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Old 05-26-2006, 01:56 PM
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Im new to the car world and I'm not sure if putting 1-7/8" longtube headers on a stock ls1 would be too big and if the loss of low end torque would outweigh the hp gain. Should I just stick with the 1-3/4"??
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Good question I'm wondering the same. Anybody?
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1 3/4" is more than big enough for a stock motor and is still plenty for heads and cam. If you were going to run N20, I might think of doing stepped 1 3/4 to 1 7/8. I think you will lose some low end TQ with the 1 7/8..

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everyone thinks that the bigger is better, . with headers its not always the case, . . the 1 7/8ths headers will scavenge worse than 1 3/4ths, . .
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for stock ls1 go with the 3/4. only time u need the 7/8 is when u are going huge cubes
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Originally Posted by Kounsy
for stock ls1 go with the 3/4. only time u need the 7/8 is when u are going huge cubes
I agree 100%. Even if you are planning on going bigger in the future you can easily resell the stainless style headers on here no problem.
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Not to mention that the 1&7/8" will more than likely require some cutting and grinding of the car to get them to fit.




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