Those with kooks or ARH 2" headers..
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Those with kooks or ARH 2" headers..
The collectors are 3 1/2 inch rather then the standard 3" exhausts sold for our cars. I'm thinking about getting a set...
are you guys going custom or what?
what mufflers are you running?
thanks!!
are you guys going custom or what?
what mufflers are you running?
thanks!!
Last edited by jermzz; 10-27-2008 at 11:10 PM.
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Jermzz, It sounds like you need to contact me. I have Y-pipe options that may do the trick. If you go to the AR Headers website you can get a good look at what we have offer. Here's the link. http://www.americanracingheaders.com/LS1RaceSystem.htm
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might as well stick with 1 7/8 and 3" x pipe...
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Jermzz, It sounds like you need to contact me. I have Y-pipe options that may do the trick. If you go to the AR Headers website you can get a good look at what we have offer. Here's the link. http://www.americanracingheaders.com/LS1RaceSystem.htm
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cool. sounds to me like you bought headers that were too big though.
i dont wanna bottle neck my exhaust, it just seems pointless.
I can't justify spending 1000 dollars on headers bigger then my 1 7/8 and bogging them down to flow the same amount as a 1 7/8 header flows.
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You want to increase flow and increase exhaust velocity. If you add more flow to what is needed, you'll slow the exhaust down and lose power. Ideally, you want to shrink your exhaust as it goes. The largest exhaust area is needed at the front of the exhaust because it's hottest so therefore its volume is greatest. As the exhaust cools, it condenses and takes up a lot less space. Therefore, running larger piping all the way back will limit velocity and add too much flow, hurting performance. If you have 2" headers and then funnel the gas into the reducers, the reducers will actually increase the velocity of the exhaust. This would benefit you if 3" exhaust provides enough flow at that point. It could be a good thing.
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nice, can you get me a deal like that? lol
yeah, I suppose you have growing room, that's good atleast!! you should just spend the little extra cash and set it up to 3 1/2 inch so you dont waste money later down the road!
but too each his own, you know more about your car then I ever will.
I can't believe there's not more people running these headers!?
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You want to increase flow and increase exhaust velocity. If you add more flow to what is needed, you'll slow the exhaust down and lose power. Ideally, you want to shrink your exhaust as it goes. The largest exhaust area is needed at the front of the exhaust because it's hottest so therefore its volume is greatest. As the exhaust cools, it condenses and takes up a lot less space. Therefore, running larger piping all the way back will limit velocity and add too much flow, hurting performance. If you have 2" headers and then funnel the gas into the reducers, the reducers will actually increase the velocity of the exhaust. This would benefit you if 3" exhaust provides enough flow at that point. It could be a good thing.
Maybe a reducer would work with a true dual system. I dont understand why we dont see more people doing it this way if that's the case.
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Most people attribute larger exhaust to more power, too. It's not true, but people don't tend to see it that way. It's one of those things that you don't realize unless you're well versed in fluid mechanics or someone takes the time to explain it. Most people have just never thought about it before.
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Then you're really going to slow down the exhaust. What you're saying makes a lot more sense if you're running open headers IMO. If you're going to run a full exhaust system, making it bigger is really going to slow things down, and as the exhaust gases cool, you want to maintain velocity, not destroy it.