker 2138's I see on ebay have the AIR hookups
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Re: long tube w/ A.I.R.?
They dont off summit that Ive seen, I watch ebay for them and usually they are 50/50 what are pre made for AIR and what are not
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