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Old Nov 9, 2019 | 11:43 AM
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The stock C8 headers already seem to be very high flow (not cast iron, near equal length, lots of thought and engineering went into them), so I'm guessing there would be minimal performance gain by going aftermarket.

What I am more interested in, is what aftermarket company will make the best sounding exhaust for the C8, as the stock exhaust sounds kind of unimpressive to me.
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Originally Posted by ArmchairArchitect
The stock C8 headers already seem to be very high flow (not cast iron, near equal length, lots of thought and engineering went into them), so I'm guessing there would be minimal performance gain by going aftermarket.

What I am more interested in, is what aftermarket company will make the best sounding exhaust for the C8, as the stock exhaust sounds kind of unimpressive to me.
Hard to know since they don’t exist yet.
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Originally Posted by bgad
Hard to know since they don’t exist yet.
"will make" = future tense.
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Kooks > NO heat shield brackets

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Old Nov 9, 2019 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ArmchairArchitect
The stock C8 headers already seem to be very high flow (not cast iron, near equal length, lots of thought and engineering went into them), so I'm guessing there would be minimal performance gain by going aftermarket.

What I am more interested in, is what aftermarket company will make the best sounding exhaust for the C8, as the stock exhaust sounds kind of unimpressive to me.
GM says it's the loudest exhaust ever put on a "base" Stingray.






Just youtube it... lots to watch.

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Old Jul 3, 2021 | 12:57 PM
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I would be really surprised if they were better than the stock headers.
They are to the tune of 37 HP in the useable mid range...
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