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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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ok i hav a stock 98 z28, im trying to firgure out which brand of lt headers i should get. from the affordable pacesetters or the pricey and acclamied kooks and qtps, whats the difference? am i jus paying for a name? i would greatly apprecate ur suggestion...jus want my car to sound like a pissed off dragon
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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headers are header, search and read stickys and you will see that.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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what kind of lt headers do u suggest then?
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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If you want the best you will have to pay the money for them (QTP's). If you want the bang for buck header get the Pacesetters.
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A LT is a LT as far as noise level. Pacesetters are a good header for the price, but they arent stainless steel. The Kooks are more because theyre stainless and flow somewhat better.
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Ah, yes, I forgot to mention that. They are all about the same noise wise.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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What's the loudest kind of header?

The open kind.
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pacesetters get the job done.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by rollinna65
What's the loudest kind of header?

The open kind.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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thanks guys for the sugestions...any others? i also hav a y pipe setup, any awesome combo i could do with those?
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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If you are just looking to be loud get a catback....
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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crap!!, are long tubes even legal in pennsylvania?
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pacesetters with TSP ypipe works well from what i have read
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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it seems like pacesetters will seal the deal..THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION RIDERS
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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and is it really necessary to have them chrome out or?
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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its ceramic coating, and yes that is a good idea, keeps heat in the headers for the o2s to work well
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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try look into the edelbrocks lt drag race headers.
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if you want to keep even more heat outta your bay...might i recomend a header jacket for each side?!? they work wonders!
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Originally Posted by HawaiianZ28Rider
what kind of lt headers do u suggest then?
Try some of the links in my sig and read the stickys.

You'll find more than enough info.
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Old Dec 5, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RICEBURNER
if you want to keep even more heat outta your bay...might i recomend a header jacket for each side?!? they work wonders!
Where can you get those?
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