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06-21-2015, 11:41 AM
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Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012
Location: Mechanicsville, VA
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ordering headers...Kooks or ARH?
I give...I didn't want to put headers on the car, but I must because I'm sure the lack of them is killing the potential hp/torque. With a cam like I have, I should have upgraded from the start but didn't want the added hassle and expense. Cam only cars (with specs like mine) with headers are usually in the 570/490 range...Z/28 & Z06. My car is now 521/441. Kooks and ARH both appear to be great products and are priced similarily. What brand would you guys recommend?
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'21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60'
'17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold) |
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06-21-2015, 12:26 PM
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Drives: One of the baddest handling Gen 5s Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Masachusetts
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06-21-2015, 12:31 PM
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Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: 39.793153,-86.238223
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I have ARH and really like them. I'm mildly cammed and I'm 450rwhp and 423rwtq, roughly 540hp at the crank.
Seems like most go either way, Kooks or ARH.
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06-21-2015, 12:50 PM
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Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: By the lake in AZ
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I like the way the kooks fit, i have both.
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06-21-2015, 01:10 PM
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Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Oklahoma
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Did I see somewhere that now hooker headers are available for the ZL1's? I think they have been bought out by Holley but not for sure. I used to have hooker headers on every vehicle I owned until the mid 80's and finally stopped buying them. They were the best offered in those days but not sure about now. If you check and see about them let us know if they are. If they are not available I would go ARH myself.
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06-21-2015, 06:00 PM
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Drives: '14 Z/28 - AGM - No A/C Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Alaska
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It would be a matter of 1-7/8 primary tube and with or without cats. Which ever had the lowest price. I would be leaning toward ARH.
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06-21-2015, 08:26 PM
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I have neither, so I can't speak for any of the things that you would use to make a decision. In fact the only reason I'm chiming in at all it because of the customer service I received from ARH. I was looking for short tube headers and they talked me out of it, since I wasn't willing to tune it would be a waste of money. I think it speaks volumes about a company when they are willing to give up a 1100$ sale because it wont really benefit the customer. When my warranty is up and I tune, the only place Ill go is ARH.
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06-21-2015, 10:21 PM
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Drives: 2013 silver ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: colorado springs co
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I had the kooks on my zl1 and I chose to go with the arh for my z28 build. They are a thing of beauty. Arh has out done themselves with these.
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Colorado speed and performance build: hand ported heads, titanium valves, hand ported throttle body,fast lsxr intake, custom cut lunati cam, lunati push rods, fm high performance lifters, dual beehive springs + titanium retainers, trunnions upgrade, ARH headers + x pipe, fast fuel rails, c5r timing chain, katech high volume oil pump, ati underdrive pulley, Taylor wires. Sold---2013 ZL1 M6 Silver Ice Metallic: 767 rwhp |
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06-25-2015, 02:52 PM
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Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012
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OK...it was nearly a coin flip decision, and I went with ARH. It was so no clear cut best answer to this one. I ordered 1 7/8" with no cats.
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'21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60'
'17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold) |
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06-25-2015, 03:14 PM
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Drives: 12 SIM 2SS/ RS Sinergy M6,GMC2500HD Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: San Diego, California
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Kooks!!!
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06-25-2015, 03:22 PM
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Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009
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These cars love 1 7/8" headers and I know mine sounds like a beast, tamed but a beast!
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06-25-2015, 04:04 PM
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Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008
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This will help.
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06-25-2015, 04:44 PM
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Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012
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'21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60'
'17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold) |
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06-26-2015, 11:10 AM
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Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008
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