2008 escalade headers w/ y pipe?

[juggernaut201]

so I've been looking into getting headers for my truck but from what I see I need a catted y pipe I was looking into Gibson but then I would need to customize wouldn't I? Are the cats on the y pipe or on the headers ... I just got the truck and its freezing I i don't wanna get under there and start looking around just yet and can't find a diagram anyone have any advise or possible taken this route already?

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Kooks makes a system but its 1400 but im trying to look at all my options

 

[stevek]

They're on the headers. Just get an exhaust shop to cut and weld one in place before your muffler

 

[andrew383]

do you live in a state that requires the cats to stay in the factory location??

Gibson doesnt make anything but "shorty" headers which bolt up to the stock y-pipe just like the manifolds do..The amount of $$ and time it takes to put shortys on the hp/tq return is not worth it..

The kooks are long tube style and will gain you the most power..Kooks,American Racing,Dynatech are all the best money can buy and worth every penny ....

 

[juggernaut201]

awsome thanks i guess ill be getting the kooks especially since they come eith the cats in the y pipe .... are those the only ones that you can get like that for the truck there the only ones i could find