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Old 12-17-2006, 05:02 AM
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Im wondering if its possible to lower your ride and still have LT headers without too much scraping. I know a lot of guys go with pacesetter and qtp but have problems with their y-pipe.

has anyone considered midlenght headers?
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just go with midtubes thats what I am doing
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pacesetter and a tsp-ory
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FLPs, but be prepared to bashthe hell out of the underside of the car with a hammer.
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Pacesetters. Don't waste time with short or mid-tube headers.
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im using kooks
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As long as you are able to peice your y-pipe together properly, you shouldn't have a problem with clearance. A few of the cars we have here are lowered on SLP Eibach Springs and we haven't had any problems yet.
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dont mean to jack your thread but will i have problems with clearance. I have G2 springs and my Pacesetter LT's and ory are on the way
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Kooks are the best. Tuck up just like stock. Running them on 99zman's lowered ride as well as gman's ebiac lowered ride with no issues.
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My Pacesetter Y sucks ballz... hangs too low even for my meager 1 1/4" drop on BMR springs. The headers are fine, though.
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Pacesetters and a TSP-ory here too and no problems!
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what kind of ORY would yall recommend with a 1.2-1.5 drop running pacesetter LT? also is their anyway I can stick a cutout in the exaust system without takeing out more clearance?
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Well for me qtp/sportlines = But thats cause im still on stock decarbons with 110k on the clock. This was back before i knew jack about anything, so i went back to stock and im fine now. As long as u dont lower ur car like 2.5 inches then LT's will be very tolerable.
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Originally Posted by SLP/Drew
Im wondering if its possible to lower your ride and still have LT headers without too much scraping. I know a lot of guys go with pacesetter and qtp but have problems with their y-pipe.

has anyone considered midlenght headers?
My 93 Z28 is lowered 1.5". I have Edelbrock TES headers which are mid length headers with a Y-pipe. They are a simple installation, and they tuck up nice and tight without doing any mods or beating on the floor pan like other require.

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I'll soon have a Kooks/kooks catted y/Strano springs setup. I'll let you know how it goes
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Hooker LT's and Prokit.. Only thing I hit is the front air damn sometimes..

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Ive got the Ebiach Pro Kit on my car with QTP LT's and TD's and i scrap a bit, just gotta take bumps carefully and sometimes at an angle. You'll be fine. The only thing i suggest is that you dont get he SLP LT's those things hit EVERYTHING!!!!
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StainlessWorks on my car. Can't even see them, the stock system hung lower. But they aren't cheap headers like Hookers and Pacesetters either.....
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Originally Posted by davered00ss
Kooks are the best. Tuck up just like stock. Running them on 99zman's lowered ride as well as gman's ebiac lowered ride with no issues.
i was worried about this too. like stated above kook's hands down fit like a glove and no scraping at all..
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Pacesetters and eibach pro-kit here. Have to be careful, but I'm on stock decarbons until the end of the week. Koni SAs ftw!


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