Made In U.S.A. are words that should be spoken with pride. It's a phrase that has become synonymous with quality, innovation and patriotism. Those words have been the foundation that's helped our young header company thrive in an already saturated exhaust market. American Racing Headers continues to be structured around the philosophy that, success can be achieved when utilizing three key components: Provide an extremely high quality product that sets us apart from our competitors, provide outstanding customer service and do everything necessary to maintain an excellent reputation.

"Made In U.S.A. What a Concept" is a slogan my father and co-founder Nick Filippides created when designing our latest run of T-shirts (which are also made in the United States by the way!). In this day and age, where a vast majority of the things you buy are made overseas, it's an enormous breath of fresh air for us and our tens of thousands of customers to know we have the ability to provide, and they have the ability to purchase, a product manufactured solely using U.S. made materials. And although paying more for materials while staying competitive in the market place has a direct effect on our bottom line, we refuse to compromise the quality of our product for the sake of increased profits. Maintaining our reputation of manufacturing the highest quality exhaust systems is what got us here and it will continue to drive us well into the future.

With that said, if the next purchase for your hot rod is an exhaust system, consider your options and when you're ready, give American Racing Headers a call. WE ARE NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL COMPANY. With multiple sizes available along with a variety of different options, we'll work with you when determining which primary, collector and exhaust size is best suitable for your specific application.


Thank you for reading and take care,





Louie Filippides
American Racing Headers
Louie@americanracingheaders.com
631-608-1986

 

Thanks for posting this important message. I was just about to purchase a set of 1-7/8th for my 99 Trans Am before I bought my 03 C5 Z06.

May I take this opportunity to ask the design difference between the 1-3/4th and 1-7/8th ARH C5 application? It was a no brainer to go fo rthe 1-7/8th in F-Body applications, but the C5 seems like it might have to compromise primary length for tubing diameter. Any insight?

Thanks!
Mark

 

Hey Mark!

The headers themselves are identical, the only real difference being the primary sizes. Depending on what you plan on doing with the car and what your future modifications might be will determine what size to run. For example a 1-3/4 primary can easily support up 600 rear wheel horsepower. Anything beyond that, the header may start to become a restriction. The 1-7/8 we rate up to 1000 wheel. For application making 1000+ we would recommend the 2" set up.

 

Very well spoken Lou.

 

So would it be foolish to run a 1-7/8 set on a car making say 450-500hp? Is there a loss if you do not run 1-3/4 on a car under 600hp? I ask for the sake of not knowing if future mods will push the car into greater numbers.. But if it was to stay at 500 or less as an end goal, would 1-7/8 have any negative effects? Like back pressure, scavenging, velocity, etc.?

 

The only area the 1-7/8" primaries might hurt is in the low to mid range rpm area. You may actually see better horsepower numbers at peak rpm, but how long are you actually at peak rpm if the car isn't raced? Not long. For weekend use and some good torque on the highway, I would recommend the 1-3/4 for the best all around performance on a car making the power yours is (or will be).

 

Thanks for that! That helps a lot in my selection in the future.