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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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Can you tell the brand of these headers, and whether they are C5 or C6 headers?

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Those look like Kooks headers with the catted x-pipe. They make C5 and C6 headers, but I can't tell from the pic which it is


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Now that I look at them more closely ....those are definitely American Racing headers. Like mentioned below, the X-pipe before the cats are the ARH design:


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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tlove32
Those look like Kooks headers with the catted x-pipe. They make C5 and C6 headers, but I can't tell from the pic which it is
I just looked at the Kooks, and I think you made a good observation. Thank you!
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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They do look like Kooks.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 12:45 AM
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They are either Kooks or ARH,,,they look so similar it's almost impossible to tell. Both companies do put their logo on their products which can be seen from under the hood,,,either one is great!

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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 06:06 AM
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I own a C-5, and those outer sway bar mounts (picture 1) don't look anything like mine, so I'd be inclined to say C-6....
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 08:21 AM
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look like Kooks 1-3/4 headers. can't tell for sure, but the primaries look smaller than the headers i had. probably a C6. my C5 doesn't look like that. haha
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Thank you for the help guys!

It's a Porsche with a REAL motor installed (LS2), that's why it looks different under there. They are Vette headers though, adapted.
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Yeah... Those are American Racing Headers. I don't think Kooks has the X-pipe before the cats. My ARH are done up like that, and my fathers has Kooks and we easily see the difference between the two.

In terms of being a C5 or C6 header. You have to take a look at the primary input port. I believe C6s are D-shaped and C5s are oval.

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