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Drifting
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From: OH
Burning Brakes
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I used ARH's and had no problems either. You can see there is plenty of space but for safety I installed shields on the wires. They were also titanium coated.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: STL MO
St. Jude Donor '09-'10
^^your headers look great^^!
American Racing Headers, I did research for 2 months and found them to have the best high flow cat on the market (that come with the system). They fit great and were recommended by many I talked with.
I have installed Kook's and liked them as well, almost went with them but decided on the AR's just to try something different.
Friend uses LG's and did not have any issues with leaks from the slip fit but I wanted the ball/flange as I new I wouldn't have any problems plus his LG's looked like they had some surface rust on the primaries.
Oh, there is no way these headers burn plug wires at least in a 1 3/4 primary anyway (have had mine on the car going on 2 years + it is my daily driver)...My C5 FLP headers destroyed plug wires every 4000 miles even with a kool sock!
American Racing Headers, I did research for 2 months and found them to have the best high flow cat on the market (that come with the system). They fit great and were recommended by many I talked with.
I have installed Kook's and liked them as well, almost went with them but decided on the AR's just to try something different.
Friend uses LG's and did not have any issues with leaks from the slip fit but I wanted the ball/flange as I new I wouldn't have any problems plus his LG's looked like they had some surface rust on the primaries.
Oh, there is no way these headers burn plug wires at least in a 1 3/4 primary anyway (have had mine on the car going on 2 years + it is my daily driver)...My C5 FLP headers destroyed plug wires every 4000 miles even with a kool sock!
Last edited by Neumonic2002; Mar 12, 2011 at 01:51 PM.
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SUBVETTE
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: San Diego CA
^^your headers look great^^!
American Racing Headers, I did research for 2 months and found them to have the best high flow cat on the market (that come with the system). They fit great and were recommended by many I talked with.
I have installed Kook's and liked them as well, almost went with them but decided on the AR's just to try something different.
Friend uses LG's and did not have any issues with leaks from the slip fit but I wanted the ball/flange as I new I wouldn't have any problems plus his LG's looked like they had some surface rust on the primaries.
Oh, there is no way these headers burn plug wires at least in a 1 3/4 primary anyway (have had mine on the car going on 2 years + it is my daily driver)...My C5 FLP headers destroyed plug wires every 4000 miles even with a kool sock!
American Racing Headers, I did research for 2 months and found them to have the best high flow cat on the market (that come with the system). They fit great and were recommended by many I talked with.
I have installed Kook's and liked them as well, almost went with them but decided on the AR's just to try something different.
Friend uses LG's and did not have any issues with leaks from the slip fit but I wanted the ball/flange as I new I wouldn't have any problems plus his LG's looked like they had some surface rust on the primaries.
Oh, there is no way these headers burn plug wires at least in a 1 3/4 primary anyway (have had mine on the car going on 2 years + it is my daily driver)...My C5 FLP headers destroyed plug wires every 4000 miles even with a kool sock!
Did you have either the Kooks or the ARH's coated?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Oxnard CA
ARH; previous experience with them on my 6.2L Denali pickup. Been on for two years with no leaks, rattles or other problems. I am sure the others are fine, but had confidence in ARH. Bought them for my Vette and they fit perfect and were an easy install. I highly recommend them.
Had these on my 2003 Cobra...
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: STL MO
St. Jude Donor '09-'10
The Kook's I installed on my friends GTO were not coated and looked great the 2 years he owned the car after the install, the car was his daily driver.
I did not have the American Racing headers coated I am currently running on my car and the entire system still looks great!
I did not have the American Racing headers coated I am currently running on my car and the entire system still looks great!
Burning Brakes
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Thanks, I had them coated to keep a stealth (OEM) appearance in the event I was caught in one of roadside smog inspections we have here in Cali, I felt with the high flow cats I may be able to pass the sniffer but chrome headers would not pass the visual.
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ARH; previous experience with them on my 6.2L Denali pickup. Been on for two years with no leaks, rattles or other problems. I am sure the others are fine, but had confidence in ARH. Bought them for my Vette and they fit perfect and were an easy install. I highly recommend them.
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