Corsa touring and headers ?'s
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
From: Detroit Metro MI
Corsa touring and headers ?'s
Getting ready to put the cam in my fathers 2000 c5 auto and would like to do headers at the same time. I know he has the touring set-up and had it installed at the factory.
What headers are you guys running?
What if anything did you have to mod?
Thanks,
Chad
What headers are you guys running?
What if anything did you have to mod?
Thanks,
Chad
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 36,836
Likes: 244
From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
I'm running Kooks long tubes and x-pipe. No mods required. Just make sure you specify year model, engine (some guys have changed, etc) and transmission.
HTH
HTH
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 7,604
Likes: 8
From: Belleville Il
Try to find member crosstheline,, I believe he has cam, headers,X pipe and Corsa touring. He runs good too!! I was lined up next to him <first pass for both of us,only mine is stock with corsa touring .I pulled a big hole shot on him,but he blew past me like I was dragging an anchor,,that will happen when I ran a respectable 13.4,,but he runs 11.75. Headers and Corsas work!!
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 20,030
Likes: 289
From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
Im was Running:
Corsa Touring
Vararam
AFR 205 Heads
LG's G5X1-E cam
LG Pro Long Tubes
Making 448rwhp, and 432rwtq.
I since have changed to GHL Bullets, and love the increase in sound aross the entire range, and maintanted having NO resonance, and NO drone.
Here are some videos when I had the Corsa Touring installed ....
Corsa Touring
Vararam
AFR 205 Heads
LG's G5X1-E cam
LG Pro Long Tubes
Making 448rwhp, and 432rwtq.
I since have changed to GHL Bullets, and love the increase in sound aross the entire range, and maintanted having NO resonance, and NO drone.
Here are some videos when I had the Corsa Touring installed ....
Team Owner
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 23,480
Likes: 9
From: East Meadow NY
St. Jude Donor '12
American Racing Headers. Nothing had to be modded.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 36,836
Likes: 244
From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Whichever brand of headers you may be interested in, just contact them to see if they can be installed using the existing factory "H-pipe" center section. Personally, I'm in agreement with mjorgensen and would advise using the X-pipe (which usually include high-flow cats) that is designed for use by the header company, if you can.
Another alternative is that you can give the headers as a gift and just let him cover the cost of the X-pipe. The X-pipe center-section is almost always a good bit cheaper than the headers.
HTH
Another alternative is that you can give the headers as a gift and just let him cover the cost of the X-pipe. The X-pipe center-section is almost always a good bit cheaper than the headers.
HTH
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,333
Likes: 0
From: Athens OH
I am unning Kooks with X-pipe and Hi flo cats. It is quite loud at WOT, but the sound is great. I didn't have to mod anything to fit them, but I did take some extra time to be sure the wiring, brake lines and clutch lines were pulled away from the headers. Best to do after pulling the stock exhaust off and before installing the headers. it gets pretty tight.
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
From: Detroit Metro MI
Thanks for all the replies.
Project on hold for a week due to the fact I didn't want to put a cam in and than drive 300+ miles to my tuners. Also he doesnt have very many tools.... Still claiming I buried all his in my sandbox 30 years ago.
Project on hold for a week due to the fact I didn't want to put a cam in and than drive 300+ miles to my tuners. Also he doesnt have very many tools.... Still claiming I buried all his in my sandbox 30 years ago.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,033
Likes: 0
From: H-Town Texas
Kooks does make great headers, but if I had to recommend a set I would definately rec. LG Pro LT's. I haven't heard anything negative about them and like everyone else would recommend purchasing the x-pipe along with the headers. If you search on the forum there alot of good deals going on where with header and x-pipe combos
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
From: Detroit Metro MI
I looked under his car and he already has a x-pipe ?? It must have been put on at the corsa factory when he had the touring system put on. A 2000 c5 doesn't come with a x-pipe does it?
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
From: Detroit Metro MI
Yeap its an X pipe, I just found out that corsa has an x-pipe aval. and my father must have had it installed with the touring system. it starts just after the cats. and runs to where the touring system takes over before the axle.
So now I'm wondering if THESE headers (header only option) will work and how much louder it would be with or without cats seems those LGM headers will bolt right up to the exsisting corsa X pipe maybe will even connect to the factory cats before the corsa stuff comes into play. Not sure....
So now I'm wondering if THESE headers (header only option) will work and how much louder it would be with or without cats seems those LGM headers will bolt right up to the exsisting corsa X pipe maybe will even connect to the factory cats before the corsa stuff comes into play. Not sure....
Last edited by thechad; Jul 9, 2008 at 10:31 AM.
Pro
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 538
Likes: 9
From: Geneva, IL Bring back the Chief!
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10,'13-'14,'19-'20-'21-'22
Yeap its an X pipe, I just found out that corsa has an x-pipe aval. and my father must have had it installed with the touring system. it starts just after the cats. and runs to where the touring system takes over before the axle.
So now I'm wondering if THESE headers (header only option) will work and how much louder it would be with or without cats seems those LGM headers will bolt right up to the exsisting corsa X pipe maybe will even connect to the factory cats before the corsa stuff comes into play. Not sure....
So now I'm wondering if THESE headers (header only option) will work and how much louder it would be with or without cats seems those LGM headers will bolt right up to the exsisting corsa X pipe maybe will even connect to the factory cats before the corsa stuff comes into play. Not sure....
Will be a significant increase in volume after headers. Then another significant increase with cam.
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
From: Detroit Metro MI
Did you go with their headers only or did you go with the headers and there X pipe with the corsa touring?
