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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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454 headers

i need help findin so 454 header?...smog legal...anybody know where i can get some?...help plz...thanx...
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 11:28 PM
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Re: 454 headers

They don't exist. There's no way to make a BBC smog legal in CA.
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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are u serious?...cuz they sell the adapters to make them smog legal...
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 03:10 PM
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Not in a 3rd gen.

Ain't no '82-later passenger car you can say you got the 454 out of. In your case, no '83-later passenger car that came with a 454, so no "motor change" 454 for you.
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 08:01 AM
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ok...but i can fit a 454 in my camaro...im just lookin where i can find sum smog legal headers...
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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It will fit in the Camaro, but some other platform's "smog legal" headers won't be valid in a 3rd gen!
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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And some other platform's BBC headers are almost certainly guaranteed not to fit the car.
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