08-11-2018, 07:10 PM | #1 |
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Borla Long Tube Headers?
Anyone here running the Borla headers? I'm thinking of running them with their S type exhaust on my '18SS. Any issues? Performance figures vs other headers? I don't plan on going forced induction, just some basic bolt on mods. Intake, headers, exhaust and a tune is my immediate plan. Open to suggestions on combos. I don't want anything as aggressive as the atak though.
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08-11-2018, 07:14 PM | #2 |
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I’m sure the quality is ok but they are only 1 3/4 last I checked. They will be down on power. I wouldn’t go with Borla for that reason
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08-11-2018, 08:58 PM | #3 |
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https://www.borla.com/products/camar...rt__17293.html
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08-12-2018, 09:51 AM | #4 | |
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08-12-2018, 09:54 AM | #5 |
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Seems like anything bigger than 1 3/4 primaries would be overkill on an N/A setup? I may be wrong about that though. I don't plan on going supercharged or anything like that. You guys might laugh at me for this but it seems like with an intake, headers, exhaust and a tune this car would be PLENTY fast enough for a daily driven street car.
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08-12-2018, 10:19 AM | #6 |
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I thought like you too, but this engine puts our 530 BHP which is roughly where the 426 hemi, the 427 L88 were, both these engines liked a minimum of 2" primaries (actually 2 and 1/8 was minimum if you could fit it in the car... just saying). So even my conservative choice of a 1 and 7/8 bone stock long block was just that a conservative choice. The only good thing about the 1 and 7/8 header is there is more room less steering shaft / burned wire issues. I still have my stock wires correctly and carefully routed. That said the 2" would seem not to have any power loss and produce a tad more top end power even with just a bolt on engine. I don't regret my 1 and 7/8 would do it again, even though my current build would luv 2"
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08-12-2018, 12:49 PM | #8 |
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You are, 1 7/8 make more power than the 3/4, I wouldn't even go through the trouble and expense for 3/4
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08-12-2018, 04:29 PM | #9 |
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I think PRAY has even said 2” all the things!
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08-12-2018, 04:53 PM | #10 |
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2" for all the LTs!
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08-13-2018, 06:27 AM | #11 |
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08-13-2018, 08:47 AM | #12 |
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1 7/8 are what you want for a bolt-on level car. 2" wont add anything until Forced Induction or a aggressive heads/cam setup. Also some brands 2" have clearance issues. Depending on your plans for the car, I wouldn't even do headers...just get CA cat deletes and tune the NPP valves. 80% of the gains are deleting the primary cats, and adjusting how the NPP valves open and close cleans up the sound.
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