slammedbowtie Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 ok i have been reading about headers on here forever! i think i have decided to go with the dynatechs. due to consensus of a great fit, quality, and overall product. does anyone have anything negative to say about them or a header that they would strongly recommend over these? i am only purchasing the headers and having my exhaust guy do the mid pipes. Does anyone know of a good ceramic coater in the NJ area? Also any recommendations on locking bolts or plug wires? thanks/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprayed99 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) ok i have been reading about headers on here forever! i think i have decided to go with the dynatechs. due to consensus of a great fit, quality, and overall product. does anyone have anything negative to say about them or a header that they would strongly recommend over these? i am only purchasing the headers and having my exhaust guy do the mid pipes. Does anyone know of a good ceramic coater in the NJ area? Also any recommendations on locking bolts or plug wires? thanks/ ummm try the whimmpy 2.5" collectors. Also the 1 3/4 primaries are a bit small. Edited December 28, 2009 by sprayed99 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wody Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 ummm try the whimmpy 2.5" collectors. Also the 1 3/4 primaries are a bit small. deciding factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzauner Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Might want to look at American Racing Headers...3" collectors and 1 7/8" primaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) thats a good point...my whole exhaust is dual 3" so that would defeat the purpose going with 2.5 collector. the american racing i was looking at and talkin to steve about. but they are for 07+. on the other hand im pretty much stock so i dont really see a need for 1 7/8. just hate to expand the pipe from the collector to the cats. all 3" would be easier and prob make more sense. ok i just got off the phone with the guy from american racing. they make headers for the 03ss 1 3/4 or 1 7/8 both with 3" collectors. he guarantees they are the best you can buy hands down. (dont they all) but the guy was very helpful and we worked out a price. he recommended east coast supercharging as the dealer. also i was surprised to hear..he says no coating. he said unless its being shown. dont bother. he said they never had a problem with engine temps related to the headers. they actually make the headers for some big name engine builders. so american racing may be the way i go. Edited December 28, 2009 by slammedbowtie (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast4popper Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 as for "locking" bolts. I uses my stock bolts, 2 lock washers per bolt and they havent come loose or leak in the 35000 miles i have on them... cheep and easy, just buy lock washers and torque to spec. plug wires... you will get different opinions, but i use the MSD without any problems at all, but others have had issues. then again, i am a lil partial to RED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Coat them, you live in the Northeast, road salt plays hell with everything....You'll be sorry if you don't coat them, trust me. As for plug wires, go with Taylor 409s, they have a short plug boot which work great around LTs...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 ...ok i just got off the phone with the guy from american racing. they make headers for the 03ss 1 3/4 or 1 7/8 both with 3" collectors. he guarantees they are the best you can buy hands down. (dont they all) but the guy was very helpful and we worked out a price. he recommended east coast supercharging as the dealer. also i was surprised to hear..he says no coating. he said unless its being shown. dont bother. he said they never had a problem with engine temps related to the headers. they actually make the headers for some big name engine builders. so american racing may be the way i go. I promise you, after seeing every brand of header available for the truck, ARH are THE best, by a LONG margin. You don't need to coat them, and they do run very cool. Use stock bolts, they don't back out. I used the MSD wires, they work great. Whether you go the 1-3/4" or 1-7/8" primaries definitely get 3" collectors; I would not look at any header with a 2.5" collector even on a stock application. 1-7/8" primaries are pretty big, you do have to retune for them definitely but if you have FI they are what you want. These are not cheap headers, but they are not much more than the other brands on the market and are far and away the best in fit & finish, and the collectors are awesome. Can't say enough about the product. Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Might want to look at American Racing Headers...3" collectors and 1 7/8" primaries. If I do it over, these are my first choice. They were not available when I was in need of the headers. Go with the ARH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 If I do it over, these are my first choice. They were not available when I was in need of the headers. Go with the ARH. Yeah those are bad ass headers for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 ok i am going with the ARH should i go with 1 7/8 or 1 3/4 there is a 50 dollar dif. i think ill just get the 1 7/8. and prob the taylor wires. should i get stock gaskets? he says there graphite or carbon or whatever are the best you can buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 ok i am going with the ARH should i go with 1 7/8 or 1 3/4 there is a 50 dollar dif. i think ill just get the 1 7/8. and prob the taylor wires. should i get stock gaskets? he says there graphite or carbon or whatever are the best you can buy? I love the 1-7/8", they work great even for NA with a converter; reuse the factory gaskets, they are the best you can get. See if ARH will knock off $15 the price if they don't include their POS gaskets. Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 ok i am going with the ARH should i go with 1 7/8 or 1 3/4 there is a 50 dollar dif. i think ill just get the 1 7/8. and prob the taylor wires. should i get stock gaskets? he says there graphite or carbon or whatever are the best you can buy? Stock gaskets and 1-3/4" are great but also 1-7/8" are large pimaries but are great if you plan on more cubes... Tough call... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 if i can reuse my stock gaskets. yeah when i order ill ask for just the headers and see what he can do. he seemed to want to haggle lol. 1 7/8 are badass. gotta go with them i think. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 last question! my whole exhaust is welded. my exhaust guy says he will just weld the pipe between the cats and the headers. is that a good idea? will something crack from the flex from the torque of the motor? and thank you all for your help, much appreciated. dan ill pm you for some part numbers lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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