BackNBlue

I have been reading about headers on here for hours and tried numerous searches and have not found the answer...

I am looking to do stainless headers and with TSP stainless headers being about 1/2 the price of ARH and Kooks, is there any reason I should not get them?

I am thinking I will go "race" or no emissions with whatever brand I choose and I am going to run whatever brands matching Y (no cats) to a Magnaflow cat back.

It looks like with the TSP's I can do the cat back also and have change left over so why wouldn't I?

02'Andy

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The tsp headers are hard to beat for the price. I chose arh for mine because I saw guys on here had an easier time installing them. The tsp headers will work great, they just might take a little more work and patience to install though. I've seen mixed results on the installs, like everything else for our cars. If you want to put the extra cash into other parts, tsp would be the way to go.

StuntmanMike

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Only reason I can think of is if you have money to burn and like bragging rights of running expensive headers.

After reading up on TSP headers a few months ago, the install looks to be the same as other headers (you should do motor mounts at the same time anyway), and even if it IS a little more difficult, you're saving 4 or 5 hundred bucks for the trouble.

Guitar

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Only difference I personally think will be, as others said, the install. Although all cars are different, so YMMV. Get the TSP headers, I had a set, while they weren't installed, they were good quality headers.

lemons12

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TSP now comes with a merge spike as well... Install is the only thing different.

sepsis

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If I didn't get my headers for the price I did, I would have gone with TSP also. I have the TSP ORY and it's awesome quality. I'm sure their headers are just as good.

Floorman279

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people by kooks and ARH for the extra bling factor........highly doubt there would be more than a 3-4 hp tq difference between the two.....i heard some people have no issues with tsp headers, and others have very minor issues.......

andy-lswon

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I have the tsp headers and very happy with them can't beat the price. I'll take a little more time to install and save $500 anyday

thunderstruck507

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I've helped install the TSP 1 7/8" headers and am very impressed with them. In the future I wouldn't mind trying to make them fit my car...they are much better than my $600 ls1 swap headers.

Jdsls1

I have the 1 7/8 on my 2001 TA and I think they look awesome and the install wasn't bad at all. Great quality header. For the price I don't think you can beat them.

jlcustomz

Got me interested in them for my g-body swap I started back in 02'. cost me more than that for S&P mid length swap headers with ceramic coating that didn't hold out very long. Have tig & portaband saw, can mod if needed.
Since the subject was started on these stainless headers, Anyone have any luck or suggestions on keeping them polished such as preheating & repolishing or maybe the old bikers trick of packing grease in the inlets before running for thermal coating, which may require running old oxy sensors till they bake.

2win_SS

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I would go TSP since they are StainlessSteel. You can always send them off for coating

lemons12

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All three of those brands are SS.

mjs1012

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why not spend $600ish for the tsp 1 7/8 headers and the ory vs the $1k+ for arh or kooks. Seems like a no brainer to me.

derrickman05

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I have the TSP's and they look great and were about average as far as difficulty installing them. Nothing hard or complex about it. They showed great improvements on the butt dyno as well.

Sail Hatan

My install with tsp 1 7/8 was painless. I had to grind a little off the k member so they didn't hit cause I'm Still running stock motormounts. Took less then a day. And they're awesome.

98ZTWO8

i just installed the tsp, the money i saved on them instead of arh i used to buy the ls6 intake, hopefully i can hear it run this weekend

spy2520

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For the price the TSP headers look great. I definitely paid less than $1k for my coated kooks 1 7/8 headers though.

Midnight02

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Another vote for the TSP 1 7/8" headers. Just had them installed on my car and am very pleased with the quality. DO the motor mounts while you're in there....I made the mistake of NOT going that route...bad call.

Sail Hatan

I also didn't do mounts, and I suggest doing them.