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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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which long tube headers are avail. for lt1's?
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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Stainlessworks,
TPIS
Hooker
Just to name a few
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JJ 86
which long tube headers are avail. for lt1's?
TPIS, Exotic Muscle and Stainless Works in my opinion make the best sets out there.

I have the TPIS and they are OK, but if I was to do it again I would get the Exotic Muscle headers. I have seen lots of them in person and the fit and finish are better, and they are usually priced better than the TPIS headers.

I have never seen Stainless Works headers in person, but I have seen pics and they look nice. Obviously the main advantage of them is they are made of high-quality stainless steel. Their main downfall is the price...they are not cheap!

Check them out;

www.tpis.com
www.exoticmuscle.com
www.stainlessworks.net
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by JJ 86
which long tube headers are avail. for lt1's?
I'm very happy with the fit of my Hooker super comps 1 3/4 tubes. However if i could " do over " I'd go with a smaller tube dia. and poss. a smaller ( than 3" ) exhaust dia.
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i have hooker 2151. if i had to do over id get exotic muscle.

my headers hit the tranny shift linkage bracket. and had to be fabricated.

make sure u get a set of high flow cats!
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The Exotic Muscles are a terrific piece. They just need to start making them in stainless steel again. I was forced to buy the ceramic coated ones. A slight downgrade in my opinion.
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The Exotic Muscles are a terrific piece. They just need to start making them in stainless steel again. I was forced to buy the ceramic coated ones. A slight downgrade in my opinion.
The Stainless Works headers are available discounted right now through a forum GP. There's a sticky at the top of the C4 parts for sale section. There's a link to it in my sig.
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I noticed that you have an A4. Here's a picture of my Exotic Muscle LT with the extension pipes necessary to go around the transmission.
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