wheelman1944

Hey guys...I'm kicking around the idea of putting headers on my 02 vert. Only thing other than stock is Airaid intake and Corsa Extreme...I would love to talk to someone who has done this personally to get a few ideas and suggestions as to brand, differences if any in them, having to re tune etc..I'm in w.tenn. my email is wheelman1944@hotmail.com....maybe we could swap phone numbers an skip this tippy type step....I sure appreciate any help...

American Heritage

Hello,

Yes some of the header brands out there are "questionable" when it comes to fitment. Some fit much better than others but very seldom do you get a perfect fitting headers. We have noticed that even amongst the top brands its hit or miss on if they will fit "perfect" or not.
We personally sell and prefer to install Billy Boat headers. Kooks are decent as well as ARH. With that said you can buy two of the same headers at the same time put them on the same car and they will both fit different. It only takes a slight change of the primary weld at the flange to create issues. Also the larger the primary tube the more likely hood of fitment issues.

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Big Vig

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Pounder

and OH the sound

williame3590

Your Corsa Extreme probably doesn't sound as it should without the header's.
While your at it, do an X-pipe and free flow cats as well. You won't believe the difference.
I went with LG longtubes.

Bill

neutron82

headers will really open those corsas up!... arh, kooks, and lg would be my personal choices... I have lg superpros and they have done me well for the last 4-5 years, my only complaint is the plug wire routing could be better and I kinda wish they offered an offroad version with no air fittings

KAGEY228

Another vote for XS Power. Mine went in without a hitch. I also had them ceramic coated. I am well pleased so far.

Rookieracer

I've had ARH and high flow cats on my 2002 Vert for a couple of years now. I'm very happy with the fit. Did the install myself. The car is daily driven. The car had a tune before the header install. I didn't tune the car right away after the install and the car drove perfectly fine, just a little richer than before. Tuned it about 3 months later for the headers.

Robby04

Hey guys,
Can we talk about the air fitting on headers. I am about to pull the trigger. But then I see air fitting or no air fitting. I gather this is an emissions system.
What option are you guys running. Does everybody delete the air system, making headers w no air fitting better?

myredhead1

LG Super pros here. You may want to get heat sleeves for your plug wires. Went through a set within the first week with out mine.

Rookieracer

There is no performance advantage either way. I think they look better without. There is a weight savings to be had eliminating the air injection pump and all of the stuff that goes with it.

None of the long tube headers are emission approved, so it comes down to personal preference.

I found a deal on my ARH 1 7/8 and they had the fittings so I kept the system in tact. If they would have come without fittings I would have deleted the system.

As a side note, I haven't burnt any wires and I run this thing pretty hard in 100 degree heat track days. 2 years and counting.

Then again it is a stock 2002 LS1 with Vararam, tune, headers and high flow cats. So I may not be making the power that others are.

Now if I could just find the time to install that YSI supercharger kit along with the heads and cam that has been sitting on the bench for 2 years now.

SBCGENII

LG's and B&B fit the best. Should get a tune too.

Robby04

thanks for the response. im in a similar situation, i found a deal on arh 1 7/8" headers no air fitting. i just was curios what the air system really did, and the plus or minus of deleting.

im also looking at those new hinson headers that are up for sale, the look pretty good for the price.

ill do a supercharger down the line hopefully, going for wheels and exhaust at the moment. you should deff get those parts in!!

Navybluevette

I also have the LG super Pro's, X pipe and Corsa Indy Pace car with Tiger shark tips.