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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 01:10 PM
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I'm thinking about getting a set of Kooks headers with cats and wondering which x pipe to get, the 2 1/2 or 3 inch one. I will be using the stock TI exhaust for the cat back.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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Since your restricting the exhaust back down to 2 1/2" at the catback anyways, theres really no need for the 3"

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I'm thinking about getting a set of Kooks headers with cats and wondering which x pipe to get, the 2 1/2 or 3 inch one. I will be using the stock TI exhaust for the cat back.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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2.5" piping is the best.

you'll only want the 3" if

a) the rest of your piping is 3"
b) you're running a high compression or FI aplication
OR
c) you're running a larger discplacement engine (383 CID+)
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Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer
2.5" piping is the best.

you'll only want the 3" if

a) the rest of your piping is 3"
b) you're running a high compression or FI aplication
OR
c) you're running a larger discplacement engine (383 CID+)
or if you plan on doing any of the above in the future...
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by RonnieM
I'm thinking about getting a set of Kooks headers with cats and wondering which x pipe to get, the 2 1/2 or 3 inch one. I will be using the stock TI exhaust for the cat back.
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The 2 1/2 x-pipe is 3'' until after the cats. It necks down to 2 1/2 " so it can hook up to the 2 1/2 " stock cat back.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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Just a heads up, the Kooks center section is NOT stainless.
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our complete system from the headers to the x pipe and the mids are all 304 S/S that way for over 1.5 years now. If yopu want you can call me toll free 1 866 586 kook I will answer all your ?. Thanks
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