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Jan 30, 2019 | 11:16 PM

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2" hearders?

I have a ls2 402 in my car with ported 243's and texas giant cam. It makes 505rwhp na and I'm needing a little more for a na class I want to run. The car has 15 year old Jet Hot 1.75 headers going into a custom ypipe and 4" cat back. I'm debating on stepping up to TSP 2" headers and switching to e85. How much of a gain could i hope for out of both?

Jan 31, 2019 | 08:12 AM

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You didn't provide enough information for anyone to give a good answer.
Sounds like this is a street car that you are drag racing...? I would keep the 1 7/8" tubes
Running E85... need more info about the engine. CR is? Carb or injection ? Fuel injector flow rate ?

Jan 31, 2019 | 09:04 AM

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He is running 1 3/4, not 1 7/8. You would pick up some horse power for sure by going to a larger header, but not sure if it's the worth the time and money to you. Who ported the heads?

Jan 31, 2019 | 10:53 AM

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Go 2 inch! I ran the 2/3.5 on my H/C LS1 and was super pleased with them.

Jan 31, 2019 | 11:23 AM

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I run 2” they’re good

Jan 31, 2019 | 01:43 PM

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hearders? lol

Jan 31, 2019 | 02:02 PM

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For a 402 the 2'' hearders should take a load off the motor from the 1.75" tubes. Less pumping losses. I'd say go for it.

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Jan 31, 2019 | 06:46 PM

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This maybe on interest. May not match exactly with an LS but probably in the ballpark.

Mopar Engine Dyno 1 3/4 vs 1 7/8 vs 2 inch primary headers

505 whp is fairly close to ~600 flywheel hp

I think this is a decent article, a set of 1 3/4 vs 1 7/8 vs 2 inch headers are tested on a ~600 flywheel hp Mopar.

1 3/4 vs 2 inch ~15 to 20 flywheel hp

E85 tune probably depending on tuners skill to a degree: 10-20 flywheel hp

20 to 35 whp - would be my wild guess for both mod's

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Feb 7, 2019 | 11:36 AM

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If you decide you want 2" headers, we can give you a great deal on Kooks! Call us @ 610-628-1563

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Feb 7, 2019 | 05:00 PM

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That is a nice price on those Kooks.

Feb 7, 2019 | 08:08 PM

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2'' primaries and X-pipe be worth 35+rwhp for you. Probably more. E85 gains gonna depend on comp ratio and tune.

Feb 7, 2019 | 08:23 PM

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Your intro says 2"hearders, whatcha hearding 2"cows? 2"chickens? What?

Aug 18, 2019 | 02:01 AM

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Hi, your Ls1 have factory compression ratio with the 2" headers?

Aug 18, 2019 | 07:37 AM

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Hi, your Ls1 have factory compression ratio with the 2" headers?

It’s 2” hearders.

Aug 18, 2019 | 09:55 AM

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It’s 2” hearders.

I HEARD that! lol

Aug 18, 2019 | 02:58 PM

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If you are stepping up to 2 inch headers, I'd suggest stepping up to some larger port and valves heads if you can for your class. TSP 237 or 247 heads might work.