barthel Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Greetings All! New to the forums and just wanted to say "Hi". I've been reading the forums for a few months but decided it was time to get involved. I have an 88 SE V6. It's beaten, battered and bruised but I love it. I've had it for about 8 years now and just recently decided it's time to build it up. It's stock, but only for the moment. Plans are for 2 to 3" suspension lift, 15X7 Cragar Black D wheels, 31X10.5's, polyurethane bushings all around, new UCA's, headers (having trouble finding CA legal ones), ARB front with a winch, rear locker, etc, etc. I imagine I'll be spending quite a lot of time here as I have about a thousand questions, most of which it looks like you guys have answered already. And, a special hello to any SoCal members. =) Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slick Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 hello and welcome from central cali!!!! doug thorley headers are CA legal and only $338 from summit racing. i run them on my 92 and will be getting a set for my 91. -bounce- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barthel Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 [doug thorley headers are CA legal and only $338 from summit racing. i run them on my 92 and will be getting a set for my 91.] Thanks for the info Slick. Did you have any issues getting past the smog test? I was thinking about re-diong my exhaust system, headers, high flow cat, Flowmaster Series 50 but got worried when I found out about all this CARB sertified stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 [doug thorley headers are CA legal and only $338 from summit racing. i run them on my 92 and will be getting a set for my 91.] Thanks for the info Slick. Did you have any issues getting past the smog test? I was thinking about re-diong my exhaust system, headers, high flow cat, Flowmaster Series 50 but got worried when I found out about all this CARB sertified stuff. what you just mentioned is exactly what i am running on mini me lmao! no, even with a blown head gasket she barely failed smog, with a new head gasket she barely registered on the scales lol. i also have a sound clip of what she sounds like sly been running the set up with 2.5" pipe for 2 years now. click the linky in my sig and go to videos.... and have a listen...... (bear in mind the piece of exhaust that the o2 sensor is in is still stock size, haven't got around to changing it yet so it slightly changes the sound) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barthel Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 Slick, Sounds truly awesome! That's definitely the set up I want to go with. Which cat did you use? Where did you get that tube bumper? I'm looking for a good front end and am not sure I want to spend $750 on the ARB Bull front (although it looks GREAT). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) Slick, Sounds truly awesome! That's definitely the set up I want to go with. Which cat did you use? Where did you get that tube bumper? I'm looking for a good front end and am not sure I want to spend $750 on the ARB Bull front (although it looks GREAT). it's a smittybuilt, prolly off a mid 80's yota, that i picked up from another NPORA cali member last spring. slightly modified sly (i did a bit of a write up with pics on the install) i just used a high flow, no name brand cat. i had nor cal truck & muffler put it all together for me. i installed the headers, then took her down to have the rest of the exhaust built, as i had it straightened out as much as i could, and raised with the tail pipe cut off and formed to face downward just behind the rear tire. i have the good part of $650-$700 into that system...but i LOVE it and can't wait to do king caca the same way, tho i may put a borla muffler under him just to see what that sounds like.... nice to have 2 pathy's to play with lol Edited January 25, 2007 by Slick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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