Are all header created equal?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,987
Likes: 16
From: Phoenix
You really can't go wrong with any of the major American brands. Kooks, ARH, LG, Pfadt, Stainless Works, and B&B to name a few. Some have had good luck with OBX, but I would personally rather keep my money in America. Even if it costs me an extra few hundred.
A lot of people try to push the 1 7/8" stuff. I went with 1 7/8 on my 05 GTO and I regretted it. I didn't make enough power to justify it. Sure I might have made an extra couple peak HP, but it affected the low and midrange torque.
All of the above headers will give you decent gains. Pick your favorite flavor and order some!
Do it!
Last edited by jon6.0; Feb 1, 2013 at 10:16 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 4,231
Likes: 451
From: Maryland
I'll take the 1 3/4" Man!
All the good quality headers will be pretty close to each other. The biggest thing is to be realistic in your goals. I personally think if you are staying less than 650ish rwhp then you are better off with 1 3/4" headers for a street car. I ordered Pfadt headers for my C6 because I like the midrange torque curve the tri-y design offers.
You really can't go wrong with any of the major American brands. Kooks, ARH, LG, Pfadt, Stainless Works, and B&B to name a few. Some have had good luck with OBX, but I would personally rather keep my money in America. Even if it costs me an extra few hundred.
A lot of people try to push the 1 7/8" stuff. I went with 1 7/8 on my 05 GTO and I regretted it. I didn't make enough power to justify it. Sure I might have made an extra couple peak HP, but it affected the low and midrange torque.
All of the above headers will give you decent gains. Pick your favorite flavor and order some!
Do it!
You really can't go wrong with any of the major American brands. Kooks, ARH, LG, Pfadt, Stainless Works, and B&B to name a few. Some have had good luck with OBX, but I would personally rather keep my money in America. Even if it costs me an extra few hundred.
A lot of people try to push the 1 7/8" stuff. I went with 1 7/8 on my 05 GTO and I regretted it. I didn't make enough power to justify it. Sure I might have made an extra couple peak HP, but it affected the low and midrange torque.
All of the above headers will give you decent gains. Pick your favorite flavor and order some!
Do it!
Racer
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 332
Likes: 9
From: Iowa Park TX
I just installed a set of these on my Dad's C5: http://shop.huronspeedproducts.com/X...-XSPC5LTHS.htm
They fit real nice and the quality looked very nice. It also already had a bung for the wide band that I installed, and it was right in the X where it needed to be. The only thing I didn't like was the C claps that came with them. I picked up some stainless band claps locally that I used with them, and that worked great and looked much cleaner.
Now I am about to order another set for my C6.
They fit real nice and the quality looked very nice. It also already had a bung for the wide band that I installed, and it was right in the X where it needed to be. The only thing I didn't like was the C claps that came with them. I picked up some stainless band claps locally that I used with them, and that worked great and looked much cleaner.
Now I am about to order another set for my C6.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 11,331
Likes: 18
From: Missouri City Texas
Even poor quality headers will dyno close...maryland speed posted up the WORST headers i've ever seen with a dyno chart a while back and they were still pretty close above 3500 RPMs. Below that I think they only lost like 5-7. and these things were HORRIBLE.
Headers will all dyno pretty close.
Headers will all dyno pretty close.
SUBVETTE
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,841
Likes: 93
From: San Diego CA
I went with ARH because I liked the quality and especially because I wanted a ball and socket joint between the collectors and Xpipe. I have read too many slip fit leak problems, and installation of ball and socket joints are much easier to make up.
Former Vendor
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 474
Likes: 0
From: Chagrin Falls Ohio
Choose Stainless Works 1-3/4" primary long tube headers, best in quality, fitment and price point.
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