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jimmykay
#1
well, to my suprise I walked into the house yesterday after work and found 3 boxes waiting for me.

ebay header from surewin


magnaflow high flow cat (this was only like $20 more than a normal one)


vibrant ultra quiet resonator ( ooohh... so shiny)


it was like christmas all over again.
now all I need to do is wait on my muffler which is backordered, but that'll give me time to shop around to see who's gonna fab it up for me.
'99 Celica GT - Sold'11 Mazdaspeed3
nakamura
#2
Wow stunning looking stuff.
Jaws4God
#3
what size piping you going with? are you gonna run it under the rear axle or above like stock?
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jimmykay
#4
I'm doing 2.5" piping. but i'm unsure about running over the axel or not.
'99 Celica GT - Sold'11 Mazdaspeed3
bseaman_5
#5
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QUOTE (jimmykay @ Mar 26, 2009 - 2:48 PM) *
>I'm doing 2.5" piping. but i'm unsure about running over the axel or not.


If you have a good exhaust guy you can do it. I have mine over axel and it doesn't bump up against it or anything, not rattles what so ever.
hurry up and get it done then get a clip up of what it sounds like!
jimmykay
#6
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QUOTE (jimmykay @ Mar 26, 2009 - 7:51 AM) *
>now all I need to do is wait on my muffler which is backordered

i know, I need to hurry up and get it finished, but I cant get it up without all the parts. but for the mean time, I really like looking at all these shiny parts in my basement.
'99 Celica GT - Sold'11 Mazdaspeed3
k-weaver
#7
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QUOTE (jimmykay @ Mar 26, 2009 - 10:08 PM) *
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QUOTE (jimmykay @ Mar 26, 2009 - 7:51 AM) *
>now all I need to do is wait on my muffler which is backordered

i know, I need to hurry up and get it finished, but I cant get it up without all the parts. but for the mean time, I really like looking at all these shiny parts in my basement.


LOL...That header won't stay shiny for long. Once you install it, pop your hood every other day and watch it change from shiny, to gold, to purple, then a mix of all 3 with a hint of blue....
CPleasure
#8
hmm... i didnt even think about ordering the cat on my own... seems a lot cheaper, local exhaust guy priced me at 150 for the magnaflow high flow cat... i see them for 70ish online?
KAOS
#9
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QUOTE (k-weaver @ Mar 26, 2009 - 9:14 PM) *
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QUOTE (jimmykay @ Mar 26, 2009 - 10:08 PM) *
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QUOTE (jimmykay @ Mar 26, 2009 - 7:51 AM) *
>now all I need to do is wait on my muffler which is backordered

i know, I need to hurry up and get it finished, but I cant get it up without all the parts. but for the mean time, I really like looking at all these shiny parts in my basement.


LOL...That header won't stay shiny for long. Once you install it, pop your hood every other day and watch it change from shiny, to gold, to purple, then a mix of all 3 with a hint of blue....


What happens if you throw some protective high heat coating on them first? Do they still oxidize?
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Ryouxrs
#10
yup, its because the metal is getting so hot its molecular structure is changing. crome doesnt stand up that well to those kind of extremes, ceramic coating, or not.
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KAOS
#11
So... Ceramic coating a waste of money then?
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Ryouxrs
#12
no, it helps keep heat inside your exhaust where it belongs instead of making your under hood temps go through the roof.
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jimmykay
#13
no progress this weekend because i was replacing my sewer line. I have all of the parts, but I probably wont get much of a chance to get them installed for another couple weeks thumbsdown.gif
'99 Celica GT - Sold'11 Mazdaspeed3
njccmd2002
#14
i did not know celis had sewer lines, LOL

hom much did you end up spending. whats the purpose of the resonator
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Promasta
#15
purpose of the resonator is to make it sound good and deep and not ricey
jimmykay
#16
ok, i'm getting ready to get my exhaust done either this weekend or early next week and I noticed these two plugs.


and they plug in here


and above, the header has a place for 1 plug.
What should be done with the second plug? is this an issue? is this gonna screw up my emission stuff?

btw, my phone actually takes really good pictures.
'99 Celica GT - Sold'11 Mazdaspeed3
Fastbird
#17
They're both oxygen sensors. Not sure if you can do anything about the second one. If there is a catalytic element between the two sensors in the stock exhaust, then I'd say extend the wires for the second plug, have an O2 bung welded in the new pipes BEHIND the new Catalytic, and you should be good to go.
BonzaiCelica
#18
i have ebay headers as well, but for the 7afe. i have my 2nd o2 sensor welded with a bung in my front exhaust pipe/downpipe before the highflow cat.
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