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Old 11-02-2016, 07:11 AM   #1
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Significant difference in power?

I am looking into getting longtubes while the car is in storage for the winter months. I am leaning towards the "budget" headers, like Texas Speed or Speed Engineering.

My question... is there a big HP difference between the cheaper headers opposed to something like Kooks or AR Headers?

I do plan on getting the car tuned after installing them.
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Old 11-02-2016, 07:46 AM   #2
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This question has been asked at least 100 hundred times.

The answer is there is no significant difference.
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Old 11-02-2016, 07:47 AM   #3
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I am looking into getting longtubes while the car is in storage for the winter months. I am leaning towards the "budget" headers, like Texas Speed or Speed Engineering.

My question... is there a big HP difference between the cheaper headers opposed to something like Kooks or AR Headers?

I do plan on getting the car tuned after installing them.
stainless power is an option and the difference is minimal. Usually the "top tier" headers offer ceramic coating options for heat management, but if the collector is the same size and the pipes are the same length/diameter, its going to be almost, if not the same thing.
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Old 11-02-2016, 09:11 AM   #4
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This question has been asked at least 100 hundred times.

The answer is there is no significant difference.
I tried to find something but couldn't, but thanks for the info.

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Old 11-02-2016, 09:38 AM   #5
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I installed TSP headers and put exhaust wrap on them. The underhood temps are much lower than they were with the stock manifolds. May have shortened the life of the headers some but they're cheap and easy to replace.
I doubt there is any real difference between the different brands. I think the Speed Engineering tubing has seams where the TSP does not.
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Old 11-02-2016, 11:37 AM   #6
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Like others mentioned no significant difference.
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