Headers?? Yes or No??
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Headers?? Yes or No??
Been thinking about headers.
I have Corsa Extreme's with X-Pipe and love it!
So what's your thoughts??
And I don't want this to be a this header is better than that header as I already have a vendor in mind.
BTW: This is on a Vertible so any Vertible owners with headers please chime in....
I have Corsa Extreme's with X-Pipe and love it!
So what's your thoughts??
And I don't want this to be a this header is better than that header as I already have a vendor in mind.
BTW: This is on a Vertible so any Vertible owners with headers please chime in....
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I have a 1999 vert with LG long tube headers and a Borla Exhaust. I decided before the mods that I wanted LOUD and the above combination gave that. Headers are a great mod for addtional HP. Headers also are great for overall modding. What I mean by this is that if you plan to any work to the motor, headers will always factor in. For example, new intake, heads, cam...headers will be required to get most out of the bolt ons.
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Thanks for the replies so far and keep them coming!
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and the same with my GHL's....Kooks headers
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Get headers, you'll love the sound, and with the Corsa's you should not have any problems with drone. You might also want to get a tune after you add the headers to take advantages of the extra power you can pick up.
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Danny, you will be fine with the LT's and your Corsa catbacks. I am running AR longtubes, Corsa Indy Pace cats and a Paxton Novi Supercharger (500 RWHP/484 RWTQ) and I don't have any drone. The LT's will add a much nicer sound to the exhaust and give you a small HP increase. I would advise a tune after install. ECS did all my work.
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Danny, you will be fine with the LT's and your Corsa catbacks. I am running AR longtubes, Corsa Indy Pace cats and a Paxton Novi Supercharger (500 RWHP/484 RWTQ) and I don't have any drone. The LT's will add a much nicer sound to the exhaust and give you a small HP increase. I would advise a tune after install. ECS did all my work.
Chuck
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One of the main reason's i'm doing it at Carlisle, Headers installed by American Racing and Tune in the same tent or next one over.
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Thanks!
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There's a section here just for questions like that
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/nort...alifornia-126/
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/southern-california-45/
Actually it's so screwed up....**cough** i mean big it has two sections
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My black car has a set of rare GHL LT's plus an X-pipe with the Corsa Pace Car system. It sounds deeper and throatier than the Corsa's without headers. It still has all the benefits of the Corsa systems, doesn't drone at all, just a little more baritone.....if that makes any sense.
Are headers worth it? I think so! With the setup I mentioned, plus a Blackwing and a dyno-tune, I netted about 38hp to the wheels. And the car sounds meaner with the headers than it did without.
Are headers worth it? I think so! With the setup I mentioned, plus a Blackwing and a dyno-tune, I netted about 38hp to the wheels. And the car sounds meaner with the headers than it did without.
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answer to your question is - absolutely!
I have tpis LT's with corsa touring & stock cats -mild cam/heads .. idle sounds great but not loud -- No drone at all - but at WOT it really sounds off.
I have tpis LT's with corsa touring & stock cats -mild cam/heads .. idle sounds great but not loud -- No drone at all - but at WOT it really sounds off.