Lt4 headers worth it
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Instructor
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From: Long Grove Iowa
Lt4 headers worth it
Im thinking bout puting a set of headers on my lt4 but with it be worth the time and money? ill take the cats off and run true dual right into my corsa exhuast. if so what are some good headers i want a long tube or at least mid length?
Safety Car
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From: St Marys GA
YES. I have an LT4 with EM headers, RT cats and Corsa. The sound is amazing. Hit up my homepage (photobucket) for some videos of what it will sound like.
I'm sure there's some performance bump too. Good prep for a HotCam
I'm sure there's some performance bump too. Good prep for a HotCam
Instructor
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From: louisville Kentucky
YES,I have EM 's,no cats,and flowmasters and it sounds great.The Flowmasters were already on the car when I bought it,but I plan on another brand after I do my cam swap.They dont hurt the eyes either when you pop the hood.
Burning Brakes
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From: Columbia Missouri
In conjunction with further or future mods, I feel that long tubes are worth it. I have Stainless Works long tubes on my car with B&B exhaust. It sounds great! With the other mods, my LT4 put down 378 RWHP on the dyno.
Melting Slicks
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From: College Station TX
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From: Clearwater FL
St. Jude Donor '06
I like my Stainless Works. Both EM and SW offer kits that bolt right up to the Corsa exhaust. These were my final 2 to choose from and I went with the stainless construction.
Melting Slicks
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From: College Station TX
Safety Car
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From: Apple Valley MN
You'll find instructions for the Stainless Works headers here:
http://www.stainlessworks.net/cart/installation.php
I have these, and they were fairly easy to install. I did have to shorten and flare the smog fitting on the driver's side, which wasn't mentioned in the instructions (not an issue if you're not going to retain the smog fittings). I also initially went with the copper Mr. Gasket gaskets as recommended, though, and had a lot of leaks. I wound up pulling those out and putting the stock gaskets back in, and they worked just fine. In addition to other benefits, I find the car much easier to work on now (plug changes, etc.).
http://www.stainlessworks.net/cart/installation.php
I have these, and they were fairly easy to install. I did have to shorten and flare the smog fitting on the driver's side, which wasn't mentioned in the instructions (not an issue if you're not going to retain the smog fittings). I also initially went with the copper Mr. Gasket gaskets as recommended, though, and had a lot of leaks. I wound up pulling those out and putting the stock gaskets back in, and they worked just fine. In addition to other benefits, I find the car much easier to work on now (plug changes, etc.).
Safety Car
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From: Apple Valley MN
In my case, I had the front of my car up on Rhino ramps with an extra 2x10, and also had my back wheels up on a couple of 2x10s stacked (I don't have decent jack stands and don't like them much anyway). This was easy and gave me plenty of room to install the headers from underneath (as instructed). I didn't have to touch the motor mounts.