Pacesetters and kooks..
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Pacesetters and kooks.. Hey guys im new to this things.. But i just bough a gto and was trying to get new headers for it... Right now i only have a volant intake, spintech cat-back and a gmm shifter... I was looking at the pacesetters and kooks LT's but i wanted to c if u guys knew wat the diffrences are from each other... other den the money and dat kooks are stainless...
And u guys experience with them...
I dont know much about performance parts but thanks for ur help in advance...
And u guys experience with them...
I dont know much about performance parts but thanks for ur help in advance...
Pacesetter are the cheap headers but are not bad for the price. Kooks are the high end header along with American Racing Headers which is what I went with for my Camaro. I would say go with Kooks or ARH, fitment will be better and will get better life out of the header IMO.
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Depending on your budget, if you don't care about the cost and you want the best gains then I would go with American Racing Headers. If you plan on getting force air go with the 2" set if not 1 3/4" or 1 7/8" is all you need.
The only reason I would spend that much money for a set of headers is for the 1-7/8. I don't know why people buy a set for 8-1500$ for the same gains as you would for the price of pacesetter. I have the ceramic coated 1-3/4 and they only cost 438$.
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My pacesetters fit great, on a camaro though. But depends on your budget. People run eBay headers fine. Kooks are def higher end but IMO pacesetters are the best bang for your buck, I would say go with them. You also are going to need a new y pipe if you are keeping the catback so keep that in mind with your budget, especially if you want to run cats.
So unless you aren't on a budget, pacesetters. Also guys correct me if I'm wrong but the extra 1/8" isn't gonna make a big enough difference unless you go with a cam?
So unless you aren't on a budget, pacesetters. Also guys correct me if I'm wrong but the extra 1/8" isn't gonna make a big enough difference unless you go with a cam?
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dats what i was thinking of doing ...because i can only sped $1000 this time... i was eaither gonna get the slp diablo tunner and pacesetter LT's w/catless mids...or just kooks LT's and no tunner..
but i've heard alot of people say that pacesetters are bad because of the fitting it doesnt fit dat good and sometimes they get leaks..
dats what i was thinking of doing ...because i can only sped $1000 this time... i was eaither gonna get the slp diablo tunner and pacesetter LT's w/catless mids...or just kooks LT's and no tunner..
but i've heard alot of people say that pacesetters are bad because of the fitting it doesnt fit dat good and sometimes they get leaks..
Idk my pacesetters fit great and haven't changed color and it's been daily driven for 7 months or so...that's for a camaro though I don't know how they are on a gto. But still I think you should go pacesetters and then get a dyno tune not a programmer...also are you doing the work? Would
Obv effect the budget. But my .02
Obv effect the budget. But my .02
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i guess ill go wit pacesetters..
i was thinking of getting dat programmer because i was thinking of getting more stuff for my car like a cam and a intake manifold and i dont wanna have to pay for a dyno every time i get something new...
and yea im doing the work my self...
i was thinking of getting dat programmer because i was thinking of getting more stuff for my car like a cam and a intake manifold and i dont wanna have to pay for a dyno every time i get something new...
and yea im doing the work my self...
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i guess ill go wit pacesetters..
i was thinking of getting dat programmer because i was thinking of getting more stuff for my car like a cam and a intake manifold and i dont wanna have to pay for a dyno every time i get something new...
and yea im doing the work my self...
i was thinking of getting dat programmer because i was thinking of getting more stuff for my car like a cam and a intake manifold and i dont wanna have to pay for a dyno every time i get something new...
and yea im doing the work my self...