I dont know which ones to order? please guys i need feed back, thanks a lot

 

flowtechs...only cause i have em...and like em

other than personal oppinion...it's all about price.

i know my FTs came with O2 extenstions, which saves ya $50 or so.

 

(I just installed my flowtech and had no real issues installing them. No clearance issures. Teke184's writeup is pretty good to give you an idea on install.

 

Flowtechs have a great price!!

 

I love my Pacesetters. I was on the waiting list for the first batch and I didn't have any fitment issues at all. No rubbing or banging. They perform as well as Hookers or even FLPs. The coating is nice. The only thing that is garbage really is the y-pipe.

 

How do you know that???????????????
Did you have Hookers and FLPs, dyno them then switch to Pacesetters and dyno them??????????????

Please don't state guesses and assumptions as fact. And please shorten your signature to 5 lines or less as per the board rules.

thanks,

 

thank you guys, but i still dont know what to get

 

I have the Flowtechs, and I havent had a single problem with them. I was asking the same question as you are a few months back. I got more negative fedback from Pacesetter users, and nearly none from the Flowtech users. Great fitment, and great clearance along with my 2" drop. I went Flowtech, and would reccomend them to any fellow F Body owner.

 

All LT headers will give about the same HP gains. And no Al, I have not owned every single set of LT headers and dyno'd them. But I did read every post on headers both here and at ls1tech using the search features. What I learned from hours of research is what makes expensive headers worth more then the less expensive ones is better fitment, better looks/craftsmenship and in some cases stainless steel (a huge plus). But as far as HP gains go they all are pretty much the same. One set may give 3 or 4 HP over another but nothing big enough to spend hundreds more for.

Pacesetter and Flowtech are both fine headers. The Pacesetters had a bad rep for awhile but have been redesigned to correct some fitment issues (especially in the Y-pipe). Now they are much better from what I hear so it's really a toss up. I would get whichever one is at a better price and or in stock at the place you buy from. Either will be fine but just make sure you pay the little extra and get coated ones.

Good Luck

 

A friend of mine has a '99 Hawk that dynoed exactly the same as mine when we were stock on the same dyno. We now have the same mods with the exception that he has FLPs and I have Pacesetters. We dynoed exactly the same after mods. Now that's what I call proof, not assumptions.

 

quote:
"One set may give 3 or 4 HP over another"

i highly doubt it would even be that...unless the primaries are different size.

considering LTs only give 20hp or so...3-4 more would be a considerable amount!!!

i'd pay $100-200 more for a proven 4hp from one brand to another.

 

sweet thanks a lot guys for all your input

 

I just got my Pacetsetters not too long ago and I LOVE them...great clearance, no install issues WHATSOEVER

The coating is still the same as the day I ought them, not a scratch anywhere, even on the collectors...looks great

I have never even seen a set of flowtechs so I cant comment on those...

see my sig if you want to check'em out....I have pics of them before and after the install, plus, undercar pics if your interested

BTW those are the new design....supposed to fix the issues with clearance, etc.

and the flange is nice and thick and they seal really good, even with the bolts they supply you with(non-locking)

I havent had to retighten them yet (crosses fingers) but I suspect I will simetime, as every set of headers I have ever had, I had to retighten them eventually.

The price is right, too....did I mention the coating looks great?