best mid priced headers?
07-13-2011, 07:34 PM
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best mid priced headers? What mid priced headers will give my ls1 the greatest bhp gain? I would trust reviews from people who have actually bought and tested them rather than what the produduct descriptions say.
07-13-2011, 08:29 PM
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Best combo I see out there is the BBK longtube w/y pipe in chrome for $369 or ceramic coated for about $100 more, read up on this forum about them, good fit and finish and ez install too, next price point is about $7-800, then over a grand from there. IMHO YMMV
07-13-2011, 09:56 PM
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I've got the chrome BBK LT/ORY combo on my T/A, hands down the best fitting headers I've ever installed, no notching k-members and removing steering shafts, etc. that you might run into with other brands. I've had them almost 4 months now and everything still looks and sounds great. They're really the best option for your money IMHO.
07-14-2011, 10:10 PM
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Best combo I see out there is the BBK longtube w/y pipe in chrome for $369 or ceramic coated for about $100 more, read up on this forum about them, good fit and finish and ez install too, next price point is about $7-800, then over a grand from there. IMHO YMMV
Im looking at the BBK's now and wondering what MORE did you have to get for them?
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07-15-2011, 06:01 AM
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Yup thats what I'm probably doing. Waiting to get TSP Stainless 1 7/8" LT's and a TSP Stainless catted 3" Y when that comes out. Hopefully fitment will be perfect with those as well
07-15-2011, 07:37 AM
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As I see it, strictly based on PRICE, not which brand is the best:
ebay OBX headers would be low end budget ($150-300)
BBI - mid range ($500-ish)
Pacesetter, TSP, Kooks, AR going toward the high scale when you add in the Y pipe ($800 & up)
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07-15-2011, 07:41 AM
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They aren't positive the price will stay the same, but I'm sure they will try to keep it close. You are right though, not mid-priced, but probably the best option once available. How much is their non-catted y-pipe?
07-15-2011, 07:45 AM
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I have it on pretty good authority that the Stainless products will be just about the same price.
Our next production run of off-road y-pipes will be switched over to polished 304 stainless steel. Our catted y-pipes will eventually switched as well, but this will be at least 6 months down the road. We are swapping to the polished 304 stainless steel for our TSP 1 7/8" long tube headers as well, and we expect to have these available in early August. We do not anticipate a price change from $499.99 for the headers, so that will be a huge plus for customers looking to go with the larger primary size!
Let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns.
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Originally Posted by Trevor @ Texas Speed & Perf.
Our next production run of off-road y-pipes will be switched over to polished 304 stainless steel. Our catted y-pipes will eventually switched as well, but this will be at least 6 months down the road. We are swapping to the polished 304 stainless steel for our TSP 1 7/8" long tube headers as well, and we expect to have these available in early August. We do not anticipate a price change from $499.99 for the headers, so that will be a huge plus for customers looking to go with the larger primary size!
Let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns.
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07-15-2011, 08:46 AM
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Damn, def copping TSP stainless when I do my header project. Was originally gonna go w/ pacesetters for the money cuz all the stainless ones are expensive, but the tsp's aren't that much more then pacesetters so stoked
07-16-2011, 01:51 AM
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I've got the chrome BBK LT/ORY combo on my T/A, hands down the best fitting headers I've ever installed, no notching k-members and removing steering shafts, etc. that you might run into with other brands. I've had them almost 4 months now and everything still looks and sounds great. They're really the best option for your money IMHO.
07-16-2011, 01:59 AM
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Best combo I see out there is the BBK longtube w/y pipe in chrome for $369 or ceramic coated for about $100 more, read up on this forum about them, good fit and finish and ez install too, next price point is about $7-800, then over a grand from there. IMHO YMMV
07-16-2011, 02:09 AM
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So if their current LS headers are already $499 on their website and on backorder, how can they sell stainless ones for the same price? Plus another $2-300 for a y-pipe puts this in the $800 range minimum....does not sound mid-priced to me, just saying
As I see it, strictly based on PRICE, not which brand is the best:
ebay OBX headers would be low end budget ($150-300)
BBI - mid range ($500-ish)
Pacesetter, TSP, Kooks, AR going toward the high scale when you add in the Y pipe ($800 & up)
As I see it, strictly based on PRICE, not which brand is the best:
ebay OBX headers would be low end budget ($150-300)
BBI - mid range ($500-ish)
Pacesetter, TSP, Kooks, AR going toward the high scale when you add in the Y pipe ($800 & up)
I got ceramics w/ Y for under $500 new, agree with everything else though. Pacesetter's, Hooker, BBK, Mac, & Flowtech I'd say are all "mid-priced"
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