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Old Aug 4, 2023 | 09:34 PM
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What’s the best long tubes for a 1995 c4 having a hard time finding them nes without the full exhaust system with it, my car sounds good right now but I plan on slowly building the motor and want some good long tubes to go with it
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Old Aug 5, 2023 | 01:46 AM
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I have no complaints about my Hookers.
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I have no complaints about my Hookers.
I’ve been having trouble finding the long tube hookers all I can find is the comp shorty, do you have a website?
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Put Stainless Works on my 96' LT4, what a piece of sh*t they were. Emissions tubes were off by 15* and SW wouldn't correct the problem. Said their jig was correct, even after sending them photos of the issue. Then cylinders 1 and 2, the tubes came down right where the spark plugs went so that i could not get a socket on the plugs. Just barely had enough room to get the plug wire on the plugs.
NEVER AGAIN!!!


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Originally Posted by Sleazy Rider
Put Stainless Works on my 96' LT4, what a piece of sh*t they were. Emissions tubes were off by 15* and SW wouldn't correct the problem. Said their jig was correct, even after sending them photos of the issue. Then cylinders 1 and 2, the tubes came down right where the spark plugs went so that i could not get a socket on the plugs. Just barely had enough room to get the plug wire on the plugs.
NEVER AGAIN!!!

That’s why you don’t order the EGR tubes.





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Originally Posted by ChumpVette
That’s why you don’t order the EGR tubes.


When I ordered them there was no option to delete the emissions tubes and I wanted to have no issues with the Texas gendarmes.
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I too have the stainless works only because I got them from a friend after he damaged the rest of the exhaust from the headers back. Tried talking to SW about just buying the rest of the “system “ cats +x pipe to complete what I had and they said no way.

Installed them anyway with modifications to my exhaust, and like them, but still have the clearance issues Sleazy Rider mentioned.
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Old Aug 5, 2023 | 08:48 PM
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American Racing (ARH) stainless steel long tube headers are the best for a C4. I put them in my 1994 LT1 a few years ago. Only issue I had was the driver side O2 sensor bung angled towards the transmission too much and made it an extremely tight fit for the sensor, but works. Sound from the headers is great!

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Ordered a set of ARH headers in February through Summit Racing using my 10% SCCA membership discount. Delivery/Expected date was April. Then it was May. Then it was June, then July… and when they moved it to October, I cancelled it. F#@& ARH
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Originally Posted by 95LT1Z28
American Racing (ARH) stainless steel long tube headers are the best for a C4. I put them in my 1994 LT1 a few years ago. Only issue I had was the driver side O2 sensor bung angled towards the transmission too much and made it an extremely tight fit for the sensor, but works. Sound from the headers is great!

Jeff

where can I find just the long tubes? I don’t want the full exhaust system I want it to be unique
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Put Stainless Works on my 96' LT4, what a piece of sh*t they were. Emissions tubes were off by 15* and SW wouldn't correct the problem. Said their jig was correct, even after sending them photos of the issue. Then cylinders 1 and 2, the tubes came down right where the spark plugs went so that i could not get a socket on the plugs. Just barely had enough room to get the plug wire on the plugs.
NEVER AGAIN!!!
I live close enough to them to drive there in less than 45 minutes. I was going to let them use my 96 to check out their measurements. In return, they were going to "cut me a deal". Their deal ended up still being more money than I could have bought their headers from Zip Corvette and they still wanted me to pay for installation. I told them so and in a polite way to pound salt.

Then I bought ARH headers. Sitting in the box in the garage.
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Originally Posted by drcook
I live close enough to them to drive there in less than 45 minutes. I was going to let them use my 96 to check out their measurements. In return, they were going to "cut me a deal". Their deal ended up still being more money than I could have bought their headers from Zip Corvette and they still wanted me to pay for installation. I told them so and in a polite way to pound salt.

Then I bought ARH headers. Sitting in the box in the garage.
ok I’ve been searching the internet for ARH for my car and all I can find is the full exhaust that’s like $2k where can I find just the long tubes without the whole exhaust
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Originally Posted by WhiteC4boy
ok I’ve been searching the internet for ARH for my car and all I can find is the full exhaust that’s like $2k where can I find just the long tubes without the whole exhaust
A few years ago I purchased the ARH long tubes, 1 3/4 to 1 7/8. I bought mine with the y-pipe and nothing after.
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Old Aug 6, 2023 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 383vett
A few years ago I purchased the ARH long tubes, 1 3/4 to 1 7/8. I bought mine with the y-pipe and nothing after.
once again didn’t tell me where you purchased it… I only want the long tubes I’m making my own custom exhaust I don’t want anything after the headers bc I already have the stuff I need for the rest of the exhaust all I need are long tubes and I can’t find any
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I found mine on eBay. There was a company selling them.
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Originally Posted by WhiteC4boy
once again didn’t tell me where you purchased it… I only want the long tubes I’m making my own custom exhaust I don’t want anything after the headers bc I already have the stuff I need for the rest of the exhaust all I need are long tubes and I can’t find any
directly from ARH

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Originally Posted by 383vett
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once again ARH only sells the full exhaust system which is not what I’m looking for I just want the headers, I just don’t understand why someone hasn’t been able to help me with a part number or something all I get is the same response it’s like I’m talking to a brick wall
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Originally Posted by WhiteC4boy
once again ARH only sells the full exhaust system which is not what I’m looking for I just want the headers, I just don’t understand why someone hasn’t been able to help me with a part number or something all I get is the same response it’s like I’m talking to a brick wall

Stainless works, TPIS, hooker, EM all sell what you are looking for. Quit being lazy and call and talk to people directly.
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Old Aug 6, 2023 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ChumpVette
Stainless works, TPIS, hooker, EM all sell what you are looking for. Quit being lazy and call and talk to people directly.
bro for 3 months I’ve been looking on all sorts of damn websites for long tube headers all I can find are shorty comps or long tubes with the full exhaust I’m even in a corvette club and people in person tell me they don’t know it’s not being lazy you clearly don’t understand what I’m looking for nobody sells just the headers by themselves that I’ve looked at
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Originally Posted by ChumpVette
Stainless works, TPIS, hooker, EM all sell what you are looking for. Quit being lazy and call and talk to people directly.
stainless works only sells kits for the c4, TPIS only sells kits, hooker only sells shorty comps… you think I haven’t looked at these sites?
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