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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Where can i get really good lt1 headers for under $400
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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pacesetters www.summitracing.com
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Pacesetters long tubes have been the best headers for around that price for some time, but there could be something new on the market im not aware of.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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If you just want the headers LPP has lt's stepped for 425 and if you want y too they have lt's and o/r y for 550. These will last you, but you probably won't find anything that is gonna last near as long if you're only gonna put out 400 for lt's and y pipe.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by lt1z28camaro
If you just want the headers LPP has lt's stepped for 425 and if you want y too they have lt's and o/r y for 550. These will last you, but you probably won't find anything that is gonna last near as long if you're only gonna put out 400 for lt's and y pipe.
True, it all depends on how the car is driven though. If its daily driven through the rain/snow then those headers are going to be hurting real quick. If you garage it and dont use it everyday, then they last quite awhile... But not everyone has that option.

If you have 400 I would do the above, either save the 550 for the nice LPP headers or Pacesetters for slightly less.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by sanders8800
it's my everyday car
Just try not to hit any roads that are under water, if they arent stainless then try not to get them wet. Its impossible to stop but there are ways of prolonging the life of them.

Snow is another story, but my old TA encountered snow a couple times (as much as I hate to admit it, because the Hawk gets "royal treatment" with the garage year round) and those Pacesetters with the coating started rusting over pretty quick. It will happen with any brand, the key is to just try to take it easy and not kick stuff up all over them on those bad days.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Save up, steal, or borrow the extra 150 and do yourself a favor. Forget the PS Lts and grab some LPPs and ory while you can. 550 is the shipped price. Worth every penny. I actually dont think there is a better set on the market no matter how much they cost.
Basically the same as Kooks stepped headers, but made of better Stainless and will last forever.
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Originally Posted by AChotrod
Save up, steal, or borrow the extra 150 and do yourself a favor. Forget the PS Lts and grab some LPPs and ory while you can. 550 is the shipped price. Worth every penny. I actually dont think there is a better set on the market no matter how much they cost.
Basically the same as Kooks stepped headers, but made of better Stainless and will last forever.
Agreed, but not everyone has that extra bump these days...
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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pacesetter are the best bang for the buck for headers. they are not necessarily the best but mine perform damn good.
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id get a set of pacesetters and then have them jet hot coated. cant beat that
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New Era Performance has Coated pasesetter headers for 379.95 and noncoated pasesetter headers for 269.95 . Their ORY is $129.95 . (I bought mine from New Era)

Both of those dont come with all the emissions crap though..

Pasesetters are by far the best bang for the buck. I got a set of coated ones on my 94 Formula.

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Originally Posted by Camaro_94
Both of those dont come with all the emissions crap though..
You dont need all that
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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Excuse the hijack & ignorance, but what is "LPP" and "ORY"?
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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ORY - Off Road Y pipe (just any Y pipe with no cats)

LPP Is a new company on here who just came out with a beautiful set of headers... Check em' out... Very good price also....
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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you guys are saying 550 for LPP??? it is 450 on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LPP-L...mZ260282731809
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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425 for just the headers. You pay 50 for shipping in the ebay add so that would be 500 with the Y if you went that route.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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LPP all the way. Dont **** with pacesetters.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by slomarao
LPP all the way. Dont **** with pacesetters.
Why not? I am happy with my pasesetter LT's.

I'm just wondering, I dont want to sound like a dick or anything.

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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Nothing wrong with the pacesetters but 425 for a set of stainless, stepped longtubes is hard to beat.
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