Headers- Best Setup
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Headers- Best Setup
I thinking about going with either the corsa pace car or touring cat back, what would be the best LT header & x pipe combo to go with to get the most HP. What is the difference in the earlier years for the headers and is there a certain brand that's better/worst for the early C5s
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Sounds good. It will be the brother of the C6 system we've been selling
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Great combo is the Corsa Pace Car system with Kooks LT's and their catted x-pipe. I will give you a nice rumble at idle and will wake the dead at WOT...best of all, no drone!
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I am runnign the OBX headers with B&B Bullets. Love the sound
I will have the newest OBX catted long tubes in about 2 weeks from what i am told.
I will be running another gorup buy at that time
I will have the newest OBX catted long tubes in about 2 weeks from what i am told.
I will be running another gorup buy at that time
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With long tubes, be prepared for the Pace cars to be LOUD. I have that setup, and no drone at freeway speeds, but they don't really sound any different than the straight pipes I was running a while back. I have no cats, and plan to add a set to quiet it up a bit, but we'll see if it works.
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You won't go wrong IF you stick to the top three....
ARH (American Racing Headers)
LG
KOOKs
I picked ARH based
on fit, finish, easy of installation, power, sound ....
I found Price was not an issue among these 3.
Go with either the brand you like best or if you are using a tuner, the one they recommend as they likely ahve the most experience installing and tuning that brand
ARH (American Racing Headers)
LG
KOOKs
I picked ARH based
on fit, finish, easy of installation, power, sound ....
I found Price was not an issue among these 3.
Go with either the brand you like best or if you are using a tuner, the one they recommend as they likely ahve the most experience installing and tuning that brand
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Ill be biased here but it really won't matter which piece of bent metal you go with. If price is no object get whatever you want if your on a budget the OBX dyno 1-2hp within the top 3 big names. It's really up to you . I would like to know of any name brand LT headers around here that DON'T make hp.
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And you don't need to run their catted X-Pipe if you don't want to. Kooks sells turnouts with for their headers that can be welded right into your existing cats. HP loss is negligible at best, you will not experience any drone and you save several hundred dollars in the process. Maryland Speed had the best prices when I bought mine and I went with them...I have this setup on my car and it's fantastic...
I have a pic somewhere of the setup if you need it and I know there's a link here on the forum to another member that did the same.
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I have a pic somewhere of the setup if you need it and I know there's a link here on the forum to another member that did the same.
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
I've got 1 3/4" KOOKS LT's, Hiflow Cats, and X-pipe going through the C5 Z06 Titanium exhast - 701 RWHP and 582 RWTQ!
As far as Headers go, they all seem to be real close to one another - so really it's your pick! I have watched header swaps and dyno's and there was really no difference between set-ups
Thanks,Matt
As far as Headers go, they all seem to be real close to one another - so really it's your pick! I have watched header swaps and dyno's and there was really no difference between set-ups
Thanks,Matt
