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Old 05-12-2013, 10:55 AM   #1
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Headers?????

Which headers are the best for performance gains .... Kooks ARH American Rac.?????? and also what cat back seems to give the best performance gains .... Im ready to buy and just doing some homework
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Old 05-12-2013, 11:03 AM   #2
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You may want to search the thousands of existing threads. This question is really just going to be a poll of what everyone has. With that being said I highly recommend kooks 1 7/8 lt the cat delete and magna flow cat back, why ??? Because I own it. Lol. I think most brands pretty much put up the same HP gains. Sound is a personal taste.
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Old 05-12-2013, 11:05 AM   #3
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yeah i was thinking Kooks and MBRP and cat delete
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Old 05-12-2013, 11:24 AM   #4
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Now that I have headers I'll go, LG! Really, this topic has thousands of threads. Go with your budget.
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Old 05-12-2013, 11:34 AM   #5
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ARH gets my vote
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Old 05-12-2013, 02:15 PM   #6
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Which headers are the best for performance gains .... Kooks ARH American Rac.?????? and also what cat back seems to give the best performance gains .... Im ready to buy and just doing some homework
The answers you seek can be found in the thread below.

Choosing The Right Long Tube Headers

If you have any left after that feel free to send me a private message.
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Old 05-12-2013, 05:49 PM   #7
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I know I shouldn't...but I will. My vote is kooks 1 7/8 LTS with borla s exhaust

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Old 05-12-2013, 06:26 PM   #8
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Come on....another noob header/cai/muffler wacko

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Old 05-12-2013, 06:31 PM   #9
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The answers you seek can be found in the thread below.

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Come on....another noob header/cai/muffler wacko

Who cares its been asked. Maybe there are new developments in the header world. Maybe its nice to see fresh opinions once in a while. You may as well put yourself in the category that says "first" on every you tube video.
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Old 05-12-2013, 07:22 PM   #10
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IMHO it all comes down to what you want to spend.
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Old 05-12-2013, 07:49 PM   #11
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Come on....another noob header/cai/muffler wacko


That's hilarious. That should be a standard response. Still laughing.
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Old 05-12-2013, 08:04 PM   #12
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I've got American Racing Headers 1 7/8 with stock cat back (for now) and the sounds and performance is awesome. Kooks, ARH, SW are all great brands.
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Old 05-12-2013, 08:08 PM   #13
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Headers.. They all give basically the same gains. Choices are american made vs foreign and price.

Catback exhausts.. You should choose the one you think sounds the best. There isn't really any hp gains noticable by 3in exhaust systems til you're north of 700rwhp.
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Old 05-12-2013, 08:19 PM   #14
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Pretty much every build where we sell the Kooks stepped headers for makes in the high end of what you would expect for headers. In our testing, it was 10HP more than normal 1 7/8" Kooks. Check it out the dyno here-

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157314

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