omcar

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Will the stainless long tubes make the engine compartment hotter than stock headers?

tnmotown

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i went with Pacesetter LT's ceramic coated, and YES i did feel a difference. Like stated above probably one of the best bolt-ons for our motors.....oh and yeah....that cut-out is going to be LOUD!

CAMAROZ28AQUINO

big diff. man. Makes the car sound so much better and crisp. go wit ha set of coated headers or stainless if u have the $$$. DOnt get SLP headers unless u wanna scrape everywhere

thebart455

well i have chosen to go with flowtechs ceramic coated headers, and im trying to figure out if flowtechs y pipe is a 3 inch or a 2 1/2. i want a 3 inch

chrs1313

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15 rwhp with longtubes...

colews6

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you will probablyt need a tune after to get the most out of the headers.

tnmotown

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exactly! after i installed my LT's i felt a difference, but once i got it tuned after that....pulled much better!!

thebart455

yea i talked to my friend who does my tuning, he said i would also, but he wanted me to make sure the y pipe is a 3 inch and not a 2 and a half???

SchultzLT1

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Most if not all ORY's are 3"

Go Pacesetter for Ceramic and Kooks for stainless IMHO. But if you already decided on Flowtechs then go for it. Make sure your have an ungraded exhaust or your I pipe will not be 3"

thebart455

well what made me lean toward flowtech is that the have a 3 bolt flange connection to the y pipe, do u know if flowtechs y pipe is a 3 inch i dont know much about headers

ealucero1

I just installed pacesetter lt's yesterday, extremely happy with the them. Ceramic coated are fine, I had them in my 94 v-6 camaro for three Michigan winters, no rust, except for some surface rust on the collector welds.

FMX05

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The 3 bolt flange connection is a big downside to the flowtechs. When I bought my car it had flowtech's on it and the collector is all bent up and leaky. All 3 bolts backed themselves out at the track the other night. You can actually see where the flange at the motor bent when the bolts were tightened down and it leakes pretty substantially. LT's are LT's to some extent but I would at least go with pacesetters. The flowtechs just seem like they are made out of playdough compared to the Pacesetters on my friends LT1. If you want to use Flowtech headers go for it, but be prepared for leaks. I don't care what anyone says you get what you pay for in the end. I'm not one of the guys recommending kook's or QTP because they are the best and most expensive because not everyone has the budget to afford them. I am one of the guys that has a cheap set of headers on his car and wants to change them out ASAP. These things remind me of the old Blackjack headers for Small Block Chevy's. Slip on collector with a band clamp or a thicker flange ftmfw.

EDIT: The primary tubes "Welds" are actually more like a tach weld. They are spot welded in 3 spots around the primary. It looks like you could break it off with your hand.

thebart455

well i just want a good budget set of headers and a good y pipe for my car for around 500$$ does anyone have any suggestions?

FMX05

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Pacesetters.

TA1364

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LTs and ORY= Loud
I got pacesetters, they arent bad at all for the price I just need to get them to stop hitting the floorboard at WOT.

MuscleCarZ28

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I bought the pacesetter headers(non-coated) and ORY for about $400. I think its the main reason i broke into the 12's with just bolt ons, street tires,and 2.0 60ft..

02silvaZ

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wow!, i guess that sums it up, good call

thebart455

what brand of ory are you all getting with your pacesetters?

rich Z

Try a poly trans mount.

98RedBird

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I say QTP. I have them and love them. Awesome quality and the only one of the stainless bunch besides XS that are polished. And they are something like $200 cheaper than the other big names- ARH and Kooks. Definitely look into them. Here's some pictures of mine.

By the way, just keep in mind that the stainless header will not rust. Ceramic (Pacesetter and Hooker) will. I had a set of Pacesetters on a garage queen and even still they began to rust within about a years time. I guess it just depends on how often you want to be replacing your headers and how much money you want to pour into it each time you replace them. Only takes two sets of Pacesetters and you're at the price of a stainless header that will last for as long as you own the car... something to think about.