BBK Headers or LS6, Which First?
10-17-2011, 10:20 PM
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BBK Headers or LS6, Which First? I have a 00 SS and can only afford either the headers or the intake right now, so which one will benifit me more? Car has Lid, MAF, ported throttle body and cat back right now.
10-17-2011, 11:05 PM
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You will only get the full benefit of the ls6 if you have headers but headers alone will net the best increase if you have to do one or the other. Honestly, the intake would be cheaper and much easier to do if that is a factor. I did headers first but also had to do motor mounts/trans/torque arm bushings... o2 extensions and egr removal...
go with headers. 
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10-18-2011, 07:58 PM
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The stock LS1 intake is perfectly fine until you start modding the car heavier (cam, heads, etc., etc.), then it would benefit you to switch over. You might see a tiny gain if you do it now, but nothing like what you would see if you got LT's.
10-18-2011, 09:00 PM
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Everyone is saying headers & it was one of my first mods but I honestly didnt notice much difference like I did after I got an LS6 intake. The intake really woke the car up, def. felt a difference but maybe because I already had LTs. I had $600 into my LTs & ORY but only $300 into the used intake. If I were to do it all over again I would get the intake first, then LTs would follow shortly after.
10-20-2011, 08:35 AM
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Really? I thought there was a pretty big difference even on a stock car. I havent done the swap yet though. I am just going to wait until next season.
10-20-2011, 10:40 AM
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On a heavy modded motor 8-12hp with a ported LS6 intake.
The LT headers 20-25hp
10-20-2011, 12:00 PM
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