well, i've been saving money, and so far had about 150 bucks. i couldnt figure out what mod to spend it on next. well anyways, i'm at work , and some dude in a cobalt that lives a couple of blocks behind my work pulls up, and is like hey..i'm selling my car, i just bought a header but i dont need it , do you want to buy it? i'm like sure.

brand new still in box, pacesetter header with all the hardware and stuff for 150 bucks! i couldnt pass it up. i was originally wanting the gmpp header, but hey..its a deal.


these are just optional questions, they arent what the thread is about so i cant be flamed for not searching lol!
isnt this the header that is REQUIRED to cut and weld? i was thinking about installing it myself but i cant do those things. i guesss i'm gonna try to find a shop tomorrow to put it on.
i dont want to wait, but should i wait til i have a xtc downpipe too? i have a catback already. i cant wait to hear it. this is the farthest i've been with modding a car:P

 

also optional question:
is it bad to delete the flex pipe? i think i read somewhere you have to cut the flex off to install it, i know thats probably not good but i might not have enough money for install + some extra crap

 

The pacesetter is long tube header. That means it will not fit in the space of the factory original part. That's what shorty headers do. So yes, you will need to have a custom downpipe fabricated in order to connect it to the rest of your exhaust. By that time, you will have spent as much as you would have on a shorty header. So you gonna be spending some more money either way.

 

^^ agreed... you may be better off just having whoever installs it doing a custome downpipe, rather than buying a downpipe and having someone hack it up...

 

1 flex piece, a vibrant cat, and flanges could be had for around $100 if you can do the welding yourself. Add a few bucks for an exhaust shop to weld it up.

 

just have the shop take care of it all alot easier that way trust me

 

well the only shop i know of that can install it said it would be about 250 bucks..lol no.
the muffler shop said they can cut and weld the rest but they wont connect it to the block so i gotta do that. do you think since it cuts off the factory flex pipe instead of paying for a new one i can just move that one to the bottom of the downpipe til i get a new one or just make a whole custom downpipe? scared to do a custom one because they do crush bending.

 

find a new shop... or get a new header...

 

why get a new header? i got a good deal on it and i'm not scared of the work, just dont know what to do. and i dont have the money yet

 

did you get the ceramic or the painted? becaues if it's the painted you only save about 10 dollars... if it's the ceramic on i think they go for like 240...

 

its just the painted oone, they go for like 170 or so maybe a litle more before shipping and handling and having to wait 2 weeks til it comes in..

 

You'll want the flex pipe, the exhaust moves around as the engine does and you'll need the flex or you could run into problems, not to mention the rattle you might get when you turn the wheel ect... I had a pacesetter header once and it came with some wierd excuse for a flexpipe it was a pos.

 

yeah I'm not a fan of that balljoint style thing either

before you install it get it thermal coated, or sell it and pick up the shorty off of cobalt addiction that bolts right up (will make for far less headaches)