long tube headers

has anyone put a set of of long tube headers on a 96/97 lt1.... if so how did u run ur exshust with cats??? did u have any problems... pls if anyone has i could use as much info as u can give me... THANKS


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Mine's not a '96, but that doesn't matter, the only difference if you have 2 O2 sensors after the cats.  Anyway, if you get LT headers and are still going to run cats you have to get a catted Y from the manufacture of your headers.  This is the exact reason why I went with Kooks, they offerend everything I needed and from what I read quality was extremely high(and it is), they also have the best ground clearance for the LT1 cars(there was an article about a '96 LT1 build from Chevy High Performance where they used Kooks for that very reason).  I didn't really run into any issues, it's a bit of a trick to get them on the car(you have to jack the motor), but other than that they're great.  I would recomend that you get additional spark plug heat shields, the car came with 3, but you can get more from a GM dealership and with LT headers they're a must so you don't fry those plugs/wires.

heard some issues about long tubes headers dragging on the ground or hitting.