hey i have found a camaro in the junkyard and i think it has headers on it what year camaro did they start running the smog system throw the manifold cause i have a 89 and it has it throw the headers i want to no if i might have found something to save me money i think its a 84 or 87

 

very confusing post.. I think you're refering to the a.i.r. tubes in the exhaust manifolds? If that's what your asking all third gen's came factory with air tubes in the exhaust manifolds..

 

yeah im talking about the tubes that hook to manifold and i think they run back to intake or something so all 80s camaros had this smog control

 

You are confusing the egr and a.i.r. systems. The a.i.r. system runs from the air pump to the exhaust manifolds and cat conv. It only effects emissions when starting the car cold. Beyond that all the system does it take up space making spark plugs harder to change and slightly decreases horsepower (albeit by such a small amount that it makes no noticeable difference). This system was present on all 82-92 f-bodies (V8's anyway, unsure about the V6 and I4 cars).

 

yeah i understand that im just trying to figure ou if this car has aftermarket headers and the only reason i think it does is beacuse it sosnt have that shi* on the manifold

 

The emissions tubes can be removed from the stock manifolds and plugged with pipe plugs or bolts. It is possible, however unlikely, that someone replaced the original manifolds with older non-emissions manifolds. That being said, distiguishing between cast iron manifolds and headers is just a matter of looking and seeing which it has - you really can't confuse the two.

 

you looked at the car but couldn't tell if it had headers or not

 

i looked at it it looks like headers idk how do u tell if there headers i mean the only way i no is cause they dont have that egr **** how do u tell

 

These are headers, do they look like this?

 

yeah they just about look like that thanks alot man u guys helped alot guess im goinig to get themm tomorrow

 

Great find!

 

There are no egr provisions on factory f-body manifolds. If you do end up getting a set of used headers make sure you get the matching y-pipe as well. Hopefully they are at least a decent brand, if they're something that was crappy to begin with like flow tech's don't pay more than $20 if they're in good shape. If they're rusted to death I'd avoid them all togather. Good luck! Post some pics if you can!