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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 05:48 PM
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first off, i have a 99 z28, 42,000 on the clock, m6, borla cat back, pro 5.0, and whisper lid. i am a very particular person on things i do (i don't half *** it) which headers and ory pipe should i purchase? stainless or coated? oh i will get long tubes. thanks for your time.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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If Your Dont Half *** Then Kooks Or Qtp Both Are Stainless...get Whatever One You Can Find Cheaper
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 07:13 PM
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make sure you get cats or that Borla is going to sound like crap. Or you could also ditch the cats and put a Borla XR-1 bullet in the I-pipe to clean up the sound like I did.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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Kooks or Qtp are great. look at some of the sponsors on the right they have some good prices right now. also like ddelallata said put in bullet in the i-pipe or I would change the exhaust. The Borla is great, but sounds like crap with lt and no cats.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 02:25 AM
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Coated LTs for sure w/ 3in ory but as far as brand, Do you think Hooker LTs or Pacesetter LTs are "half ***"? my PS LTs looked pretty good and went on very easy. I think they're as good as Kooks or QTPs ( not tryin to flame or start anything, just wonderin what u mean by half ***)
DO NOT get Slp LTs unless you wanna pay an extra $250-$300 bucks and more than likely crush in the bottom side of passenger side hedder ( personal experience on a non-lowered car)
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 02:35 AM
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If you dont want to "half *** it" go duals.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 07:38 AM
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kooks and qtp and top notch headers as you can see by everybody's response. but i would get hookers. its a reputable header, and its still 400 bucks cheaper than kooks and qtp. hope this helps.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 07:59 AM
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save yourself the headache and get qtps
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like others have said.. do it right the first time...get the QTPs stainless ..

i had coated headers b4..they rusted,.. i sold them and got the QTPs..never been better
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u guys are scarin me now cuz of my pacesetters...how long till the coating starts to rust?
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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most of you all say that the borla sounds crappy without cats, what does it do to the power???
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If you want the best, get the QTP HVMC LT's. Any of the QTP Y's flow very well also.
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I'm a Kooks fan myself but you really can't go wrong with either one. I got coated for various reasons but some people do worry about them rusting and it does happen. I would recommend Stainless Steel Kooks and the Kooks ORY also.
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If you want the best, get the QTP HVMC LT's. Any of the QTP Y's flow very well also.
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