Headers....
08-28-2010, 11:50 PM
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A lot of people run lower quality headers and like them but IMO when it comes to headers for these cars you need to go big or go home. The quality and fitment of Kooks and ARHs are unmatched by other headers. Im awaiting install for my kooks w/ catted X-pipe, its gonna sound sick.
08-30-2010, 03:22 PM
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A lot of people run lower quality headers and like them but IMO when it comes to headers for these cars you need to go big or go home. The quality and fitment of Kooks and ARHs are unmatched by other headers. Im awaiting install for my kooks w/ catted X-pipe, its gonna sound sick.
08-31-2010, 09:37 PM
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Listen to everybody saying go big or go home, If you ever have to do any tranny work, you want ARH or Kooks so you don't have to remove one header to get the tranny out. Saved my life, I just replaced my clutch and the tranny was easy to pull. FYI I have about 1400 in install on my headers because of them coming loose. I would just keep the stock manifolds to be completely honest, I mean, they sound great but I have about 3000 into just my headers man and don't expect to feel any gains in HP or TQ.
08-31-2010, 09:38 PM
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09-04-2010, 11:09 AM
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No, but like someone else said, when is time to pull the tranny and the headers gotta come off, so does extra money out of my pocket, and when the lower quality headers start rubbing against the bottom of the car or leaking there goes more money, and when you have to throw away the lower quality ones because they're rusted to sh*t in 3 years and I have to fork out extra money to get Kooks, there goes more money instead of getting Kooks to start with. Or 3 years from now if I decide to go turbo, Id be lucky to get $200 from the rusted lower quality headers where the Kooks only need to be cleaned and look basically new and I get $5-600 for them.
09-06-2010, 12:10 PM
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He can put it off and get something with greater gains for the money but if you mod this car enough you will come to find that LTs are necessary. No matter which way you go (minus going the turbo route) you're gonna need headers, you can't get max hp in an N/A setup unless you get LTs, same goes for blower and spray, the stock manifolds can only do so much.