Exhaust guru's...

[03SVTCOBRA]

Working on some suspension stuff coming in the next few months and while i have the k member out im thinking about making the switch to long tubes. I know i should see some pretty good gains with my setup and long tubes... but my question is:

1 5/8 long tubes run at a decent price for my car, but 1 3/4 and 1 7/8 are pretty much double the price. I want to do this once, am i going to regret not spending double the cash... or is the gain over the small one not enough to even consider spending the extra money.


1 5/8 run anywhere from 300-700 bucks
1 3/4 are about 900-1200
and most of the 1 7/8 stepped down to 1 3/4 are 1200+

Not trying to cheap out, but that seems like a shit load just for some pipes and that doesnt include the new midpipe ide have to get +$200.

[1998ta__1991rs]

imo get the biggest ones you can afford

[Chillerman]

Think about what your goals are and get the right headers the first time around. Kooks makes a great set of headers, exspensive, but the last set you will need to buy. Get SS headers and be done. Bad Bob can do everything else you need done downstream of the headers. He does great work and treats the forum members well.

[Blue Skunk]

imo get the biggest ones you can afford

X2

[Carlrx7]

biggest

[03SVTCOBRA]

I always heard too big can be just as bad as too small. Realistically the most power they will see wont be over 800rwhp. Anything more than that it wont be done without a turbo anyways.

[1998ta__1991rs]

I always heard too big can be just as bad as too small. Realistically the most power they will see wont be over 800rwhp. Anything more than that it wont be done without a turbo anyways.

save the money and put the $1200 toward the turbo setup

[03SVTCOBRA]

save the money and put the $1200 toward the turbo setup

turbos are for gays:gggg:

I wont be spending that much anyways, most likely ill try to find some used ones. Im still breaking the whipple in... will be alittle while before i rip it off for the turbos.

[bwelch]

With a whipple you need the bigger headers.

[gearmesh, inc.]

Go ahead and get a quality set of stainless $1200 headers now. When you want to go turbo, you can sell the headers for at least $600-$800 along with your Whipple to help pay for the turbo kit.

[03SVTCOBRA]

If i snag the bigger LT headers they also will have a 3" collector instead of 2.5. The x pipe for that is 400 bucks... which is crazy. What are the chances my current x pipe could be hacked up and stepped up to 3" at the end meeting the headers. Im going to have to swap the current x out anyways, but making it work might be able to save me $400.

[slowgreen99]

If i snag the bigger LT headers they also will have a 3" collector instead of 2.5. The x pipe for that is 400 bucks... which is crazy. What are the chances my current x pipe could be hacked up and stepped up to 3" at the end meeting the headers. Im going to have to swap the current x out anyways, but making it work might be able to save me $400.

Get the headers on, and let Robert do the rest.

[jmd]

get the big boys.

[Rattletrap]

BIG

[JTStreet]

I have Kooks 1 7/8's on mine, and I love it.

[chrisheltra]

Get the biggest ones with the 3" collector and then send them here.

http://www.swaintech.com/

[03SVTCOBRA]

The big ones come ceramic coated already, i dont need them to be purty just not to rust up bad.

[chrisheltra]

The big ones come ceramic coated already, i dont need them to be purty just not to rust up bad.

Thats cool that's one of the reasons the price is so much higher. IMO Id rather spend the extra money on the bigger coated ones because the under hood temps will be kept in check more so than the small non coated headers.

[JTStreet]

turbos are for gays:gggg:


http://toomuchgaming.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/oh_you.jpg

[chrisheltra]

turbos are for gays:gggg:

According to Foose04 your wrong. lol

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s192/blackhawkawd91/DSC00669.jpg

[Chillerman]

If i snag the bigger LT headers they also will have a 3" collector instead of 2.5. The x pipe for that is 400 bucks... which is crazy. What are the chances my current x pipe could be hacked up and stepped up to 3" at the end meeting the headers. Im going to have to swap the current x out anyways, but making it work might be able to save me $400.

Like I said in my previous post, Robert can do anything you want downstream of the headers. If you want another X-pipe, he can probably make it. You should see the work he did on the 3.5" pipe and the mufflers still reside in the stock location on my 89 mustang. If you want to keep your 2.5" X-pipe, he can adapt to that as well. I wouldn't recommend choking your motor down with that small of a pipe. I will be at Dorchester this Sunday if you want to see his work.

[03SVTCOBRA]

Like I said in my previous post, Robert can do anything you want downstream of the headers. If you want another X-pipe, he can probably make it. You should see the work he did on the 3.5" pipe and the mufflers still reside in the stock location on my 89 mustang. If you want to keep your 2.5" X-pipe, he can adapt to that as well. I wouldn't recommend choking your motor down with that small of a pipe. I will be at Dorchester this Sunday if you want to see his work.


Only reason i need to keep the 2.5 stepped up to 3" is because i still use a full exhaust. Ive thought about doing it 2 ways. Either having some electric cut outs before it gets to 2.5" for when im at the track. Or a a full 3" system that would have to be made. Leaning toward the cut outs right now just because i drive the car almost every day and a full 3" system may be ungodly loud, just adding the headers will probably not be quiet already.