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Pacesetters

ZL1Killa

iTrader: (17)

QTP. if i could do mine over i would go QTP w/high velocity merge collectors

bww3588

iTrader: (49)

boy, you bent over pretty far for that install. sounds like they didnt use lube either......

ChocoTaco369

i agree with him 100%.

QTP's are, IMO, a better choice for headers as they have the velocity spike in the merge collector, making for IMO the best header for power gains. if you go TD's, they're the way to go. they're also the only equal-length header for the f-body and are cheaper than kooks.

however, QTP's y-pipe is pretty poorly designed. it hangs very low, fits poorly and the merge isn't too nice. the kooks y-pipe is an excellent piece. people have actually gained clearance over stock with them, and it is all stainless steel unlike QTP's aluminized y-pipe. the kooks y-pipe is hands down the best mass produced y-pipe for the f-body.

Redlinez

iTrader: (5)

When you spend $1100 plus for headers and y, they had better fit perfect IMHO.

Order 66

The QTP Y pipe is not poorly designed. The merge is the best out there. Uses the flowmaster merge. The problem is the y pipe is not something that can not be installed on your back. Mine was done on a lift and has excellent clearnance. Just wanted to point that out to you. This is first hand experience. But you are right about the headers. Nothing else compares to it power.

00silverGTP

iTrader: (3)

don't mean to high jack your thread....but when looking at headers, do I need to worry about o2s and all that stuff or can I just get the race style headers and ory? BTW - i think I am going with pacesetters.

Eric

Intragration

iTrader: (1)

Well, you ought to do a little research, there is a lot of info here that will help you decide. To answer your question, you can ditch the EGR and AIR systems as well as the cats and rear O2s if you'd like, but you would need to get them tuned out then, otherwise your SES light will come on and stay on. A lot rides on how oppressive they are with emissions where you live, and your tolerance to that.

lsx24

iTrader: (45)

I would guess kooks are equal length too, right?

Can't go wrong with Kooks or QTP. They will dyno about the same.

Pacesetters are great if you are on a budget. But Stainless is nice!

justin quick

iTrader: (5)

I have QTP 1 3/4 headers and there 3 inch catted y. I gained a lot of power from them had no fitment issues with the headers. The y pipe however is something that i had to spend a lot of time with to get ok ground clearance and my car is not lowered. Their Y pipe is good there merge collector is the main reason why i say that but they could definetly have a better over all design cause it took me many tries and a lot of cutting and fitting followed by takening it appart and putting it back together before i got it right. They sound damn good going threw my magnaflow catback. However, after 2 weeks on the car the insides of the cats blew clean out of my exhaust during a street race. didnt cause any problems just sounds better now.

Arcolog2

iTrader: (1)

It is damn hard to beat the quality of Kooks customer service. I had a small issue with my headers, called them up, instantly had a shipping tag faxed to me to ship my headers to them. You know they mean business when the owner will call you up to ensure things are going ok. That is worth the cost alone IMO. The quality can't be surpassed either.

greatskiiiier

iTrader: (10)

Sad part, he did me a favor. $95/ hour labor. 15 hours. He cut me a deal.

Bandit LS1

iTrader: (2)

I agree.....I went with QTP's after much research and the driver's side was a PITA to install. But still, they are a beautiful product.

roughneck86

well im gonna go with a true dual from tsp and no cats and i hear the qtp's are the best for this setup true?

Intragration

iTrader: (1)

My understanding is that people have recommended the QTPs as best for true duals because the QTP y-pipe is not as good as the Kooks... I think either way is a good bet, but there was some kind of an issue with the driver's side header on QTPs, so you might want to check that out.

ChocoTaco369

the QTP y-pipe is regarded as the worst-fitting y-pipe out there. many people have problems with it and, according to what people consistently posted, it scrapes on practically anything. everyone should agree it's nowhere near the quality of a kooks y-pipe, and the fact that QTP makes such nice stainless headers, then makes a ridiculously overpriced ALUMINIZED y-pipe is crazy. this, to me, is poorly designed.

Mystic 98 TA

iTrader: (4)

^^^So the question is, will the KooKs y-pipe fit on QTP headers?? If they do, all problems solved!!

Country Boy

iTrader: (24)

"Ebay" headers... stainless LTs and stainless Y, both polished. My Dad is about to be a sponsor and sell the kit. You cant beat the deal. Its not much more than the cost of a stainless Y alone!

radz282003

iTrader: (1)

There's a recent post where someone modified a Kooks Y-pipe to fit QTPs and it looked pretty good.

I was not happy with the fitment of my QTP Y-pipe, but that was a direct result of my SLP SFCs. However, since I lost the driver's side cat', and had to replace it, I modified that side of the Y-pipe with one 180* U-bent from Summit and all is well. I have just about as much clearance with this set-up as there is under the long tubes themselves. I didn't want a flattened 3-inch Y-pipe and I wanted a merge collector, so I went with QTP. I like the set-up now except for the fact it's not stainless like the rest of my exhaust but I don't live in a harsh enviornment, so no big deal.

Good luck either way.

2000KnightRider

iTrader: (21)

I'd have to say Pacesetter for bang/buck option. Also Pacesetters are so easy to install unlike SLP...theyre a freakin headache to install, plus I think SLP headers are overrated, overpriced, poorly designed and hang too low.