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Old 12-06-2010, 05:52 AM
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Ok Im wanting pacesetter Longtubes for christmas but im wondering should i get those or kooks or hooker what would be the best out of the three. Sound and performance wise
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koooks will probably be your best bet as far as quality goes, but would be the most expensive. I would look into the TSP 1 7/8 headers.
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what's the best place to get pacesetter longtubes for my 00 ss
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what's the best place to get pacesetter longtubes for my 00 ss
i would not go pacesetter if you have the money, i would get the Kooks now so you will be set up for true duels in the future if you want. but if you are dead set on pacesetters...there here:

http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=182&catid=8

there are the coated ones with the ORY
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Well I'm wanting true duals no that y pipe stuff lol I plan on taking it from the headers straight to the back of the car
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check out ARH LTs too.
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I heard LPP is running a Christmas GP on their stuff.
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
check out ARH LTs too.
^^this....otherwise, kooks.
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I would buy BBK over the pacesetters. Hell if I could afford ARH or Kooks I would definitely jump on that bandwagon.
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I have KOOKS and they are elegant. Just elegant. They fit right in no problems. They look beautifull and sound awsome. I just put a QTP electric cut-out in and it sounds pretty damn good. With a set of KOOKS headers and a TSP Torquer V2. camshaft I put down 397 RWHP and 368 RWTQ. They have to be good. Of course I have put heads on since then but they still shine both cosmetically and performance wise.
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I have CC PS LT's to PS 3" ORY to Magnaflow and love em but that's bout all I can say as I haven't compared them to anything else
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Obviously if you have the $$ get the best header you can get. But if it's between Hooker and Pacesetters I would go Hooker (I recently bought LTs and was debating between the two as they're the least expensive headers you can get right now). I've never done an install using Pacesetters but I've heard of many people having to remove steering columns etc to get the Pacesetters to fit on the drivers side, the Hookers fit right in no problems. In regards to fitment I don't think you can go wrong with Hooker.
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Originally Posted by TXZ28LS1
koooks will probably be your best bet as far as quality goes, but would be the most expensive. I would look into the TSP 1 7/8 headers.
If i could do it all over again i'd buy 1 7/8 LT"S, With that being said This ^
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if you buy pacesetter you'll regret buyin the rust buckets, after a year they show signs of rust after 2 years i started seeing cracks and leaks
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I had Pacesetter's on my T/A. I had a lot of leaks throughout the years. I'm glad I bought Dynatech's for my GTO. They look pretty, and sound damn good. Pacestter doesn't offer a catted y-pipe either, if that matters to you. Quality.. its meh.. blah... You get what you pay for with Long Tubes.
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You do get what you pay for,for what I paid for my pacesetters they work great ,but they have gotten pretty rusty and crappy looking in the past 2 years and I don't drive in any bad weather,if the cash is there I would be looking at something in stainless,
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I did install my pacesetters and I can say they installed like crap,and if your not doing a install a shop will charge you a 150 more just hearing the name pacesetter lol,
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Performance and sound is the same or about the same for headers.
Its the material and price that separates what they are.
If you have the money get the expensive stainless ones.
If you dont care about a little rust and wanna save money get the painted pacesetters.
I chose the pacsetters because money was an issue and who cares about a little rust its not a spotless showcar.
I picked up 21 rwh and 10 rwt without a tune going to pacsetter lts + tsp ory so im happy with that.

About the install, it was just like anyother header I have installed except I had to sawzal the little tab on the block driver side. Other than that the instal was great. And they look fine no leaks.




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