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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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Default whats the best longtubes?
i have a c5z with an ls6 motor and decided i want to throw on some longtubes to it. i was wondering which longtubes would give it the most power for its price. any suggestion?

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Kooks or ARH
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LG super pro, Great longtube and priced pretty good too!
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Kooks, ARH, or Dynatech.
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Not to jack the thread but I have the same dilema going with the same car and was wondering if anyone has any experience with the TSP header/X-pipe combo? It seems like a good budget setup.
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kooks .....but thats imo.... get ready to spend some money for some good longtubes well worth it in the long run
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alright, thanks guys!
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for vettes... LG..KOOKS..ARH... im sure u cant go wrong with either
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ebay headers..
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Get ARH or Kooks.....Im Not A Fan of LG's I have buddy's that have had issues getting them in and with the build of them (They are made by Borla). My ARH slid right in. Your drive a vette your gonna have vette tax it sucks but you gotta get used to it. I can get you ARH for 1475.00 shipped to your door. Let me know and ill tell my guy. O and he throws in free spark plugs and MSD 8.5mm wires as well.
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alright man cool ill let you know as soon as i get the money. would they happen to be these specs? (Header 1-7/8 x 3, X pipe 3 x 3 N/Cats)

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alright man cool ill let you know as soon as i get the money. would they happen to be these specs? (Header 1-7/8 x 3, X pipe 3 x 3 N/Cats)

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Thats exactly what im running. So yes he can do that.
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alright sweet i'll pm you about it as soon as i get the money. thanks
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