I bought a header off of ebay that was supposed to be 96-99 2.4 So i took it to the shop this morning to have it put on and the guys tells me that it ain't the right header. I was like what, he said the instructions and everything else are for my car but the actual header won't fit. So we went onto the pacesetter site and it said that the header was for a sunfire. So i got a sunfire header with cavalier 2.4 instructions and such. What should I do? any help would be greatly appreciated


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The engine is the same between a Cavalier and Sunfire.

96-98 is the same 2.4L, so is 99-02. They are slightly different from each other, but should still work with some modification.

Got a pic?

What is the part number on the box? if it is 72C1277 OR 70-1277 it will fit, anything else and it is wrong.

Cavalier and sunfire use the same header


-Aaron
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cavaliers and sunfires use the same header


what is your year and motor ?

what part # header did you get ?

nice 3 answers in a minute , LOL

You do know that there are onther engines for both the cavy and sunfire.

You prob got a 2.2 OHV header.

i have a 97 2.4 cavy. the prodcut number was the one tha ended in 77. they told me it wouldn't work.


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they told me that it would hitthe firewall or something like that. it doesn't have the bend in it like the cavalier headers i have seen. i dont have a camera so i have no pic.


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aparenty they dont know or dont want to then...

so they may have to do something to the firewall? i'm sure that it was supposed to go on without any modifications, but i dont know. they were going to install it for $105 whereas all the other shops that would even do it wanted $175-$200 to put it in.


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I would say they dont want to do it. You have a saw and a 13mm wrench? You can do it in about an hour or so.


-Aaron
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the part number is 1277. it just doesn't have the curve in the back end of it. it is a black painted one if that makes any difference. Did anyone have to cut or do any fabrication to get theres to fit?


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Get a picture i will tell you if it is right or not.


-Aaron
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it looks like the one you have on your website, the one that is next to the 96-99 2.4. it wouldn't make sense to have the instructions and all for a 2.4 header and it not fit? i'm going to call the shop back


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aaron i just sent you an e-mail of the header i have. it is off of a site, thats the only pic i had


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i called the shop back an told them that it was the right header and that he might have to do some modifications and he told me that he doesn't do modifications. so it either fits or he doesn't do it. i guess i will be finding another shop or, after the snow melts getting under there myself.


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You can do it in about an hour or so

Only if the factory bolts aint rusted.

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all the other shops that would even do it wanted $175-$200 to put it in

That's it?
I was quoted around $500 for mine last year.
And that was header 2 of 4 that never got installed.


But basically they don't want to do it.
The header mounts to the rear of the engine. And the shop guy was saying they don't like to touch those. It's not easily accecible.

And you don't have to really 'fab' anything, just use a little more elbow grease to get it in.
Not that big a deal.
But hey, some folks just don't wanna be bothered even if you payem'

-M


Remember....syringes go in the RED waste basket.

yeah i guess tha is the case. well if anybody lives in the topkea or kansas city area and would like to install or help me install it i would greatly appreciate it. I would pay them of course.


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Wow i am to cheap on installing cavalier headers. I have always done them for $40 to $75 bucks.... It only takes an hour, those places are making a killing.


-Aaron
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Yup,
Good ole Mid Atlantic price r*pe.

-M


Remember....syringes go in the RED waste basket.

the header doesnt have the bend like the stock down pipe , because the pipes are bent at the angle need to put the header out the center of the gap the pipe goes through


the only modifaction needed is to cut the stock pipe for the cat a couple inches before the cat , and weld them together


it sounds more like the shop didnt want to work on your car , lazy ass people suck


there is a metal tag on the header with the part # on it , and it should say 70-1277

it is the correct header. apparently they hadn't done a cavalier before. well i am going to try the other shops in town and see what they are going to charge, the other two shops i called hadn't even ever installed a header before. theoffer is still out there if anybody would like to help me install it. I would pay for your gas( as long as it isn't a cross country trip) i'd by lunch and pay you. so hit me up an e-mail, freezesauce2004@yahoo.com


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i told the shop guy how to install the header. how you are supposed to cut the stock pipe in front of the cat and then install it, he told me to call him on monday and he would look at it again. sounds like he will do it now.


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Sounds like your exhaust shop is pretty @!#$ up.




I was a retard, and now I'm permanently banned.

yeah. the guy that did my piping won't touch headers, he said he breaks bolts to easy. the shop i went to today was cowan muffler. the other muffler shops in town either have never done one or want to charge $200+ bucks to install it, plus have it welded someplace else. the tech seemed like he wanted to try it and was starting to figure it out but the boss was like nope, it won't fit, he sold you the wrong header. He was kinda an a#$. but we will see what he says monday morning. for $105 i can't complain.


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