Help, need cheap mods!!
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Hey everyone,new to the ls1 scene.Just picked up a 1998 z28 m6.Wonderin if i should keep the stock manifolds on her,im in the process of doin an exhaust on a tight budget.Just need input if its worth buyin headers or if the stock manifolds are worth a damn.
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Air lid is a fantastic mod, and should be one of the first ones done. I would skip the expensive air filters though.
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It's more like this:
Pacesetter Longtubes $400
TSP ORY $1xx
The rest you pick out for yourself lol
On these cars longtube headers is basically a guaranteed 20rwhp gain min. from just the headers.
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**** well ima have to get me a set of headers lol. So would mid length headers still benefit me on a stock motor? Or should i spend the money and get full length headers?
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I bought everything in the sig from texas speed and the ws6 store. Very good prices.
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I've done hookers on 2 cars, ebay on 2 cars, and pacesetters. the ebay fit exactly the same as the pacesetters. I recommend ebay because they don't rust out in a few years like my hookers did.
to each his own but I am plenty happy with mine
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id go lt headers ORY and hooker catback if you go with ebay headers wouldnt be much at all and hooker is a good catback and not exspensive wouldnt go with tru duals just a normal catback.
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I'm asking this genuinely, have you actually installed a set and had a problem?
I've done hookers on 2 cars, ebay on 2 cars, and pacesetters. the ebay fit exactly the same as the pacesetters. I recommend ebay because they don't rust out in a few years like my hookers did.
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I've done hookers on 2 cars, ebay on 2 cars, and pacesetters. the ebay fit exactly the same as the pacesetters. I recommend ebay because they don't rust out in a few years like my hookers did.
to each his own but I am plenty happy with mine
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Alight ill just look around for some used longtubes. Has anyone had any scraping problems with them on the street since i know they hang down a little lower.
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I went the cheapest route I could take and and very happy with my setup. I run...
Chrome BBK LT's/ORY (sold as a set, includes gaskets for the headers) - $370 shipped
Hooker Aerochamber - $90
O2 extensions - $20
The only thing I didn't do myself was weld the the muffler on which cost me like another $40 for welding and some custom bent pipes to reach the rear.
So for like $500 total you can get a badass exhaust system if you do the work.
Chrome BBK LT's/ORY (sold as a set, includes gaskets for the headers) - $370 shipped
Hooker Aerochamber - $90
O2 extensions - $20
The only thing I didn't do myself was weld the the muffler on which cost me like another $40 for welding and some custom bent pipes to reach the rear.
So for like $500 total you can get a badass exhaust system if you do the work.