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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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What company makes the best low-end headers? With the f-bodies it is the pacesetters. They are good quality yet at a bargain price. Which are the cheapest, yet not junk headers. I don;t wanna buy something that is going to fit like **** and break after 2 years.

Also, what is up with the VR velocity stack? Do they actually increase power, or is it one of those gimmicks? Thanks for the help.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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Budget and Corvette dont belong in the same sentence. IMO LG's are the best but what is your price range?
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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Budget and Corvette dont belong in the same sentence. IMO LG's are the best but what is your price range?
LG street series, I think is what they are called.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Depends on your goals. Some are good for high end torque/ some low end. There was a recent thread on the e-bay headers and they seem to have a good following. $300 for 20-25hp is very, very good numbers. I also heard good things about the velocity stack. Guess you have to try it out for yourself. Good luck.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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Not sure of my budget yet, what about the new Texas Speed headers?
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by vetterlatethannever
LG street series, I think is what they are called.
Did LG Streets on my kids FRC. Good quality and performance, Great fit and fairly easy install. Paid $895 with the off road X.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by slowtealz28
Also, what is up with the VR velocity stack? Do they actually increase power, or is it one of those gimmicks? Thanks for the help.
Gimmick. It's like a carb spacer... but no carb. Doesn't do anything for a fuel injected car.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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You can get cheap headers on ebay. The 50.00 velocity stack isnt worth the 50 cents of plastic that its made of.
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Originally Posted by 02MillenniumVette
Budget and Corvette dont belong in the same sentence. ?
save a few bucks until you can get something worth the effort to install.
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look for used headers, I got my kooks for about 2/3's the cost of new.
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Texas Speed FTW. I think they are an excellent header. No complaints here.
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