New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech - headers/ ORY

hey guys doing headers and replacing the factory flat ory as soon as i get off deployment any good suggestions on long tubes and ory to get? i know everyone is gonna pretty much say pacesetters only reason i havent looked into them to hard is i dont like slip fit. also has anyone had any clearance problems with there brands or fitting problems/ if so post brand so i know what to avoid. my car is dd and not lowered and most likely i never will for clearance. thanks

hey guys doing headers and replacing the factory flat ory as soon as i get off deployment any good suggestions on long tubes and ory to get? i know everyone is gonna pretty much say pacesetters only reason i havent looked into them to hard is i dont like slip fit. also has anyone had any clearance problems with there brands or fitting problems/ if so post brand so i know what to avoid. my car is dd and not lowered and most likely i never will for clearance. thanks

Figure out what you'd like to spend and the quality you desire. Pacesetters are great for the price. Some higher end brands like Kooks and American Racing Headers are some of the best made headers you can buy, not to mention they're stainless. I wouldn't worry too much about fitment, you should be fine going with any major brand. I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say "slip-fit."

Pacesetters, TSP ORY worked out great for me, and all of my other friends. If you want best of the best there's always ARH, Kooks...Since you're coming back from a deployment It's safe to assume you're gonna have made some bank to afford ARH/Kooks.

well most of my money went to bills lol so looking at 500 for headers and ory.

Pacesetter's are great for that price range. The fit and finish is really nice. You won't find a better header and ORY for the money! We typically keep them in stock. Give us a call when ever you are ready and we'll be happy to fix you up! We will even split shipping with you since you are military!

Thanks!
Jon

Cheap: Pacesetter
$$$: Kooks

You need to seriously consider BBK ceramic headers for $499 shipped including the ORY.
I think it's the best value out there when you consider the quality you get for that price shipped.

The fit looks pretty flawless too.

thanks for the imput texasspeed gonna go that route for the money sounds good plus ive heard good things bout pacesetters

+1 for pacesetters, have their LT's and ORY on my hawk and i love them.

hey guys doing headers and replacing the factory flat ory as soon as i get off deployment

the factory y-pipe isn't an ory, they came with cats off the showroom floor ;)

The fittment on Kooks is perfect i just installed them yesterday. As far as ory i cant help there i went with Kooks duals

I want to go with PaceSetters, but I live in the city which means rough winters, heard I would need stainless. I used to have pacesetters in my old V6 and it started to rust :/ But then again, no way im driving this SS in the winter anyways so I should be good?

+1 for pacesetters, have their LT's and ORY on my hawk and i love them.



the factory y-pipe isn't an ory, they came with cats off the showroom floor ;)


But TECHNICALLY the cats weren't a part of the pipe, they just bolted onto the end of it.

I want to go with PaceSetters, but I live in the city which means rough winters, heard I would need stainless. I used to have pacesetters in my old V6 and it started to rust :/ But then again, no way im driving this SS in the winter anyways so I should be good?


get them coated maybe?

not a lot of experence here but my friend just put a set of Pacesetters on his ws6 and it sounds great and you can feel the difference of course he also did full exhaust(think its a hooker muffer).

ARH all the way bro!!!

with a $500 budget, I wouldn't even think of anything else but pacesetters/TSP ORY.

bought BBk long tubes with their ORY yes i know its a 2.5 y but the clearance on bbks is great and thats what i want. car is a dd after all and i drive over 3 sets of fairly tall speed bumps twice daily as i am in the military living off base driving to work every day. also bought a DMH cutout for better sound when i want it. should all come together nicley ill post pics when i get home from deployment and get them on in a week or so

ARH all the way bro!!!

+1.....fit great and all stainless steel....do it right the first time