Most practical set of headers (LT1)?
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Re: Most practical set of headers (LT1)?
Originally Posted by AlmosN8kd
Does the LT-1 Edit program allow you to log on it?
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my pacesetter longtubes were of excellent quality, and for the price($520 shipped to my door including off-road y-pipe) they can't be beat. There were zero clearance issues and the headers/y-pipe tuck up above the trans am ground effects
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Just for contrast, over 2 years I have come to despise my pacesetter longtubes/y-pipe setup.
Problems:
1. Slip-on flanges. I have never been able to totally solve the exhaust leaks between the headers and the y-pipe. I have tried many brands of band clamp and many styles without success.
2. Y-pipe. The y-pipe has always hung a bit low on the passenger's side. I've tried to tweak it many times, but without severely mangling the mounting bracket I can't seem to get it tucked up. It also had the same problems as the header slip fits, but I eventually fixed that by welding the two pieces together.
Some people have complained about the coating, but mine is still very nice in the engine compartment. The parts that are dragged through puddles are starting to get rust spots, but I would expect that from any coated header.
People claim that the ground clearance is better. I manage to get over most speed bumps easily, but if you are going a little bit too fast you will still bang the y-pipe on your way down.
All in all I wish I had paid the extra cash and went with a header that had a flange on it, and then had a custom y-pipe made. I even bought a set of the awesome flowmaster ball-joint header collectors, but due to the way the underside of the car is configured, they are basically impossible to retrofit onto the pacesetters.
Problems:
1. Slip-on flanges. I have never been able to totally solve the exhaust leaks between the headers and the y-pipe. I have tried many brands of band clamp and many styles without success.
2. Y-pipe. The y-pipe has always hung a bit low on the passenger's side. I've tried to tweak it many times, but without severely mangling the mounting bracket I can't seem to get it tucked up. It also had the same problems as the header slip fits, but I eventually fixed that by welding the two pieces together.
Some people have complained about the coating, but mine is still very nice in the engine compartment. The parts that are dragged through puddles are starting to get rust spots, but I would expect that from any coated header.
People claim that the ground clearance is better. I manage to get over most speed bumps easily, but if you are going a little bit too fast you will still bang the y-pipe on your way down.
All in all I wish I had paid the extra cash and went with a header that had a flange on it, and then had a custom y-pipe made. I even bought a set of the awesome flowmaster ball-joint header collectors, but due to the way the underside of the car is configured, they are basically impossible to retrofit onto the pacesetters.
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 12,312
From: Aurora, IL
Just for contrast, over 2 years I have come to despise my pacesetter longtubes/y-pipe setup.
Problems:
1. Slip-on flanges. I have never been able to totally solve the exhaust leaks between the headers and the y-pipe. I have tried many brands of band clamp and many styles without success.
2. Y-pipe. The y-pipe has always hung a bit low on the passenger's side. I've tried to tweak it many times, but without severely mangling the mounting bracket I can't seem to get it tucked up. It also had the same problems as the header slip fits, but I eventually fixed that by welding the two pieces together.
Some people have complained about the coating, but mine is still very nice in the engine compartment. The parts that are dragged through puddles are starting to get rust spots, but I would expect that from any coated header.
People claim that the ground clearance is better. I manage to get over most speed bumps easily, but if you are going a little bit too fast you will still bang the y-pipe on your way down.
All in all I wish I had paid the extra cash and went with a header that had a flange on it, and then had a custom y-pipe made. I even bought a set of the awesome flowmaster ball-joint header collectors, but due to the way the underside of the car is configured, they are basically impossible to retrofit onto the pacesetters.
Problems:
1. Slip-on flanges. I have never been able to totally solve the exhaust leaks between the headers and the y-pipe. I have tried many brands of band clamp and many styles without success.
2. Y-pipe. The y-pipe has always hung a bit low on the passenger's side. I've tried to tweak it many times, but without severely mangling the mounting bracket I can't seem to get it tucked up. It also had the same problems as the header slip fits, but I eventually fixed that by welding the two pieces together.
Some people have complained about the coating, but mine is still very nice in the engine compartment. The parts that are dragged through puddles are starting to get rust spots, but I would expect that from any coated header.
People claim that the ground clearance is better. I manage to get over most speed bumps easily, but if you are going a little bit too fast you will still bang the y-pipe on your way down.
All in all I wish I had paid the extra cash and went with a header that had a flange on it, and then had a custom y-pipe made. I even bought a set of the awesome flowmaster ball-joint header collectors, but due to the way the underside of the car is configured, they are basically impossible to retrofit onto the pacesetters.
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If you want to never curse your plugs go with the Macs. You can run OTVC wires with the Macs something you can't with most headers. I can change my spark plugs in 30 minutes.
Cam, stock heads, RRs no cat with the macs through a cutout I did ~340 RWHP. 326 through the exhaust (B&B triflo).
Cam, stock heads, RRs no cat with the macs through a cutout I did ~340 RWHP. 326 through the exhaust (B&B triflo).
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From: Aurora, IL
If you want to never curse your plugs go with the Macs. You can run OTVC wires with the Macs something you can't with most headers. I can change my spark plugs in 30 minutes.
Cam, stock heads, RRs no cat with the macs through a cutout I did ~340 RWHP. 326 through the exhaust (B&B triflo).
Cam, stock heads, RRs no cat with the macs through a cutout I did ~340 RWHP. 326 through the exhaust (B&B triflo).
What kind of cam do you have in there?
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