The truth about adding Speed Engineering headers??
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From: Prosper TX/Austin TX
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$1,379 is much much cheaper than the $2,000 for Kooks or ARH if you’re on a budget. Or you could just save up to get quality parts? I never quiet understand the “I don’t have the $ for x parts, what are cheaper ones” - could you not just save the $ you would dump now on cheap parts and save up more $ to add to it & get better parts?
Good luck with your decision.
Last edited by JABCAT; Mar 13, 2021 at 05:55 PM.
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From: Prosper TX/Austin TX
2020 C6 of the Year Winner - Modified
Thinking about it, if you’re considering Speed Engineering, a warranty obviously isn’t a concern for you. Start looking for a used set. Buy some high flow cats & have a muffler shop fab them into an x-pipe 
or these appear to come with cats. https://www.ebay.com/itm/OBX-Exhaust....m46890.l49292
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-CORVET....m46890.l49292
or these appear to come with cats. https://www.ebay.com/itm/OBX-Exhaust....m46890.l49292
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-CORVET....m46890.l49292
Last edited by JABCAT; Mar 13, 2021 at 06:10 PM.
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From: South Florida
On my previous GS I paid $1,379 shipped from a forum vendor for a set of LG 1-3/4” long tubes with high flow cats. Directly from LG, they said the 1-3/4 were plenty sufficient up to about 550 hp so no need to go with the 1-7/8 unless you’re planning more power down the road. With a tune the car gained about 35 whp, similar to what many see with 1-7/8” headers.
$1,379 is much much cheaper than the $2,000 for Kooks or ARH if you’re on a budget. Or you could just save up to get quality parts? I never quiet understand the “I don’t have the $ for x parts, what are cheaper ones” - could you not just save the $ you would dump now on cheap parts and save up more $ to add to it & get better parts?
Good luck with your decision.
$1,379 is much much cheaper than the $2,000 for Kooks or ARH if you’re on a budget. Or you could just save up to get quality parts? I never quiet understand the “I don’t have the $ for x parts, what are cheaper ones” - could you not just save the $ you would dump now on cheap parts and save up more $ to add to it & get better parts?
Good luck with your decision.
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From: Toronto
Thanks for all the answers people! Appreciate it but being up in Canada all your recommendations would be way too much money. Bordering on about $3k for a set of headers and cats isn’t able to happen with me unfortunately.
Weird how one set of headers fits like a glove on most cars but some say they won’t fit and went to another brand etc. You would think that a company bends them all the same to fit our cars which are all the same.
Weird how one set of headers fits like a glove on most cars but some say they won’t fit and went to another brand etc. You would think that a company bends them all the same to fit our cars which are all the same.
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X2 from Calgary - curious if a decent Canadian header supplier/ price has been found by anyone. I don't want crap, but I don't want to spend $4.5K just for the headers uninstalled either.
Heel & Toe
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Ditto, also in Calgary. Richter performance in Lethbridge has the Speed Engineering Headers and Xpipe. We'd save lots on Duties and custom fees. I'm currently trying to buy them but it says they won't ship to my address. However, I called them and they said the site has been having issues lately but they ship all across Canada.
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Ditto, also in Calgary. Richter performance in Lethbridge has the Speed Engineering Headers and Xpipe. We'd save lots on Duties and custom fees. I'm currently trying to buy them but it says they won't ship to my address. However, I called them and they said the site has been having issues lately but they ship all across Canada.
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What you do is find a friend that lives in the US near the border, and ship there. The. Bring cross the border.
I have shipped plenty of things to Canadians that use that loophole with success
I have shipped plenty of things to Canadians that use that loophole with success
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