ok i am gonna break down and buy a header for the lier. its a 2002 Z24.. meaning the 2.4L ecotec. my questions are as follows, and yes i have already read/posted in the GP thread:
what brand do you suggest?
is self installation rather easy, or more like an all day event?
dumb question... but is it on the front or rear of the engine?
anyone buy a header that they didnt like and i should stay away from?
anyone buy a header that they love and i should look into??
also.... anyone ever do a cams upgrade??
im not into the whole "rice" thing... i jsut want my car to sound good at a low rumble. so far i have a RKsport 2.4L intake and a Borla catback exhaust.
all help is VERY appreciated!!!!!!!!
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meaning the 2.4L ecotec
there is no 2.4 ecotec. its not out yet. you must have a 2.4 DOHC. thats not the ecotec engine
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first off, the 2.4 ecotec is not available yet. wont be for another year or two. you have either the 2.4 twin cam or the 2.2 ecotec. once you find out which one you have, then youll be able to look more.
i believe that both of them have the header in the rear of the engine (towards the firewall), and id recomment the pacesetter ceramic coated header for whichever engine you have
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thanks for the search
anyone with more recent info?
sorry yall are right, its the 2.4 dohc... my bad!!!!
99redz24 wrote:Quote:
meaning the 2.4L ecotec
there is no 2.4 ecotec. its not out yet. you must have a 2.4 DOHC. thats not the ecotec engine
The Ecotec was available in 2002 on some of the Z24 models, primarily in Canada, but yeah, never as a 2.4L Eco.
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ok well back to the matter at hand.......
thats ok. we all make mistakes. i have the Pacesetter ceramic coated header on my 2.4
i like it. along with my cat and exhaust system my car sounds pretty darn good
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thanks smart ass but i already posted it. READ
anyoen have a sound clip of thier car with the header on?
so did anyone do the install their self and have tips to share??
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i have the 2200 so i couldnt tell you how the install on the 2.4 is... the header in that motor is in the back not the front like the 2200... sorry
thanks! anyone else?? :shrug: id like to know what im getting myself into!! haha!! since its on the rear, im already gonna put a day aside for it :sillyme:
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Just set a day aside.
And get an extra set of hands to help.
You're have more trouble physically trying to get the thing in there rather than when it comes time to bolts things down and such.
Mind you, the factory header has some weight to it. Don't let the small size fool you.
As for tools, get a small almost palm size but strong ratchet and extensions.
here is little room to work back there.
Have a coupler ready for when you hack off the factory downpipe.
Unless you're going to a muffler/weld shop right away, you'll have to hanging pieces under your car.
Thinking...what else....
Just have all your favorite 4 letter words, in whatever languages you know ready.
You'll gonna be saying them quite often.
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BTW pacesetter is a good header at a great price.... only have the 4-1 design though
So are ppl saying that the ceramic pacesetter header is a really good header to go with for the 2.2 or the 2.4? Cause i'm in the same situation that blondieinaz24 is in. Also, what is a good cat to go with that. set up?
oh ive got the tool part WAY covered!!
thanks for the info!
and scooby, ive got the borla cat back and i enjoy it. it was a little over 500 dollars, but i didnt mind spending it. its a low low rumble, not too much of a noticable change in the sound of the car, but that is what i was going for
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again... i like my pacesetter cat back also less than 200 from gravana tuning...
blondieinaz24 wrote:oh ive got the tool part WAY covered!!
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i like a girl that likes tools much less takes pictures of them....
will you marry me.....? i wont tell my wife...ill leave her for you...
Red2.ZCavi wrote:i like a girl that likes tools much less takes pictures of them....
will you marry me.....? i wont tell my wife...ill leave her for you...
hehe i cant im engaged!!
oops i thought we could do thumb pics here....
for the lazies:
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^^^ wtf?
whats the point of forums if you cant talk?
anyway
if you take off the header does all of the coolant leak out?
sappyL61 wrote:^^^ wtf?
whats the point of forums if you cant talk?
Talk all you want, but the original poster's is to ask about headers, doing that falls under one of the rules labeled "No post jacking".
If you want, start a thread in OT and call it "Chicks and Tools" and chat there
The other forums are supposed to be strictly for staying on topic about those things posted.
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