go pacesetters fasho!!! im glad i went with them!! i could have gotten the more top of the line brands like kooks, QTP..but im more than happy and impressed with my pacesetters.. PACESETTERS all the way!!!

 

I've had the hedman's uncoated headers on my car for two years now. Great headers for the price. They're 1 5/8 stepped to 1 3/4. I would recommend them, they fit really great, only issue I had was I had to beat the floor pan a little on the driver side to get the flange up. Wasn't anything crazy just needed about an 1/8th of an inch difference to get them up and in. The y-pipe they sell is an ory. I don't see anyway you could use the stock cats like jegs says. I would look around from the sponsors on here and sometimes in the group purchase section for the pacesetters and see if you can get a deal on them, as they're 1 3/4'' headers and not 1 5/8'' stepped. Leaves you a little more room to grow, but probably only a 1-2 rwhp difference. Hope this helps some.

 

If you ask me Pacesetters are #1 for value. For the price...the fit and finish is great!

 

Pacesetters. It's really the only right choice for a budget header. Some say XS, but the fitment is hit or miss from what I've read. Play it safe, go with the Pace's.

 

With votes like that I think its an easy decision.

 

i had hedmans but going with bigger size headers for my 408 the fit well tuck up real nice and my car made more power then my buddys t/a with pacesetters

i'm selling mine cheap if your interested pm me

 

the Hedman exhaust company has been around longer than the pacesetter company

 

i'll let you guys know by the end of this week because i'm having hedman put on my car.

 

PS...Ive never even heard of anyone using Hedman

 

I have them in my 98 formula with tsp 5.3 heads,ported fast 90/90,tr 224/112 cam. car is an A4 with a TCI 3500ssf. puts down 417rwhp 407 rwt(corrected).Uncorrected it put down 424rwh. I'm making decent power for an A4 with a small cam,so I dont plan on swapping them out til i need 1 3/4stepped to 1 7/8 hedders for larger cubes

 

overrated {kooks}.go with pacesetter,

 

headman here as well, no complaints. car came with them though.

 

love my pacesetters went from 13.3 to 13.1. i noticed a good diff. i would say do it!