OBX header install pics!

[jeg0024]

Well I sprayed wd40 on them when I first started the job, then a bit later again, and then when the time came I whipped out the ole air gun and popped them bitches right off And I did everything without jacking the car up, because I think without the air gun you really need some room to get a ratchet or something under there.

 

[JOMO]

Well I sprayed wd40 on them when I first started the job, then a bit later again, and then when the time came I whipped out the ole air gun and popped them bitches right off And I did everything without jacking the car up, because I think without the air gun you really need some room to get a ratchet or something under there.

Damn, I need those. LOL.

No air tools were used in any of my installs. From exhausts, headers, turbo kits. And back to stock.

 

[jeg0024]

Yeah, I hadnt used them before either, but after reading all the troubles with these bolts I didnt even give it more than a 1 min attempt with a ratchet, went over to the neighbors house and borrowed the air compressor, worked great Also helped in making sure those bolts are tight as well.

 

[jeg0024]

Got my aem intake installed now and it really works great with the header and axle back I got, and no CEL either

 

[jeg0024]

(bump)

 

[njaremka]

glad you're happy. i have been following this thread to check out your progress. right now, i have an injen CAI, and in the spring i hope to have my ractive header and a magnaflow system installed. i am having trouble waiting.

 

[jeg0024]

glad you're happy. i have been following this thread to check out your progress. right now, i have an injen CAI, and in the spring i hope to have my ractive header and a magnaflow system installed. i am having trouble waiting.

Thanks. Yeah my exhaust system worked so much nicer after I got my SRI installed. You already have the CAI so its just gonna get better from there. Do you already have the stuff but just cant put it in because of the weather or what?

 

[njaremka]

well, yeah i have had the header since november, i have a MSP cat pipe that i got back in december, and the magnaflow since last week. i actually have the magnaflow up for sale, becuase i have some other obligations i need totake care of. if it happens to still be around in april, (or may) its going on the car.

 

[jeg0024]

you need to get a garage or something and take a day to work on it, id let you use mine, but well, its so nice outside here today lol.

 

[njaremka]

damn you floridians!!!!

 

[Kansei]

well, yeah i have had the header since november, i have a MSP cat pipe that i got back in december, and the magnaflow since last week. i actually have the magnaflow up for sale, becuase i have some other obligations i need totake care of. if it happens to still be around in april, (or may) its going on the car.

Is this MSP cat pipe the stock msp cat pipe? Might as well stick to your stock catted midpipe, the MSP one isn't any bigger.

I know I'm not really that close by but I have a garage and a propane heater if you want help getting the stuff installed

 

[njaremka]

Is this MSP cat pipe the stock msp cat pipe? Might as well stick to your stock catted midpipe, the MSP one isn't any bigger.

I know I'm not really that close by but I have a garage and a propane heater if you want help getting the stuff installed

stock msp cat pipe, yeah. i am only going with because i want the car to appear somewhat legal. plus, it will make it that much easier to stick the o2 sensors back in and keep the ecu happy. the ractive header only has one o2 bung.

i appreaciate the offer for the garage, but i can wait. it just sucks.

 

[chrisrbl]

Hey, im so glad i found this fourm. I Have to ask, when you switched them out what happened with your primary cat? Im scared to install the exact same headers cause i dont know what to do with that cat?

 

[Kansei]

That's the pre-cat, not the primary cat. You can just like.. put it in a closet or something. I don't know how much a transfer station or dump would charge you to dispose of it, because well it's sorta hazardous waste.

 

[ProtoType5]

If you can find a recycling center or refining plant, the cats are actually worth a good bit of money...They are made with platinum, rhodium, and other precious heavy metals.....

There are even reports of thieves stealing them to refine/recycle them...So don't think that the trash is the proper place...Check around your area and you might get a some money back for the cat...

My advice is to hold onto it in case you have some emission testing or you decide to sell the car....

 

[jeg0024]

Yeah, as long as you dont tear the thing up getting it out id hold on to it, you never know when you might need it.

 

[jeg0024]

I dont know if I posted these or not but after a bit of use my header looks a bit different. And now that I got my SRI installed my exhaust noise is a bit less, but I can feel the power better now

 

[StealthWyvern]

looking good jegs

 

[jeg0024]

looking good jegs

thanks

 

[amsgator]

About 2 hours, with a little help and the right tools it was fairly easy.

what are the right tools? and i heard that obx headers dont fit very well :-\

did yours go on ok? and how loud? punch a baby loud on the highway?