i bought a pair of shorty hooker headers from a guy selling them off a 87 camaro...but when i looked on my exhaust they are not a direct fit....will i have to go back and cut the y pipe off the exhaust it was bolted too so it can fit mine?

 

If you mean that the headers aren't a direct fit because they won't bolt to your OE Y, then yes, you'll need the Hooker Y.

JamesC

 

well the exhaust he had bolted right up to them but i dont need a whole exhaust i have one already so should i ask him if he would let me cut off the y pipe from the exhaust?

 

when i got my shorty headers i also got a y pipe and it bolted right on it was cheap and an easy install ......but im not really sure of u current situation

 

Since the Y was made for the Hookers, the seller won't need it anymore--and it probably should have been part of the package anyway. The answer to your question is yes.

JamesC

 

alright its cause i got a 3inch flowmaster but the stock manifold on it so im guessing ill have to cut and weld the new y pipe on?

 

The Hooker Y should bolt to the Hooker headers without issue. You may have to cut/weld/fab something at the converter; however, if it's a three-inch slip fit, you'll be good to go.

 

Oh alright thanks for the advice

 

so i went back to cut the y pipe...i cut it from the cat...but i barely realized my car does not have a cat so how will that work connecting them??

 

You have to fab a piece of pipe from the Y to the intermediate pipe.

JamesC

 

Will it matter the placement where i connect the y pipe to the exhaust?