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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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best place for o2

i just put edelbrock headers on my car and there is no bunghole! I need to have one welded in but idk where the best place would be. Should i put it on the header, the y pipe, or what?? please help
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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well look at all stock cars, or even headers with the bung, on the stock manifods it seems to be located just before the Y-pipe on the drivers side header. not on the Y-pipe.
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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Hotter is better for an O2, so get it as close to the exhaust ports as you can, but don't put it into a primary... put it in the collector.
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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Mine's in the collector and seems to work just fine there.

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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:53 AM
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ok thanks. yeah i know where it is on the manifold but the same place on the header on the inside of the tubes is like idk lol it doesn't look like i could put it there. ill try it out and see what happens. thanks again guys
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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i just put edelbrock headers on my car and there is no bunghole! I need to have one...
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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I figured SOMEONE on a camaro website would have to reference Beavis....
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