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Old 09-28-2006, 11:28 PM
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Default pacesetter or hooker headers

I'll let you decide for me
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Old 09-29-2006, 12:15 AM
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Ive got a friend who put the Pace's on his bird. They are one of the best fitting set of headers out there. Thats what id go with if i had to pick between the two...although ill stick with my QTP LT's
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Hooker are nice, I have them on my totaled SS. They were great until that happened.
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Easy choice. Pacesetter headers have a thicker flange, fit as good or better, have o2 bungs on inside, and are much cheaper.
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Old 09-29-2006, 01:42 AM
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simply with almost half the price u will have the same HP gains, and keep ur other saved $$ for other mode...

maybe a pulley?
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Old 09-29-2006, 03:49 AM
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Whichever you can get a better price on... My hookers were a pain in the *** to install but I'm pretty sure all LT's are. The O2s on the outside make it a little of a hassle to replace once there threaded on but it was no biggie for me. Either way you'll be happy


Just make sure you fire em up open header once, you will never be satisfied with any Duals set up you decide to go with afterward...
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Hooker stainless?
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Old 09-29-2006, 01:34 PM
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I had pacesetters on my Camaro and they slid right in and fit excellent...Hooker is very good too though
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Old 09-29-2006, 09:21 PM
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thanks for the advice, I think I will go with the pacesetter headers and their Y pipe too.
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Originally Posted by import slayer
thanks for the advice, I think I will go with the pacesetter headers and their Y pipe too.
Their Y pipe is excellent except one part. The inside of the nerge has alot of sawg left inside the pipe. You or a shop needs to get in there with a die grinder and grind it all out and you are good to go.
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I have hooker headers,y-pipe,and cat back for about 3 years I love it.
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pacesetters... save the money for what you want next
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Why is it you never hear anything about Jet Hots? Im running the Jet Hots on my car and couldnt be more pleased. I did the instal on jack stands and didnt have to loosen/unbolt anything other than the spark plugs. There based on the Hooker design only thicker guage construction and the 02 bungs are also moved to the inside. They tuck really tight under the car also for lowered cars like mine.
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Originally Posted by Jeremiah
Why is it you never hear anything about Jet Hots? Im running the Jet Hots on my car and couldnt be more pleased. I did the instal on jack stands and didnt have to loosen/unbolt anything other than the spark plugs. There based on the Hooker design only thicker guage construction and the 02 bungs are also moved to the inside. They tuck really tight under the car also for lowered cars like mine.
did you pay $400.00 shipped for those? ...that's why pacesetters are prefered for the same header... more like a header is a header is a header type of thing except for the HVMC's (Kooks/QTP)
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I love my Pacesetters. Fitment perfect and have had to remove them for H/C swap and went back in just as easy the 2nd time.
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I paid $520 for mine with the Jet Hot coating, do the pace setters come coated for $400?
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I have the hookers and love them.
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Originally Posted by Full-Force
Easy choice. Pacesetter headers have a thicker flange, fit as good or better, have o2 bungs on inside, and are much cheaper.
he hit it dead on
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coated pacesetters
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coated pacesetter cheap and very easy to install. I would recommend them to anyone that going with headers.

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