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Old 10-03-2004, 09:13 PM
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i have a lowered ws6 and was trying to purchase a set of headers and y- pipe. can anyone suggest a set of long tubes that will not hang too low? i need all the clearance i can get. somebody told me that hookers gave the best ground clearance, is this true? thanks!
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My car is lowered with PPC headers and the lowest part is the y-pipe not the headers, so I'm assuming anything of the Groty design will be the same. I used to have the QTP y-pipe but I had ton of clearance issues so I had a custom one made and have had no problems since. I have about 3" clearance at its lowest point.
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Theres going to be a lot of different answers. My pacesetters fit nicely, but in all honesty. You're going to find this answer: Just about Every header except the SLP headers will be fine.
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Originally Posted by ~RedLineLs1~
You're going to find this answer: Just about Every header except the SLP headers will be fine.


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My Pacesetters provide great ground clearance...
Car is also lowered with Eibach Prokit..

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another vote for pacesetters
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I replaced my SLP LTs with Kooks LTs/ORY because of clearance issues...I couldn't believe just how well the Kooks tuck up in there...the clearance is almost as good as the stock manifolds and y-pipe...
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My Kooks and catted y have excellent clearance. They've never scraped (knock on wood) and I don't have to duck walk speed bumps.
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Another vote for Kooks. My Kooks don't hang any lower than the stock set up did.
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thanks guys, this is a great help. anymore input?
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I have SLP LT's with the Eibach pro kit and I'm doing just fine. No issues.. But I don't use my car alot either. Any set of LT's will do you just fine. Good luck on your decsion!




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