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Old 09-28-2014, 02:51 PM   #1
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Best headers for the money?

Looking to get some headers and looking for advice. I would love to get a pair of Kooks but hard to justify the high price with other options out there for almost half the price. Looking to spend about $1250 on CIA and headers and use NPP exhaust. High flow cats or off road pipes?
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Old 09-28-2014, 03:16 PM   #2
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I'm going to catch crap for this but OBX. Can't beat the price. And they work and fit nicely.
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Old 09-28-2014, 03:48 PM   #3
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Old 09-28-2014, 04:13 PM   #4
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I run OBX on my v6, also highly recommend. People may tell you otherwise.
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Old 09-28-2014, 04:25 PM   #5
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I think the stainless steel power are the best bang for the buck
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Old 09-28-2014, 04:51 PM   #6
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Everyone is going to comment with what they have, I say you go with what you can afford, and enjoy the heck out of them! Oh and i went with Texas Speed
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Old 09-28-2014, 04:54 PM   #7
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I think the stainless steel power are the best bang for the buck
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Old 09-28-2014, 05:32 PM   #8
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I think the stainless steel power are the best bang for the buck
+ Stainless power
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Old 09-28-2014, 09:57 PM   #9
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Stainless Power LT + CAI intake. $879 for the package from Maryland Speed. Can't beat that price.
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Old 09-28-2014, 10:59 PM   #10
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Best headers for the money?

I went for JBA shorties and mid pipes. Post dyno coming this week if the shop has a morning slot (slip in there on the way to work). See my thread "shorties and middies" for results. Yes, LT are better but PadreSS on this forum showed some significant improvements with both shorties and middies.


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Old 09-28-2014, 11:11 PM   #11
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Get long tube stainless steel headers for best sound and max power not shorties there's only a little power gain. I have kooks long tube header and cat deletes

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Old 09-29-2014, 06:52 AM   #12
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Looking to get some headers and looking for advice. I would love to get a pair of Kooks but hard to justify the high price with other options out there for almost half the price. Looking to spend about $1250 on CIA and headers and use NPP exhaust. High flow cats or off road pipes?
Stainless Power headers are the best bang for your buck headers available in my opinion. They have all the high end features you get from the brand name headers like US sourced 304 stainless steel, laser cut flanges and CNC mandrel bent tubes, and merge spikes. BUT, at half the price. We can easily set you up with them and a CAI intake for under your budget. Just give us a call.
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Old 09-29-2014, 02:09 PM   #13
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Old 09-29-2014, 02:19 PM   #14
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Thanks for all the feedback. I'm am going with the Stainless Power LT's with High Flow Cats from Apex and pair it with a ADM race intake from Ohio Speed. Can not wait to get them installed and test my wrenching skills. Should be pretty straight forward.
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