Blue_SS Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 i currently have gibson shorty headers and would liek to go to some long tubes and i would like everybodys input on what i should go with??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstchevy Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 do you have smog testing? if so get the dynatechs. if not get the pacesetter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drako Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 dynatech are good i heard asm are very good also pacesetter are very good for the price, cost benefit is high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawss04 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I've got the pacesetters and satisfied with them, they are a pretty good buy for the money. If you have the money for the dynatech they are a bolt in set up, the pacesetters need some welding to connect to the stock exhaust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Minus shorty headers, all will need some level of welding, except Dynatech. The level of inspection you have is the most important. There are no CARB legal long tube headers out there. Although there has been talk that some have gotten through, I haven't seen the proof on any of their websites. So if they are very tight on visual inspection I would guess they would spot the L/Ts. On the other hand if headers are no big deal as long as you have cats, you're good to buy any L/T made for our truck. Some require more fab work than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I went with the pace setters and magnaflow cats. Teh headers were like $420 shipped? The cats were $120 for both from Summit Racing (13" long with 3" inlet/outlet). I had a shop custom install the headers, weld some piping in, and strategically place the cats and relocate the O2 sensors for about $300. They sound awesome and I have no leaks, issues. So figure you go with the dynatechs at $1300-1400 shipped depending on where you get them, then have them coated (pace setters are coated already) for another $200+, you're out $1500+. Pay some one to put them on and you are at another $200 on average. My setup was about $840 altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniac Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I went with the pace setters and magnaflow cats. Teh headers were like $420 shipped? The cats were $120 for both from Summit Racing (13" long with 3" inlet/outlet). I had a shop custom install the headers, weld some piping in, and strategically place the cats and relocate the O2 sensors for about $300. They sound awesome and I have no leaks, issues. So figure you go with the dynatechs at $1300-1400 shipped depending on where you get them, then have them coated (pace setters are coated already) for another $200+, you're out $1500+. Pay some one to put them on and you are at another $200 on average. My setup was about $840 altogether. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Coating is mearly to fight rust. The underhood temperatures on bolt on cars arent nearly effected that much by the coating. Stainless steel headers work just as fine and will never rust. Ceramic coated headers will rust over time even if they never see salt or rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Pace setters are still cheaper even if you dont get the dynatechs coated. Also, the stainless steel will turn blue-ish in color, the ceramic coated headers look much nicer...I already knew about stainless not rusting...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Coating is mearly to fight rust. The underhood temperatures on bolt on cars arent nearly effected that much by the coating. Stainless steel headers work just as fine and will never rust. Ceramic coated headers will rust over time even if they never see salt or rain. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Coating will keep down underhood temps as well. The difference is 30 minutes after I turn off my truck after running it I can grab a hold of my header tubes with my bare hand - sometimes less. With non-coated headers you may as well go take a nap. The stainless headers I had on my last truck would take about 2hrs before you wouldn't burn yourself, although they were still pretty damn hot. That's huge to me when my hands are under my hood quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Coating is mearly to fight rust. The underhood temperatures on bolt on cars arent nearly effected that much by the coating. Stainless steel headers work just as fine and will never rust. Ceramic coated headers will rust over time even if they never see salt or rain. Coating will keep down underhood temps as well. The difference is 30 minutes after I turn off my truck after running it I can grab a hold of my header tubes with my bare hand - sometimes less. With non-coated headers you may as well go take a nap. The stainless headers I had on my last truck would take about 2hrs before you wouldn't burn yourself, although they were still pretty damn hot. That's huge to me when my hands are under my hood quite a bit. It also makes a huge difference to the spark plug wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimenezSS Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I got the Pacesetters from ebay I installed them and went to the exhaust shop, I did not buy new cats so I went with no cats and magnaflows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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