Headers
Le Mans Master
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From: Prepare yourself, for a pride obliterating bich smack. Fairfax, VA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08
SEC > BCS 4 St. Judes '09
have literally been noodling this mod for months. finally pulled the trigger on LGs today. great deal on them at LM Peformance right now. 
Drifting
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From: FNDA Beach Florida
Headers
Everyone has the opinions and most go with LG, but I like everything else I do shifted to the left. My Melrose Ceramic Coated Headers will be on with the Dyno Results by next Tuesday. Check out East Coast Vettes and see the pic and write up of what they look like and will look like a long while. Most people in the Forum don't even know who they are. I have Ceramic headers on my 67 GT and have been there for nearly 10 years and they still have the smooth silver finish and kick butt. I can shut the car down and in 10-15 min max grab the header. Try that on a stainless one and you will loose skin. I believe I'm the only one going this route so I would wait for the post next week. Melrose has been doing headers for vettes for over 30 years.
Le Mans Master
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From: Sandy Eggo Calif.
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12, '16
The "shorty" headers you are referring to may not be worth the money. Callaway wants about $1,300 for theirs and they only make between 8-10 HP. Billy Boat makes 'em also and the HP should be about the same.
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From: No more yankee my wankee, the Donger is tired!
Originally Posted by gnatsum
Oh forgot to say they are also just under $1600 for the complete set up with X pipe. Not touching an LG for that.
You just have to catch the right deal at the right time.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11
Thanks guys, I was thinking about doing it for the sound.
Stupid, I know, but most of the aftermarket catbacks are too loud and have drone. I'm also waiting for the new Corsa system. Maybe, using headers and the stock mufflers would give me the sound I like.
And I am old enough to remember hearing about Melrose.
GM
Stupid, I know, but most of the aftermarket catbacks are too loud and have drone. I'm also waiting for the new Corsa system. Maybe, using headers and the stock mufflers would give me the sound I like.
And I am old enough to remember hearing about Melrose.
GM
Burning Brakes
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From: Dallas Texas
Originally Posted by gmoller
Thanks guys, I was thinking about doing it for the sound.
Stupid, I know, but most of the aftermarket catbacks are too loud and have drone. I'm also waiting for the new Corsa system. Maybe, using headers and the stock mufflers would give me the sound I like.
And I am old enough to remember hearing about Melrose.
GM
Stupid, I know, but most of the aftermarket catbacks are too loud and have drone. I'm also waiting for the new Corsa system. Maybe, using headers and the stock mufflers would give me the sound I like.
And I am old enough to remember hearing about Melrose.
GM
Drifting
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From: FNDA Beach Florida
Headers
The headers I referred to are long tube and ceramic coated. Wont get a better price for ceramic and I dont care what any post says I have nearly 10 years on mine in my GT and doubtful any vette owner here will even have the current vette they discuss in 10 years. LG's may be good but there are just as good headers to each his or her own. Same for tuners goes as headers. I hear LG this and that but had mine done in Florida and have zero issues with significant gains but you dont see Mike Norris from NLP in every other thread.
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Safety Car
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From: Boca Raton, FL
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Originally Posted by gnatsum
The headers I referred to are long tube and ceramic coated. Wont get a better price for ceramic and I dont care what any post says I have nearly 10 years on mine in my GT and doubtful any vette owner here will even have the current vette they discuss in 10 years. LG's may be good but there are just as good headers to each his or her own. Same for tuners goes as headers. I hear LG this and that but had mine done in Florida and have zero issues with significant gains but you dont see Mike Norris from NLP in every other thread.
Mike did my C6 after I put dynaTech headers on. He will retune it after I put the heads and cam on. You're right about Mike, he just quietly goes about his business being one of the better tuners.
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From: Boca Raton, FL
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Originally Posted by Tavarez
I'm in Florida too, where's mikes shop?
Altamonte Springs (outside of Orlando) 407-869-7223 or thevettedr@aol.com
Melting Slicks
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From: Springfield VA,
Originally Posted by gmoller
Thanks guys, I was thinking about doing it for the sound.
Stupid, I know, but most of the aftermarket catbacks are too loud and have drone. I'm also waiting for the new Corsa system. Maybe, using headers and the stock mufflers would give me the sound I like.
And I am old enough to remember hearing about Melrose.
GM
Stupid, I know, but most of the aftermarket catbacks are too loud and have drone. I'm also waiting for the new Corsa system. Maybe, using headers and the stock mufflers would give me the sound I like.
And I am old enough to remember hearing about Melrose.
GM
Drifting
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From: Catonsville MD
Originally Posted by gnatsum
Oh forgot to say they are also just under $1600 for the complete set up with X pipe. Not touching an LG for that.
www.lmperformance.com
1595 without cats, 1699 with cats and free shipping.
Last edited by Waveblaster785; Feb 21, 2006 at 01:41 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Prepare yourself, for a pride obliterating bich smack. Fairfax, VA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08
SEC > BCS 4 St. Judes '09
Originally Posted by Waveblaster785
I WANT MY $2!!!!!!
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From: God's Country, ID
Originally Posted by Jagcvette
Think your mixing apples and oranges. The highflow cats will not effect the sound level. You can get long tube headders with cats and keep the stock mufflers if you want. Any decent muffler shop will be able to cut the pipes and hook them up the stock system to your LT headers and highflow cats.
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From: Sandy Eggo Calif.
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12, '16
Originally Posted by DSOMC6
No need to cut OEM exhaust with Lg's. They mount up to the stock exhaust. It produces just the sound I was looking for.
I'm liking the sound of my LG's with the stock exhaust more and more. I just wish the tips were a little bigger.