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Dcmaro28 · 08-12-2011, 10:29 PM

If I were to install JBA shorty headers would that void my warranty? I've heard mixed responses on this. I just want to know because if I'm losing my warranty, then I'll probably just go with OBX's

IROCanSS · 08-12-2011, 10:35 PM

Oh lord... Just assume it does. Does that change whether or not you get them?

KMPrenger · 08-12-2011, 10:40 PM

Basically, if you have issues caused by the headers, then yes that part will not be covered. But your entire warranty is not toast by any means.

When you mod, its a risk you take on.

Dcmaro28 · 08-12-2011, 11:29 PM

I just want to keep the warranty on the motor, ive ready done exhaust and intake so I'm aware of how the modding works.. Thanks for the help

Dcmaro28 · 08-12-2011, 11:45 PM

And no I'll probably get them either way because I love the way the JBA sounds with MRT v2, scrmings setup is what I'm goin for

PoorMansCamaro · 08-13-2011, 12:14 AM

Headers are part of your exhaust setup. Just get what u want. Powertrain warranty will be fine. None of your exhaust will be.

SIXJAK · 08-13-2011, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

Headers are part of your exhaust setup. Just get what u want. Powertrain warranty will be fine. None of your exhaust will be.

Yeah this. ^^^

usa1camaro1969 · 08-13-2011, 07:56 AM

It's going to depend a lot on the dealer you take it to for warranty work. If they say that extra 15(?)hp is what blew your clutch so your powertrain warranty is void you need to seek out a more mod-friendly dealer. I suggest getting to know the service manager at the dealership, and be prepared one way or the other. Some of the reasons the v8 guys were given for refusing warranty work would seem ridiculous.

Dcmaro28 · 08-13-2011, 08:26 AM

Well I actually am friends with the service manager he has a ws6 that's fairly quick and we usually go to the track with a few other guys but, they installed my current mods for free.. The guy who I bought my car from though keeps saying the only thing I can do is exhaust / intake, he said anything past the cats will kill my warranty.

OOLIE · 08-13-2011, 08:52 AM

I would talk with the service manager since you are friends he carries more weight than the salesman.

PoorMansCamaro · 08-13-2011, 09:03 AM

on a side note, if you get JBA shorties or long tubes, you'll get a CEL. which means you'll probably want to tune that out. In which case, you'll lose your powertrain warranty.

And then we can get into the fact that there's a good chance GM can't see that you had a custom tune on your car if you flash back to stock tune before any warranty work. But do we really want to get into that....AGAIN? lol

Dcmaro28 · 08-13-2011, 09:10 AM

Yeah I hear you on the tune lol, ill probably end up doing that next spring idk though

OOLIE · 08-13-2011, 09:11 AM

I don't think the shorties throw the CEL

*mlee* · 08-13-2011, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dcmaro28

Yeah I hear you on the tune lol, ill probably end up doing that next spring idk though

So you just want to keep your warranty for 8 more months..

get the LT headers and don't tune. Your drivetrain warranty will be fine but you will have a CEL light on all the time.

08-12-2011, 10:29 PM	#1
Dcmaro28 Drives: 2011 LS CGM / '01 Trans am (ls6) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 84 View My Garage	Headers question? If I were to install JBA shorty headers would that void my warranty? I've heard mixed responses on this. I just want to know because if I'm losing my warranty, then I'll probably just go with OBX's

08-12-2011, 10:40 PM	#3
KMPrenger Drives: 16 Camaro SS, 15 Colorado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri Posts: 13,943	Basically, if you have issues caused by the headers, then yes that part will not be covered. But your entire warranty is not toast by any means. When you mod, its a risk you take on. __________________ 2016 Camaro 1SS - 8-speed - NPP - Black bowties 2010 Camaro 1LT V6 (Sold. I will miss her!)

08-13-2011, 12:14 AM	#6
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 56,959	Headers are part of your exhaust setup. Just get what u want. Powertrain warranty will be fine. None of your exhaust will be. __________________

08-13-2011, 07:56 AM	#8
usa1camaro1969 Back on the dino-juice Drives: '10 LS + a few more Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,641	It's going to depend a lot on the dealer you take it to for warranty work. If they say that extra 15(?)hp is what blew your clutch so your powertrain warranty is void you need to seek out a more mod-friendly dealer. I suggest getting to know the service manager at the dealership, and be prepared one way or the other. Some of the reasons the v8 guys were given for refusing warranty work would seem ridiculous. __________________ I wake up in the morning and I piss excellence. -Ricky Bobby America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936

08-13-2011, 08:52 AM	#10
OOLIE Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: FL Posts: 1,643	I would talk with the service manager since you are friends he carries more weight than the salesman. __________________

08-12-2011, 10:35 PM	#2
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	Oh lord... Just assume it does. Does that change whether or not you get them?

08-12-2011, 11:29 PM	#4
Dcmaro28 Drives: 2011 LS CGM / '01 Trans am (ls6) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 84 View My Garage	I just want to keep the warranty on the motor, ive ready done exhaust and intake so I'm aware of how the modding works.. Thanks for the help

08-12-2011, 11:45 PM	#5
Dcmaro28 Drives: 2011 LS CGM / '01 Trans am (ls6) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 84 View My Garage	And no I'll probably get them either way because I love the way the JBA sounds with MRT v2, scrmings setup is what I'm goin for

08-13-2011, 08:26 AM	#9
Dcmaro28 Drives: 2011 LS CGM / '01 Trans am (ls6) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 84 View My Garage	Well I actually am friends with the service manager he has a ws6 that's fairly quick and we usually go to the track with a few other guys but, they installed my current mods for free.. The guy who I bought my car from though keeps saying the only thing I can do is exhaust / intake, he said anything past the cats will kill my warranty.

08-13-2011, 09:03 AM	#11
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 56,959	on a side note, if you get JBA shorties or long tubes, you'll get a CEL. which means you'll probably want to tune that out. In which case, you'll lose your powertrain warranty. And then we can get into the fact that there's a good chance GM can't see that you had a custom tune on your car if you flash back to stock tune before any warranty work. But do we really want to get into that....AGAIN? lol __________________

08-13-2011, 09:10 AM	#12
Dcmaro28 Drives: 2011 LS CGM / '01 Trans am (ls6) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 84 View My Garage	Yeah I hear you on the tune lol, ill probably end up doing that next spring idk though

08-13-2011, 09:11 AM	#13
OOLIE Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: FL Posts: 1,643	I don't think the shorties throw the CEL __________________

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