best headers and what size and why!!!
1 7/8" makes more power everywhere on an FBody. This topic has been beaten to death.
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We have American Racing Headers on our C5 and love them. Customer service was first class and I have never personally seen a finer product. I'm sure others will chime in with good headers, and don't doubt there are nice ones out there, but I'll never buy another brand. ARH come on the COPO Camaros, Drag Pack Challengers and the Cobra Jets from the factory so that should say something.
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1 7/8" makes more power everywhere on an FBody. This topic has been beaten to death. Resurrected, beaten to death again, witch-doctor-charm-brought-back-to-life-again.... This, and "Is a Fast 102 too big for a stock cube motor...?" Both being the Lazarus topics of LSx.
Mostly 1 7/8 seems to move the power band up top from my research.. Either way it's not a huge difference on a bolt on car..
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1 7/8" makes more power everywhere on an FBody. This topic has been beaten to death.
Resurrected, beaten to death again, witch-doctor-charm-brought-back-to-life-again....
This, and "Is a Fast 102 too big for a stock cube motor...?"
Both being the Lazarus topics of LSx.
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This, and "Is a Fast 102 too big for a stock cube motor...?"
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Best is largely subjective. To some people BEST is the cheapest money for the best possible product in that range. Def go with 1 7-8 and if you're on a budget speed engineering is it. If you have more cash to spend, want the absolute BEST and choose to support and American built product then KOOKS or ARH is the way to go. I have ARH's on mine and they ft better than my buddies kooks however I realize that chanegs from car to car
I have installed north of 30 sets of headers on various Fbodys and C5 vettes. Most of those were Kooks, and a couple were ARH. A few pacesetters as well.
As far as quality and fitment, Kooks and ARH seem to be really close. ARH may have a slight advantage.
From what I understand if you go with a catted Y then ARH is the best because they use a quality converter where Kooks use a cheaper one.
As far as quality and fitment, Kooks and ARH seem to be really close. ARH may have a slight advantage.
From what I understand if you go with a catted Y then ARH is the best because they use a quality converter where Kooks use a cheaper one.
I have installed north of 30 sets of headers on various Fbodys and C5 vettes. Most of those were Kooks, and a couple were ARH. A few pacesetters as well.
As far as quality and fitment, Kooks and ARH seem to be really close. ARH may have a slight advantage.
From what I understand if you go with a catted Y then ARH is the best because they use a quality converter where Kooks use a cheaper one.
As far as quality and fitment, Kooks and ARH seem to be really close. ARH may have a slight advantage.
From what I understand if you go with a catted Y then ARH is the best because they use a quality converter where Kooks use a cheaper one.
Yea same here arh headers is the only way to go at least for me it is I have the arh 1/34 with catted y pipe with Slp loud mouth 1 and love it might have to take it back to the shop becouse at a dead stop and punch it at the light I feel the y pipe hitting the bottom so I might have to get Motor mounts
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ARH with their Y and their high flow cats, with the slp lm1 and love the sound!There are other good headers, but I'm glad I went with ARH cause I did it outside in the winter! https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...installed.html
Last edited by sleepinghawk; Jan 31, 2015 at 11:46 AM.
I tried a couple and the only thing I can say is NEVER get the SLP "Tuned Length" 1 7/8 if your car is lowered at all. They hit everything and seemed to hurt torque down low but breathed well up top. I couldn't drive over a match stick without "clang" "thud"..