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Sep 17, 2008 | 05:09 AM

tensecpass

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y8 to y7

i have a 98 lx with a y7 in it. if i was to get a y8 header would it bolt up to it? and i know its not gonna help that much because its a d series so i dont need to hear that. i just need a anwser, im building the engine for show more then race

Sep 17, 2008 | 12:27 PM

DAP97SI

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Yes it will bolt on, but you won't have a cat converter.

Sep 17, 2008 | 05:19 PM

tensecpass

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Re: (DAP97SI)

well cant i just cut my pipe and weld one on anywhere on my exhust pipe??

Sep 17, 2008 | 06:25 PM

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yes you can, but you will have to extend the o2 sensor

Sep 17, 2008 | 07:08 PM

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Re: (Historyg)

why not just buy a y7 header?

Sep 17, 2008 | 07:34 PM

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Re: (durfeec)

Because other than the stock one, they don't make aftermarket ones specifically for the y7. The cat is in the header, and an aftermarket header would remove it, which would throw all kinds of codes and run like crap.