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Headers or No?

Old Jun 8, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Headers or No?

Ok so i have a 92 rs v6, im not sure how large the y pipe is itself, but from the cat ( which is gutted) i have a 2 1/2" pipe running to my muffler, which is a glass pack, and after the glass pack is just a little tip.
Now my question is, if i put headers on my car, will there not be enough back pressure? and is not enough back pressure bad?
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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Re: Headers or No?

If you're not going to replace the Y-pipe at the same time, I wouldn't bother with headers. The factory Y-pipe on my 92 was tiny, about 1.25" on the inside IIRC. It's a double-wall design so you can't just measure the outside to figure out the inside diameter. A 2.5" catback should be just fine if you have a high-flow or hollow cat.
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Re: Headers or No?

Headers for sure. The less back pressure the better.
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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Re: Headers or No?

Did you eventually get the headers?
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