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Old Dec 17, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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What is the difference between the different kinds of headers. Are the long tubes better than the other types? I am looking for a good kind to get. Help me out! Please!

Old Dec 17, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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Longtubes are longtubes. The only real difference is if it stainless, coated, or painted. If you have the pretty penny you could go with kooks or qtp's. On a budget you have ebays, pacesetters, edelbrocks, and others. They will all make around the same power, kooks and qtps might make a little more but not much. Hope that helps a little.
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Buy coated pacesetters , best deal for the money and more exhaust out their fit this header.
Old Dec 17, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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I've got a Corsa exhuast I put on from the cats back.



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what is your budget?
Old Dec 17, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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Please tell me those aren't 20s on that T/A.
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Originally Posted by M6HuggerSS
what is your budget?
Pretty much anything. I want to do headers, y pipe, and cat delete. I was told it was better to buy as a package but I don't know.

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Please tell me those aren't 20s on that T/A.
No dummy! Those are 50.8cm's, 1.676 Shyaku, 0.2778 Fathoms, 120.5 pica, 225.2 ligne, 11.43 vershok, or 25.44 digits! However you roll brother! Have fun with the conversions.



And what do you drive? An s10? Don't waste my time.
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Id say buy (forbidden name) but for some reason, if you told to buy these stainless steel headers, everybody will jump in and tell you their junk...even though they dont have um, and the people that do have um luv um. Save ya some cash and get the same result. The only prob is a custom ?Y-pipe but if an exhaust shop will make you one, then it isnt a big problem
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And what do you drive? An s10? Don't waste my time.
Sorry to disappoint you but I drive more than one vehicle. Nice T/A you should audition it for the next Lil John music video.
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or if you wanted to get some really really damned expensive ones get the Dynatech system....
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Originally Posted by s10blaza
Sorry to disappoint you but I drive more than one vehicle. Nice T/A you should audition it for the next Lil John music video.
Old Dec 18, 2006 | 07:28 AM
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I have Pace Setters, ceramic coated Race style with no cats and bullets dumped at the rear axle....My hole set up (Mind you I did some dealing here on Tech) cost me roughly roughly 700 bucks....That is Headers, X pipe, mufflers and the exhaust install.....

My buddy and I did the headers.....they went in real easy....No problems....Drove from my buddies house 15 miles open headers...it sounded awesome...
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Originally Posted by SuperSlow02
Id say buy (forbidden name) but for some reason, if you told to buy these stainless steel headers, everybody will jump in and tell you their junk...even though they dont have um, and the people that do have um luv um. Save ya some cash and get the same result. The only prob is a custom ?Y-pipe but if an exhaust shop will make you one, then it isnt a big problem
+1 or if you don't feel comfortable then get coated Pacesetters and take the money you save (sell the corsa) and invest in a nice true dual system.
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for an easy buy and fast install.... id get the FLP (dynomaxx) set-up....

nice car btw,.,....
not a fan of those BLING wheels on ANY car/truck, but to each is own....
those things have to weigh a TON !!!!!!!!!

good luck with the HP mods..... you will enjoy them!
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