Best of the worst longtubes for 5.7L and up
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Best of the worst longtubes for 5.7L and up 
old 1-3/4" pacesetters up top, random stainless not quite as big but obviously more evenly lengthy primary's one on the bottom
I was repairing my old leaking pacesetter's on my 5.7L and I remembered I had gotten these other used headers a while back from Craigslist. I was going to put them on my 4.8L swapped camaro but now that car has grown up to a 6.2L. I guess what I'm asking is would I see any e.t. gain on my 5.7L with these what I assume are "eBay" headers over the pacesetters?
If you want new headers on the cheap, I'd avoid most of the Ebay ones. Go for a set of Speed Engineering headers. They do sell them on Ebay, but lots of people including myself have used them with good results. The install and fitment are probably the best out there for the money spent. I got mine for around $300. They do have an Ebay store as well, but some reputable places also sell them. I think I bought mine direct from their website.
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If you want new headers on the cheap, I'd avoid most of the Ebay ones. Go for a set of Speed Engineering headers. They do sell them on Ebay, but lots of people including myself have used them with good results. The install and fitment are probably the best out there for the money spent. I got mine for around $300. They do have an Ebay store as well, but some reputable places also sell them. I think I bought mine direct from their website.
Having just cleaned up my pacesetters, I would reccomend them over the bottom ebay ones. The generic ones with the wierd bend in them dont look like the would even clear the starter in an fbody.
So get the rust off of them and run them again. You never know what kind of bs issues the generic ebay ones will give you, like fitment
So get the rust off of them and run them again. You never know what kind of bs issues the generic ebay ones will give you, like fitment
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Well my favorite thing is fitment issues and I already said I wasn't going to be buying anything so I went ahead and ordered the budget 3" dual exhaust system from eBay. I've got the pacesetters back on again and I'm going to pull the rest of the old exhaust off before the new dual system gets here. I think so long as I get some Grade 8 stuff to put in the clamps and take care installing it I'll be fine. I also got the panhard relocation kit as well
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Everything looks great, I'm really glad I ordered this kit. The clamps look good well see how the bolts go the tips are amazing, way nicer than anything that I would have ever picked out, I see why guys leave them off though, they weigh a ton! lol
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