Tripledigitride

I am going to be ordering headers and a y-pipe in the next week or so and was wondering about the speed engineering headers and y-pipe? Or would I be better off to speed a little more and get pacesetters or tsp? Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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what about ARH or KOOKS?

Tripledigitride

ARH and Kooks are nice headers but they don't fit into my current budget.....

kramsdell

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...ailable-5.html

Some useful info there, I just installed them 2 weeks ago.

demonspeed

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Check out the thread in the External Section. I installed a set of these on a friends car a few weeks ago and would recommend them to anyone on a budget.

ez2cdave

Absolutely . . . $200 for SE's vs. over $900 for Kooks is a "no-brainer" !!!

According to Speed Engineering, they are coming out with 1 7/8" headers soon and WILL have Cat-Back and Tru-Duals in the future . . .

So, in stead of forking over $2700 for Kooks headers and true-duals, we should be able to do it for $600 - $700 for the SE products !

Tranz Zam

I picked a set of them up, along with their y-pipe. The quality looks great on them, and you really cant beat the price. I haven't installed them yet, so I cant comment on the fitment, but from what I gather they fit great.

The stainless has a real nice finish to it also.

nascarnate326

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I installed them last weekend. Fitment for the race header is excellent. No issues at all. I can put my hand between the primary and k member there is so much room. Other than being made in China, and being 1 3/4...they are literally perfect. BTW I didn't use the supplied gasket, I used reused my GM gaskets.

Tripledigitride

what did you do for header bolts? Did you reuse your factory ones or buy new?

Tranz Zam

Most people reuse their old bolts. That's what I plan on doing.

BrntWS6

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Yeah I didn't pay anywhere near $2700 for my full kooks setup. Ya gotta call sponsors like maryland speed for better prices. It still may be out of your budget though I don't know. And don't waste your time with 1 3/4" like I did the first time....do it once and do it right.

ez2cdave

REALLY ??? This sure LOOKS like $2700 from Maryland Speed to me . . .

http://marylandspeed.com/kooks-1-34-...s1e-p-779.html

http://marylandspeed.com/kooks-3-tru...al-p-3056.html

nascarnate326

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I went to advance auto and got their MR Gasket bolts for LS motors. High quality and had no issues. I have got the motor hot several times now and they all seem to be tight still.

I did reuse my OEM gaskets though.

BrntWS6

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Like I said before since you decided to ignore what I said in my other post. You have to CALL them to get past the online pricing. Little thing with buttons on it that you had to use before the internet made everyone allergic to talking to actual people.

ez2cdave

Well, it better be a DEEP discount, since Speed Engineering will probably be selling their headers and true-dual system for 25% - 33% of the price for Kooks. That would be $700 - $900 total.

BrntWS6

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Hold on....I never said they were comparable in price. Just that you can get the kooks setup for a far cry less than what is advertised. And I read SE duals are going to be dumped so youd be better off comparing them to TSPs.

ez2cdave

Nope . . .

Sean, from SE, indicated they are going to have flanges at that point, with either a choice of dumps or an over the axle setup . . .

Read Post # 229 . . .

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...ilable-12.html

BrntWS6

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Nice way to do it if they can keep that price point and both pipes are over the axle.

ez2cdave

AGREED . . . I have my radar locked on Speed Engineering !

demonspeed

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I'd recommend header studs. They make the install go a lot smoother as you'll be able to hang the gasket on the studs and slide the headers on without fighting to thread a bolt in the hole while trying to line up the gasket. This is even more important when doing the install alone