Header and Muffler installation?

**99TransAmSLP** · 02-21-2009, 09:51 AM

Okay I was wondering how hard it is to install headers on a 1999 Trans Am

and my second question is I have LM1 and I just bought a LM2 Bullet Style and I received it yesterday and I was wondering the best way to take the old one off?

any suggestions??

**98T/Aformula.** · 02-21-2009, 10:34 AM

Take a look in your engine bay and that will tell you how simple it is to put headers on. Overall it is a BITCH haha.

**99TransAmSLP** · 02-21-2009, 10:49 AM

That is what I thought lol but it will be worth it lol

**karpetcm** · 02-21-2009, 03:47 PM

If you got the time and patience go for it.

**blue02Z** · 02-21-2009, 06:17 PM

took me only 4 hours to do my headers. had a bud help me out. this is my goofy lookin friend:

**99TransAmSLP** · 02-21-2009, 07:14 PM

what headers are those?? and you had a lift bastards haha

**02transamce** · 02-21-2009, 07:50 PM

going to put pacesetter long tubes/ory pipe on my 02 t/a next weekend,any tips or thing to look out for?

**99TransAmSLP** · 02-21-2009, 07:52 PM

Good question I need to know this too
and I wanna know where you can get ory pipe

**02transamce** · 02-21-2009, 07:59 PM

i got my ory-pipe from jeg's..$149.00+shipping.you can let speedsouth install your exhaust,i live 20 miles south of montgomery,so i called speedsouth for a quote to install,but 750 bucks was a bit out of my price range,i think this price did include a tune though.

**blue02Z** · 02-21-2009, 07:59 PM

ebay cheapo's. full stainless, $330 bucks shipped if i remember correctly. maybe$350 back in 06

**RyanJM** · 02-22-2009, 12:28 PM

The headers were hard without a lift. I watched my friend install his Kooks on his 98 Formula and it took him like 6 or 7 hours I think. They only charged me $350 to install my QTP headers and ORY, plus $50 to do the catback at the same time so the trouble of trying to do it with jackstands in my shop wasn't worth it.

**RyanJM** · 02-22-2009, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by 99TransAmSLP

Okay I was wondering how hard it is to install headers on a 1999 Trans Am

and my second question is I have LM1 and I just bought a LM2 Bullet Style and I received it yesterday and I was wondering the best way to take the old one off?

any suggestions??

Should be able to undo the clamps and slip the LM1 off and the LM2 on and reclamp it. If it was welded then have to cut it off and either clamp the new one on or weld it.

**99TransAmSLP** · 02-22-2009, 02:59 PM

I know but like there isnt enough slack so I gotta figure that out

**02transamce** · 02-24-2009, 11:42 AM

i got the 12 inch o2 extensions,are they long enough?

**99TransAmSLP** · 02-24-2009, 02:43 PM

I dunnno if I am even going to use cats
which do you guys think is better?
Cats or No Cats?

**RyanJM** · 02-25-2009, 09:29 AM

[QUOTE=99TransAmSLP;1827801]I dunnno if I am even going to use cats
which do you guys think is better?

I like it with no cats butb it depends how loud you want it. No cats will be louder and smells a little at a red light with the ttops off and windows down.
Cats or No Cats.

**RyanJM** · 02-25-2009, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by 02transamce

i got the 12 inch o2 extensions,are they long enough?

I didn't even bother with extensions. I used the rear o2 sensors out of a LS1 vette.

**99TransAmSLP** · 02-25-2009, 01:40 PM

that wont really bother me lol

**suede** · 02-25-2009, 02:19 PM

12 in extensions will be enough...

but it took me and a buddy to put in my kooks 1 7/8 about 3 hours, but that was not real time concerned, Bsing most of the time, and we had a full lineup of snap-on tools and a frame machine....(like a lift but only lifts say 3-4 feet... but is just perfect to work on top and bottom at the same time... but we did another buddies for him he was on a schedule we had him back up and running in an hour and 45... so all depends on how serious and hte tools you got