Kooks or QTP?
09-18-2009, 02:30 PM
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Kooks or QTP? So, it's been about 3 years since i've put on my QTP headers. It's emissions time and as I go to install my AIR and EGR, i see that my "emissions ready" longtubes don't match up with the piping. I am gonna be gettin new longtubes and having them professionally installed this time cause last time was way too much of a pain. Hopefully gonna have f-body central install em. Anyways, I do like the QTP's but i've experienced problems with em so I wanna know which out of these two would you guys recommend or if there's an even better alternative. Thanks.
09-19-2009, 01:12 PM
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I was pretty well sold on Kooks for a long time, but when I buy headers, it's going to be American Racing Headers all the way. I've seen the quality and clearance that these headers provide and since they all cost around the same, I'll go with convenience all the time. The QTP's look nice, but their Y-pipe is crap. Kooks are a very close second, but I know of some fitment issues with the 1-7/8" header and I really don't feel like grounding anything.
Good luck.
Good luck.
09-19-2009, 04:10 PM
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I am a previous owner of Kook headers. Switched to ARH and couldn't be happier. The only complaint I have about Kooks is the cheap steel they use. It isn't a clean 304 SS. Mine looked like a crap after a year. They start getting surface rust on spots all over. They wont rust through like mild steel would, but they deffinantly start looking like crap. (on a car that only got driven in the summer time and and was garaged all winter). I contacted George at Kooks about this issue, and he was seemed more than eager to see why they looked so terrible after such a short time. He asked me to send him pictures, and after he saw how they looked, he disapeared and stopped responding to my PM's. That was my cue to call up ARH and order from them. I have pics of the Kooks, but would rather not post because I dont want to rattle any cages..
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I am a previous owner of Kook headers. Switched to ARH and couldn't be happier. The only complaint I have about Kooks is the cheap steel they use. It isn't a clean 304 SS. Mine looked like a crap after a year. They start getting surface rust on spots all over. They wont rust through like mild steel would, but they deffinantly start looking like crap. (on a car that only got driven in the summer time and and was garaged all winter). I contacted George at Kooks about this issue, and he was seemed more than eager to see why they looked so terrible after such a short time. He asked me to send him pictures, and after he saw how they looked, he disapeared and stopped responding to my PM's. That was my cue to call up ARH and order from them. I have pics of the Kooks, but would rather not post because I dont want to rattle any cages..
09-23-2009, 02:11 PM
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I am a previous owner of Kook headers. Switched to ARH and couldn't be happier. The only complaint I have about Kooks is the cheap steel they use. It isn't a clean 304 SS. Mine looked like a crap after a year. They start getting surface rust on spots all over. They wont rust through like mild steel would, but they deffinantly start looking like crap. (on a car that only got driven in the summer time and and was garaged all winter). I contacted George at Kooks about this issue, and he was seemed more than eager to see why they looked so terrible after such a short time. He asked me to send him pictures, and after he saw how they looked, he disapeared and stopped responding to my PM's. That was my cue to call up ARH and order from them. I have pics of the Kooks, but would rather not post because I dont want to rattle any cages..
Overall I am happy with my ARH, and would recommend them. I do not have any experience with either of the other companies mentioned.
09-23-2009, 02:24 PM
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I was pretty well sold on Kooks for a long time, but when I buy headers, it's going to be American Racing Headers all the way. I've seen the quality and clearance that these headers provide and since they all cost around the same, I'll go with convenience all the time. The QTP's look nice, but their Y-pipe is crap. Kooks are a very close second, but I know of some fitment issues with the 1-7/8" header and I really don't feel like grounding anything.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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09-23-2009, 03:02 PM
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There have been some revisions to the Kooks headers along the way. I have the 1 7/8" x 3" Merged collector to 3" to OEM Off Road Pipe Kooks header system (to Corsa Catback) on my 2002 Z28 and there is not one issue with ground clearence or spark plug access, nor did I have to grind or pound anything to get them to fit. I'm not nocking ARH headers at all, they make a great product, and have been impressed with what they have to offer, but in no way would I say Kooks is any better or worse than ARH or vice versa.
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dur huh my favorite brand of headers is the OPEN brand . they are the loudest ones on the market, my friends neighbor had some of them OPEN headers and man it shook the pavement, I mean it scarred the hair off of his cat !!! 