im going to be ordering it in the next month(W2 money) but it says you need to buy an install kit and the cats...

i dont want cats.. and do i need the install kit or can i use generic parts... j/w

this is MAINLY for ppl you HAVE the install, BUT if you know what your talking about, not what you THINK you know, but rly know... i want to order it all at once, and install the same weekend..(friends a mechanic but is a stang lover, knows nothing about SLP , and little about camaros. he has a custom exhaust.. ok off topic..


anyone with valid/good info pls respond

and yes i know SLP is over priced and other brands are good, but i want this...

Thanks,
Cory

 

I was like you and wanted the SLP setup. You will regreat getting these headers. Have fun putting them in and have fun justifying the money you spent when there are so many better setups out there that cost a whole lot less and have a coating that will last....

 

as i've tried telling all others, pass on the slp's and get hookers/jet-hot/pacesetters. my buddy has slp's and they hang SOOOOOO low, his lower pipes are always scraping on speed bumps and he just has the firehawk springs!

the ones mentioned above tuck really well and are half the price

i personally have pacesetters and love em, easier to install (if you could call a header install easy)

 

The SLP headers are by far the most popular that we carry and install. The installation isn't bad at all, it's just a little tight on the passenger's side. If you need some more room to slide them in carefully loosen the engine cradle bolts to lower that down a little. That will give you enough room to rotate them into position. The installation kit is recommended. You could get away with "generic parts" but that will be more of a headache when your trying to chase everything down. We have offroad pipes available that include 02 simms to keep the computer happy.

Tom

 

ok, doubt ill get SLP, 2 dif local shops i emailed last night both do not recommend them, said there good but, not worth money/hassle... but now NO IDEA what to get, ever heard of FLP?

Cory

 

FLP's are VERY well known in the lt1 garage...

they are very good, but like the SLP's are quite expensive.

i would do a search for Pacesetter and read some of the reviews...they have been A++ from what i've seen.

 

Klypto, the FLPs are a nice setup but the only way I could justify spending $1200 on them is if I had to worry about emissions. Even then, you could still run into problems, being that the cats have been moved from the factory location.

If you're willing to spend some money, I'd personally recommend Kooks, QTP, Thunder Racing or PPC (they're all pretty much the same design and around the same price). The Kooks and QTPs are 304 SS though and are not coated...because they don't "need" it. However the uncoated 304 SS will not keep that nice shine for very long...so they'll look kinda shi**y but they'll never rust.
Oh and install was a breeze with my QTPz...yo. I would imagine the same would be true for any of the above.

Want to spend a little less, go with the Hookers, Jet-Hots or Pacesetters.

IMO, you really can't go wrong with any of them.

 

i live 45 min from teh thunder racing headquarters(i live in new orleans, there just north of me) i emailed then yesterday, they were the ones that highly recommended the FLP headers. said it would be 350$ to install.

cory

 

Cory, it's your money man but I just looked and the FLPs are $1300 (I thought $1200 was a little steep). $1300 + tax + install...you're talking $1700+ . That's a lot of f***ing money to spend on some headers...IMO.

A big reason why FLPs are so expensive is because they come with cats and off-road pipes but if there's no emissions testing to worry about, they're basically pointless. If you like the FLPs but don't need the extra "crap" then you should look into Dynatechs. MTI sells them but I dunno who else does (not Thunder to my knowledge).

If I were you though, I'd ask Thunder about their headers, they're $730 coated plus tax (because you live in LA)...and you'll need a Y-pipe too.

Also, if you've got a place to do it and a friend to help...consider doing the install yourself, it's really not that bad.

 

I have the SLP w/race pipes in place of cats. Using the race pipes is the way to go if you get the SLP or others as long as you don't have to worry about a visual or emissions inspection. Great sound.


Steve

 

thanks all.. im going to drive up to thunder racing this weekend prob to talk to them directly, ask there personal opinion on what to do/prices. im either going thuynder racing headers or FLP i knwo FLP is good but more, but... even the thunder racing guy him self recomended them to me. not saying their headers arnt nice, but thats what he said.

cory

 

yep, i'd sell ya the most expensive thing to if i could!

 

good point....

 

Aside from the price, there's a good chance TR wants to sell you the FLPs because you want them to do the install and they come with cats.

I'm not sure if TR will or will not install off-road Y's (or basically just remove the cats) but most places that I know of, will not remove the cat(s). Pretty hefty fines for that.

*I don't think they have a cat'd Y-pipe for their headers.*

Just thought that I'd throw that out there. If you are interested in Thunder's headers, ask them if they'll install them too...or will they just sell them (and someone else will have to do the install).