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Old May 17, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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What is the best brand of headers??? I'm looking at the BBK shorty headers... And I'm wondering if they are any good???
Old May 17, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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I dont know about the brands, but from what I've heard, headers are a waste of money unless you're planning on doing serious upgrades/mods.
Old May 17, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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BBK is a good brand and JBA is supposed to be one of the best.
Old May 17, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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why would headers be a waste of money if you not gonna do serious upgrades/mods?
Old May 17, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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why would headers be a waste of money if you not gonna do serious upgrades/mods?
because with the power you are making currently the increased flow is not needed
Old May 17, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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why would headers be a waste of money if you not gonna do serious upgrades/mods?
Because they only add like 10HP and for that kind of money its not worth it. If you have a supercharger and performance exhaust with all the other supporting mods, then it'll add much more HP.
Old May 18, 2006 | 12:43 AM
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oooooh ok thanks guys
Old May 18, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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ceramic or chrome???
Old May 18, 2006 | 01:59 AM
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I love the way all cars except V6 stangs benefit from FULL exhaust. N/A 4 bangers are good with catback+header, but V6 stangs dont need headers with thier catbacks
Old May 18, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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whats the difference between ceramic or chrome headers? besides looks.



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