87L98Z52
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i have been looking into headers for my 87 l98.i have it narrowed to what i think are the two best ones and want to know you guys opinion.
I am thinking of hookers or tpis long tubes.i want to know which ones are better taking into consideration
1)performance
2)which are easier to install
I also dont know which ones to get as far as emissions goes.i live in ny so i do have the smog test but i do not care about that because i do have connections to get a sticker no prob.my concern is with having to remove the emission stuff.how complicated is it and what exactly do i have to take off.
Am i better off just buying the ones with the emission stuf on it.
to my understanding,both of them come with it and will bolt up to my cat or a 3" pipe if i decide to eliminate the center cat.
My car has the front y pipe that eliminates the precats and the rear y pipe to flowmaster mufflers now.it also has the open airbox lid,k&n filter,smooth air duct,modified mass airflow,ported plenum,air temp relocate kit,short shift kit,tb bypass coolant hose,and a 160 stat.I pass the smog test now no prob!
in the future i am doing the zz9 cam,mini ram,port heads,chip so i dont know if i have to get rid of the egr,air pump anyway and should just do it now or if i can keep that stuff with the mini ram in which case i would just keep the emission stuff.sorry for being so long but i am just trying to look ahead because i can not do everything at once.
I am thinking of hookers or tpis long tubes.i want to know which ones are better taking into consideration
1)performance
2)which are easier to install
I also dont know which ones to get as far as emissions goes.i live in ny so i do have the smog test but i do not care about that because i do have connections to get a sticker no prob.my concern is with having to remove the emission stuff.how complicated is it and what exactly do i have to take off.
Am i better off just buying the ones with the emission stuf on it.
to my understanding,both of them come with it and will bolt up to my cat or a 3" pipe if i decide to eliminate the center cat.
My car has the front y pipe that eliminates the precats and the rear y pipe to flowmaster mufflers now.it also has the open airbox lid,k&n filter,smooth air duct,modified mass airflow,ported plenum,air temp relocate kit,short shift kit,tb bypass coolant hose,and a 160 stat.I pass the smog test now no prob!
in the future i am doing the zz9 cam,mini ram,port heads,chip so i dont know if i have to get rid of the egr,air pump anyway and should just do it now or if i can keep that stuff with the mini ram in which case i would just keep the emission stuff.sorry for being so long but i am just trying to look ahead because i can not do everything at once.