I just got my new muffler and cat in the mail, and am ready to take it to the local muffler shop to get it welded up. My header pipe is looking pretty weathered, is it worth me ordering a replacement before taking my pickup to the shop?

I'm wanting 2.25 straight thru; will they cut and weld using my current header pipe joint? Or charge me for an aftermarket one??

 

BTW, the setup I'm referring to is with the stock manifold.

 

Mine was screwed up and leaking at the collector so I went ahead and put a header on mine before I took it to get my exhaust done. If they need to replace your pipe it could be a PITA for them to find that auckward 2 pipe flange for the stock manifold

 

assuming u got the 22re 4cyl those headers are fairly cheap, i rather do it right the first time and be done with it.

 

replace it all to prevent future leaks. don't make the same mistake i did. this is the only place i found the header pipe for my 91 4runner www.autopartswarehouse.com