Weight of Headers?
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Re: Weight of Headers? (Blorton)
My 1 3/4" Kooks headers came out to being the same weight as the stock manifolds, ... These are all as weighed the day of install by me getting on the bathroom scale, getting off and picking up the parts, then subtracting the difference.
Stock Manifolds: 12lbs x 2 (all the double walls were cracked and/or gone !!!)
H-Pipe: 44lbs
= 68lbs
Kooks Headers: 10lbs x2
Cats/X-Pipe/Intermediate Pipe: 29lbs
= 49lbs
FWIW, the cats weigh a TON on the Kooks system, so you could reduce that by at least 10 pounds if you were going with the catless system.
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Re: Weight of Headers? (BQuicksilver)
Has anyone weighed the Dynatech Supermaxx? Seems out of synch with the rest of the systems. Original theory was they had a cast collector, but that is not true.
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Re: Weight of Headers? (vettenuts)
Has anyone weighed the Dynatech Supermaxx? Seems out of synch with the rest of the systems. Original theory was they had a cast collector, but that is not true.
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
QTP are 50 lb shipping weight, installed weight may be lower especially because no clamps are used.
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Wow, thanks for this great info. I've been trying to get an estimate of the weight savings I've achieved with my mods and this has really helped. For those of us with Pre-cats, how much do you think each one would weigh?
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That's tough to know, as I got my numbers from having people simply lay their systems on a scale.
I'm sure someone has a precat laying around that they can weigh.
I'm sure someone has a precat laying around that they can weigh.
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From my FLP install page:
THE WEIGHT OF THE SYSTEMs:
STOCK 2000 coupe with pup cats,58lbs.
FLP W/CATS 61lbs.
DS header 12lbs,STOCK 9lbs. PS header 11lbs.,STOCK 10lbs. X-pipe 10lbs. X-pipe extension pipe w/O2 bungs 4lbs. Off road pipes 4lbs. Cats 20lbs. STOCK ASSY W/PUP CATS 37lbs Clamps/bolts etc. 4lbs.
THE WEIGHT OF THE SYSTEMs:
STOCK 2000 coupe with pup cats,58lbs.
FLP W/CATS 61lbs.
DS header 12lbs,STOCK 9lbs. PS header 11lbs.,STOCK 10lbs. X-pipe 10lbs. X-pipe extension pipe w/O2 bungs 4lbs. Off road pipes 4lbs. Cats 20lbs. STOCK ASSY W/PUP CATS 37lbs Clamps/bolts etc. 4lbs.
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Weight of QTP's can be found here in this forum thread:
QTP Header Weight
Note that I weighed these on a scale accurate to +/- 1 gram so the weight should be pretty good
QTP Header Weight
Note that I weighed these on a scale accurate to +/- 1 gram so the weight should be pretty good
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While we all realize that lighter means quicker, could it be that the 13 or so lbs of the Dynatechs means that thicker gauge stainless is used? Maybe the flanges welded to the collector tubes that bolt them up to the heads is thicker? Could this possibly mean less prone to stress cracks or other problems? Maybe this is a question we should pose to Dynatech.
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Originally Posted by Ron Price
While we all realize that lighter means quicker, could it be that the 13 or so lbs of the Dynatechs means that thicker gauge stainless is used? Maybe the flanges welded to the collector tubes that bolt them up to the heads is thicker? Could this possibly mean less prone to stress cracks or other problems? Maybe this is a question we should pose to Dynatech.
I think the best we can do is see if field reports of cracked LGM/QTP/Kooks come back more than Dynatech. Haven't heard of any of these cracking yet. Maybe the Dynatech's have a bit less "ticking" noise transmitted, as is a common complaint with others. Just thoughts.
It could also be that the others just did a better job with weight reduction.
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Originally Posted by JBH
My Dynatechs came last week. The shipping weight was 79 lbs. All of the packing material couldn't be more than 7-8 lbs.
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I know I am bumping an old thread but I have a relevant contribution.
XS Power full C5 system with cats. (sold from Huron speed)
56.5 lbs (56lbs 8.2oz) Weighed just now. Thats the 1-7/8" primaries and 3" full exhaust and the cats, no bungs.
XS Power full C5 system with cats. (sold from Huron speed)
56.5 lbs (56lbs 8.2oz) Weighed just now. Thats the 1-7/8" primaries and 3" full exhaust and the cats, no bungs.