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3r!c84 · 11-25-2009, 04:22 PM

im going to buy some im just wondering how much it will cost to convert my exhaust from the manifolds to the headers...i dont wanna redo my hole exhaust.

**old Rusty C10** · 11-25-2009, 04:31 PM

well the way i do it you will replace the exhaust.. youll throw some mufflers on the ends of the headers then a pipe to either go out the side or the back... not sure if you need a cat or not on your truck.. mine doesnt

3r!c84 · 11-25-2009, 05:20 PM

sorry i wasnt clear.but it allready has a full (not stock) exhaust

hope this helps VVV

Prerunner1982 · 11-25-2009, 08:15 PM

I would get a set up shorties or mid length that would bolt up to a stock exhaust, that way they should just replace the manifolds and still bolt up to your existing system.

3r!c84 · 11-25-2009, 08:16 PM

im getting a realy good deal on long tubes ,new in the box

low86c10 · 11-25-2009, 08:22 PM

i got long tubes with a dyno max dual exhaust kit im happy with em

Prerunner1982 · 11-25-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 3r!c84

im getting a realy good deal on long tubes ,new in the box

Sounds like your only option then is to have the collectors moved further down on the existing tubes.

mrh33916 · 11-25-2009, 08:43 PM

Since you're going to cut the exhaust anyway you might want to make or buy another transmission cross member that will allow you to square up the exhaust and run both sides evenly in the frame rails,

68Timber · 11-25-2009, 08:58 PM

If you're going to remove the stock exhaust manifolds and mount the headers yourself, cut the pipe six or eight inches in front of the tranny crossmember and use a couple of coathangers to tie them up to the crossmember. Remove the old, install the headers, and drive down the the muffler shop. Probably won't be more than $50 to mate the new headers from the collector to the existing exhaust.

Muffler shops thrive on quick turn-around, and most of them hate or refuse to do headers.

If you drop your truck off as-is, with new headers in the box, I'd expect to pay at least $200 - and that'd be a repeat customer price. It could easily be double that.

low86c10 · 11-25-2009, 09:10 PM

local muffler shop which the owner is a family friend wanted $350 just to install the headers on mine and another $200 to install the rest of the kit did it my self and had about $350 in it with everything and it took about 9 hours all together

3r!c84 · 11-25-2009, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BRUISER

If you're going to remove the stock exhaust manifolds and mount the headers yourself, cut the pipe six or eight inches in front of the tranny crossmember and use a couple of coathangers to tie them up to the crossmember. Remove the old, install the headers, and drive down the the muffler shop. Probably won't be more than $50 to mate the new headers from the collector to the existing exhaust.

Muffler shops thrive on quick turn-around, and most of them hate or refuse to do headers.

If you drop your truck off as-is, with new headers in the box, I'd expect to pay at least $200 - and that'd be a repeat customer price. It could easily be double that.

yeah i was thinking this..ill talk to my naber and see if we can put it up on his lift and weld up a colector for me

11-25-2009, 04:22 PM	#1
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	headers im going to buy some im just wondering how much it will cost to convert my exhaust from the manifolds to the headers...i dont wanna redo my hole exhaust. __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

11-25-2009, 04:31 PM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,313	Re: headers well the way i do it you will replace the exhaust.. youll throw some mufflers on the ends of the headers then a pipe to either go out the side or the back... not sure if you need a cat or not on your truck.. mine doesnt __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

11-25-2009, 05:20 PM	#3
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: headers sorry i wasnt clear.but it allready has a full (not stock) exhaust hope this helps VVV Attached Images __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

11-25-2009, 08:15 PM	#4
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	Re: headers I would get a set up shorties or mid length that would bolt up to a stock exhaust, that way they should just replace the manifolds and still bolt up to your existing system. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

11-25-2009, 08:16 PM	#5
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: headers im getting a realy good deal on long tubes ,new in the box __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

11-25-2009, 08:22 PM	#6
low86c10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: louisville, Ky Posts: 105	Re: headers i got long tubes with a dyno max dual exhaust kit im happy with em

11-25-2009, 08:43 PM	#8
mrh33916 Project '67 454 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 283	Re: headers Since you're going to cut the exhaust anyway you might want to make or buy another transmission cross member that will allow you to square up the exhaust and run both sides evenly in the frame rails,

11-25-2009, 08:58 PM	#9
68Timber I know the pieces fit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MONTGOMERY, AL Posts: 5,523	Re: headers If you're going to remove the stock exhaust manifolds and mount the headers yourself, cut the pipe six or eight inches in front of the tranny crossmember and use a couple of coathangers to tie them up to the crossmember. Remove the old, install the headers, and drive down the the muffler shop. Probably won't be more than $50 to mate the new headers from the collector to the existing exhaust. Muffler shops thrive on quick turn-around, and most of them hate or refuse to do headers. If you drop your truck off as-is, with new headers in the box, I'd expect to pay at least $200 - and that'd be a repeat customer price. It could easily be double that. __________________ John 79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser) 85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build 74 Honda Z50 build

11-25-2009, 09:10 PM	#10
low86c10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: louisville, Ky Posts: 105	Re: headers local muffler shop which the owner is a family friend wanted $350 just to install the headers on mine and another $200 to install the rest of the kit did it my self and had about $350 in it with everything and it took about 9 hours all together Last edited by low86c10; 11-25-2009 at 09:11 PM.



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