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From: charlotte nc
Most common available size is 1 3/4 but some companies offer 1 5/8. I have hear endless debate on the forum about this subject and I have concluded that in most cases it doesn't matter . For darn sure ,either size is far superior to the restricted mess that comes stock.
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Mid to upper rpm power is increased by either. The reports are that the larger tubes, don't cost low end torque below what the stock exhaust provides. However, the smaller tubes will BOOST the low end with no sacrifice on the top. Do a search. There have been pages written on this subject.
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Mid to upper rpm power is increased by either. The reports are that the larger tubes, don't cost low end torque below what the stock exhaust provides. However, the smaller tubes will BOOST the low end with no sacrifice on the top. Do a search. There have been pages written on this subject.
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Originally Posted by 1996man
what about the 1 7/8 that exotic muscle offers?
I wonder if anyone ever read the warnings that come with 1 7/8" + headers that say 'for high horsepower engines only due to extreme loss of torque'
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From: Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by 1996man
what about the 1 7/8 that exotic muscle offers?
Originally Posted by mikey whipreck
I wonder if anyone ever read the warnings that come with 1 7/8" + headers that say 'for high horsepower engines only due to extreme loss of torque'
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Originally Posted by mikey whipreck
I wonder if anyone ever read the warnings that come with 1 7/8" + headers that say 'for high horsepower engines only due to extreme loss of torque'
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From: The Top of Utah
Originally Posted by Nathan Plemons
Funny, I've seen an LS1 go with 1 7/8 headers and not give up any low end................
Do the 1 7/8ths" provide any advantage over the popular, 1 3/4", or less so, 1 5/8ths"?
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
"Give up" can have more than one interpretation. Is not being less than stock, not giving up? Or is not getting all you could get, giving up?
Do the 1 7/8ths" provide any advantage over the popular, 1 3/4", or less so, 1 5/8ths"?
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Do the 1 7/8ths" provide any advantage over the popular, 1 3/4", or less so, 1 5/8ths"?
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From: The Top of Utah
Originally Posted by Nathan Plemons
In the particular case I was referring to, GIVE up would refer to losing torque at ANY point. The 1 7/8th headers made more power from 2000 RPM's and up at EVERY POINT on the dyno graph, to the tune of abotu 10 pounds of torque.
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From: Converse Tx
Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
And, if memory serves, these are only offered for EXTREMELY high HP applications, in the 7 or 800 HP range. Please, for the love of God, let's not throw yet ANOTHER header size into these discussions!
