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Old 09-24-2005, 09:22 PM
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Hey guys i was asking myself, im in a low budget to spend on my car, im looking to get some headers, yes people say QTP and KOOKS are the best, but what about hooker and pacesetter? isnt a longtune header...a longtube header, is it really worth spending the extra $$$ for a couple more horsepower? fill me in here guys what do u guys think? because if i need to buy the good quality header i will.

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Peoples biggest draw towards Kooks and QTP is that they are 304 stainless steel. People with Pacesetters, Hooker, Jet Hot, ect. all say they love them but a few years down the road may experiance the coating wearing off. Jet Hots coating seems to be much stronger than other companies coatings. Quality isnt an issue with the brands I listed. All very good brands.
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kooks and qtp are the bling bling of headers.
coated headers will rust with time, but that no big deal.
its not like they will rust threw.
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Hookers are cheaper if that was what you were trying to get at, but you might want to find a happy medium between price and quality.
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LG Motorsports make some great headers give those a look before you make a purchase.
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Hey thanks guys im looking at QTP and il take look at the LG's.
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I had the Hooker LT's and the coating was flaking off after 6 months. The AIR Tube broke off because of the crappy weld and had to remove the headers to have them repaired. What a PITA. When the flange was welded to the primaries, there was a lot of slag in the pipes. They were pooly welded and it showed less than two years after they were installed. I ended up ditching those and bought QTP's. These are a work of art. The welds are very good with no slag in the primaries. The QTP's fit better and will never rust. Get the QTP's or Kooks and be done with it
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Pacesetter Coated LT's here and couldn't be happier...Less than $400 shipped to my door in less than 24hrs from Texas Speed.

Easier to install than the Throttle Body not really but easiest header install i've ever done!

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Which of those headers are equal length? Don't the equal length LT's offer more gains?
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If you are going to get coated headers get pacesetters, no need to pay high dollar for hookers. If you are are going to get stainless get kooks or qtp.




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