Hooker/TPiS/Exotic Muscle
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Melting Slicks
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From: Aledo/Waco Tx
Hooker/TPiS/Exotic Muscle
So whats the concensus on the long tubes from all of these manufacturers? I imagine all of them provide the same power gain...so where does all the difference in price come from? How are the fit and finish of each? Personal opinions? Dyno charts?
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From: Less Talk, More WOT | Houston TX
Well Hooker and TPiS both sell 1 3/4 headers and Heddman sells 1 5/8. Exotic Muscle sells both 1 3/4 and 1 5/8. I wont go into which one is better because that will start a war again 
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As of now, my combo is '88 Porsche 944 Turbo S, but I'm looking to dump it and get a late C4 ASAP. Eventually it'll be something along the lines of heads/cam LT4 (will be shooting for 410ish HP). This obviously means I'll be sticking with the 350ci motor.
Having said that, I suppose the 1 5/8 would probably be better for low end tq, but after reading stuff on here, I won't be touching the heddmans. How much difference in tq is there between say, hooker's 1 3/4 and EM's 1 5/8 headers?
Having said that, I suppose the 1 5/8 would probably be better for low end tq, but after reading stuff on here, I won't be touching the heddmans. How much difference in tq is there between say, hooker's 1 3/4 and EM's 1 5/8 headers?
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From: Less Talk, More WOT | Houston TX
Originally Posted by aeronautica86
As of now, my combo is '88 Porsche 944 Turbo S, but I'm looking to dump it and get a late C4 ASAP. Eventually it'll be something along the lines of heads/cam LT4 (will be shooting for 410ish HP). This obviously means I'll be sticking with the 350ci motor.
Having said that, I suppose the 1 5/8 would probably be better for low end tq, but after reading stuff on here, I won't be touching the heddmans. How much difference in tq is there between say, hooker's 1 3/4 and EM's 1 5/8 headers?
Having said that, I suppose the 1 5/8 would probably be better for low end tq, but after reading stuff on here, I won't be touching the heddmans. How much difference in tq is there between say, hooker's 1 3/4 and EM's 1 5/8 headers?
If your goal is 400+ hp you want the 1 3/4
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In terms of fitment, there is supposedly no better than EM. Check the thread in C4 General - page 2 there are some pics. The pics are mainly for our discussion of cat pipes, but you can see headers in a couple. I don't have mine yet (1.5 weeks and counting), but I've yet to hear someone who didn't think the headers themselves were the nicest they'd ever seen.
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Hope I don't start a war...
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From: The Top of Utah
Originally Posted by Wheelman
Well Hooker and TPiS both sell 1 3/4 headers and Heddman sells 1 5/8. Exotic Muscle sells both 1 3/4 and 1 5/8. I wont go into which one is better because that will start a war again
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Originally Posted by aeronautica86
guess I'll plan on hookers...
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From: Less Talk, More WOT | Houston TX
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
No need to start a war. We just finished one. It is amazing, sometimes, that questions can be re-asked with such frequency. Although it wasn't long ago, I found this thread by usng the SEARCH feature. It is right on point. Go HERE.
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From: Aledo/Waco Tx
I know the topic has been discussed. I've seen LT header topics before. Too lazy to use the search.
edit: that topic seems to refer to the L98....young'ns like me might like to know if there is a difference in using the headers on the L98 and the LT1/4....
edit: that topic seems to refer to the L98....young'ns like me might like to know if there is a difference in using the headers on the L98 and the LT1/4....
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From: The Top of Utah
Originally Posted by aeronautica86
I know the topic has been discussed. I've seen LT header topics before. Too lazy to use the search.
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I would say depends also if your making it emmissions legal because if not just get like hedman or hookers that dont ahve connections for the AIR/EGR system to come in the top. But make sure you have a bung for the 02 sensor!!!!!! you have to have this hooked up.
Personally I'm running hedman.
I say hooker they are the best.
Personally I'm running hedman.
I say hooker they are the best.
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From: Aledo/Waco Tx
alright....just talkin headers here, we need not get bent out of shape, so thanks for lookin it up for me, and yes I did read the information posted there as well.
So TPiS has the 200-099 which is "painted with emmisions" Do you just get a coating put on over the paint? Would Jet Hot take care of all of that?
Concerning the Hooker headers, will the hooker headers shown on Jet-Hot's web site as for the '92-'95 fit on an LT4?
For EM headers, which one of these fits the LT4 with full emmisions hook-ups:
or is it one of the others on their exhaust page ?
Thanks
So TPiS has the 200-099 which is "painted with emmisions" Do you just get a coating put on over the paint? Would Jet Hot take care of all of that?
Concerning the Hooker headers, will the hooker headers shown on Jet-Hot's web site as for the '92-'95 fit on an LT4?
For EM headers, which one of these fits the LT4 with full emmisions hook-ups:
or is it one of the others on their exhaust page ?
Thanks
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From: OBAMA IS HITLER
Originally Posted by flyersfan1088
I would NOT buy Hookers. There were many, many fitment issues on my '86.