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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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I am not sure which LT headers to get. Does anyone have any that they like or dislike?

I am looking for the loudest best performing LT's.

Any recomendations?
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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I am not sure which LT headers to get. Does anyone have any that they like or dislike?

I am looking for the loudest best performing LT's.

Any recomendations?
From what I've heard, the American Racing headers are unbelievable!

One of the fabricators from Kooks left to start his own line of headers (American Racing Headers) also, heard they are easy to install!

www.americanracingheaders.com
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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LGM or DynoTech
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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Check this out if you want a set of Dynatech headers:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...1437487&page=3

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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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Default American Racing Headers from Vette Doctors

American Racing Headers from Vette Doctors.

Just had a set installed. Great quality and fit, wicked sound improvement.

I will have my car dyno'd soon, so as of right now I can't give a definative power increase value.


Just my .02.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Garrett FRC
I am not sure which LT headers to get. Does anyone have any that they like or dislike?

I am looking for the loudest best performing LT's.

Any recomendations?

I cannot wait to get the American Racing Headers on from Andy at A&A. I heard that these headers are doing well and much cheaper than the LG with probably the same results.
This should sound great with the Quad GHLs.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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I'm leaning towards the Dynatech when I get some. Nice quality and decent price.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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American Racing Headers. The workmanship is top quality, and sound excellent!
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Originally Posted by RamonaC5
American Racing Headers. The workmanship is top quality, and sound excellent!
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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So it seems American and Dynatech are the best? No Kooks?
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 01:27 AM
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I just installed some LG's on my FRC and I love them. I did the work with a friend in his garage, not fun and not safe with out a lift (Bad idea on our part). Had everything off within an hour and a half then it took us about 10 hours to get floor jacks high enough to slide the new headers in. Worth it though.
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Just picked up my car last Fri. with my new JET coated LG Pro's, with Random Tech cats. What difference in sound over my old TPIS pipes!
I love em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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My car with the Dynatech and GHL's sounds awesome
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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So many different opinions... This is harder than i thought.
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JETZ
Just picked up my car last Fri. with my new JET coated LG Pro's, with Random Tech cats. What difference in sound over my old TPIS pipes!
I love em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by HemiKLR
I just installed some LG's on my FRC and I love them. I did the work with a friend in his garage, not fun and not safe with out a lift (Bad idea on our part). Had everything off within an hour and a half then it took us about 10 hours to get floor jacks high enough to slide the new headers in. Worth it though.
Damn 10 hours! I flatbacked the install of my LG Pros in about 4 hours total. Of course it was like the 5th pair I have installed. Sound/ quality/ performance wise I like the LG Pros the best. I only wish the collectors were bolt together instead of slip for ease of dis-assembly. But that was done on their part to aid in flow-ability. Also I have not been impressed with the Dynatech dyno numbers as compared to LG and Kooks. Call Lou or Bobby at LGM to get a dyno sheet comparison of most all long tubes compared to the LG Pros. I actually believe the SLP tuned length set-up was the second best as far as rwhp increase.

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I have the Dynatech Supermaxx header system with Borla Stingers. I've had a ton of positive comments from people telling me how awesome my car sounds.

BTW - I also have a custom cam that helps the sound a little
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Here's a clip of my C5 before and after the mods...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/6...D61A17D65D.htm
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Old Jul 16, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Paulg680
Here's a clip of my C5 before and after the mods...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/6...D61A17D65D.htm
Check out this video of his!
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Old Jul 16, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Paulg680
Here's a clip of my C5 before and after the mods...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/6...D61A17D65D.htm
Haha thats really cool how you did the before and after! Your car sounds meannnn!
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