Headers, Which Ones
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Headers, Which Ones
Looking at OBX about $800. or Kooks or Stainless Works, about
$1150. Which do you feel are the best buy for the money?
I now have a Calloway Honker cai and Corsa Sports exhaust. Any idea what the rear wheel horse power gain would be with the headers, exhaust and cai? Thanks for your input.
$1150. Which do you feel are the best buy for the money?
I now have a Calloway Honker cai and Corsa Sports exhaust. Any idea what the rear wheel horse power gain would be with the headers, exhaust and cai? Thanks for your input.
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I was looking at the TSP long tubes but the couple people I ask keep saying the famous " you get what you pay for" line and then try to get me to go ARH, LG or Kooks. No one will ever give me a legit reason to not go TSP.
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Looking at OBX about $800. or Kooks or Stainless Works, about
$1150. Which do you feel are the best buy for the money?
I now have a Calloway Honker cai and Corsa Sports exhaust. Any idea what the rear wheel horse power gain would be with the headers, exhaust and cai? Thanks for your input.
$1150. Which do you feel are the best buy for the money?
I now have a Calloway Honker cai and Corsa Sports exhaust. Any idea what the rear wheel horse power gain would be with the headers, exhaust and cai? Thanks for your input.
Melting Slicks
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although I run a Kooks / Corsa system, I have heard good stuff about the Texas Speed units and they are much better built than the China stuff. make a plan of mods and stick to it. congrats on your new ride.
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Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, and the majority of the LSx shops in the world choose ARH for good reason, Proven Results.
http://www.americanracingheaders.com...dUnlimited.htm
http://www.americanracingheaders.com...dUnlimited.htm
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Get the cheapest ones that have a good reputation. They'll all make similar power/torque.
OBX/Texas Speed/XS Power
Those three can be had under 800 bucks, fit well, and make the same power as the 1500 dollar headers. Shop smart
OBX/Texas Speed/XS Power
Those three can be had under 800 bucks, fit well, and make the same power as the 1500 dollar headers. Shop smart
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I like the Pfadts and ARH. Both are well made. Lately, I'm starting to lean towards Pfadts a little since it seems like they really put some science into their design to get the most out of the headers. Not a fan of OBX either...don't put cheap crap on a nice car. Kooks are well made as well
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I'm saving up for some TSP headers myself. I'm going to have a shop put them in because I'd have no idea what I'd be doing and issues will happen. I've heard nothing but good things about TSP, I've read they fit better now than before if that counts for anything.
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He had them on a C6 corvette? I've seen one set that leaked, but it was on an SRT10 Viper. I've never seen a bad set for the vettes.
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We replaced a set of "cheap" headers last year. All the header tubes where they were welded to the flange had cracks in them, except for two. That could cause allot of issues. That would be another reason to not shop for price. The materials and the machines and the human touch are all expensive to manufacture. Imagine what they would cost if you had a one off set built.
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OBX stainless with cats under $800. perfect fit,finish and beautiful welds.with ported Fast 102 picked up 65 rwhp all for under $2,000. you cant beat that. or you can spend $3,000. for other headers alone.your choice
Last edited by irok; Jul 8, 2013 at 09:22 PM.