x-pipe & header recommendations for...
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Instructor
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From: San Antonio TX
x-pipe & header recommendations for...
I have a 97 and recently added b&b bullet dual tips catback exhaust. Just wanted some recommendations on x-pipe and headers.
some of my preferences... LOUD and good HP increase..
Thanks!
some of my preferences... LOUD and good HP increase..
Thanks!
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Instructor
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: San Antonio TX
Racer
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Coconut Creek FL
I just installed the American Racing headers (along with heads & cam). The quality is first rate. They fit great, so the install was very easy. Spark plug access is also very good. Also very impressed with the x-pipe and grade 8 hardware.
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Drifting
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From: Belhaven North Carolina
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I really like the Dynamax system that I had installed. It comes as a complete package with the long tube headers, high flow cats, and the x-pipe.
The car sounds incredible with this system connected to my Bassani aft cat mufflers.
The car sounds incredible with this system connected to my Bassani aft cat mufflers.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: East Hampton CT
I installed LG's on my 1997 C5 and a friends 2000 C5 and the fitment was good on my car but the bellhousing bracket was off on his car and required a custom bracket to make it work. The slip joints are ok...but do leak unless you use RTV sealant or similar. They were quite a few hundred $ less than the AR setup and were stainless.
I helped install a set of Kooks on a fellow members C6 and in my opinion the fitment was horrible. We followed directions and still needed a crowbar and a LOT of encouragement to get the ball sockets to line up close enough to the X pipe to get the bolts on. There should not be the need to get a crowbar ANYWHERE near a Corvette to install headers, esp when they cost that much.
I've seen a few AR headers and the fit and finish looks good and lots of shops prefer installing them because they are well designed. However they are almost 50% more costly than the LG's. AR's are also made in the US, I don't know where Kooks or LG's are made.
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