slammedbowtie Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 hey all, i finally ordered my headers. i got the american racing 304 stainless headers in 1 7/8 x 3". now my question is. should i have gone with 1 3/4? i am not planning on forced induction. i just said for 40 bucks might as well get the bigger ones. but i talked to some people they said im def gonna be losing power esp in the low end. what are your thoughts, did i get greedy, since bigger isnt always better? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD619SS Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Yeah you got greedy..lol..You will lose some down low but theres always room to grow,You need some back pressure and velocity..just like cylinder heads 225cc will lose power on some motors 205cc keeps the air moving fast and increases velocity...great for "street driving"...thats why porting or opening up certain parts of the motor is no bueno...you should be ok...just save up for a 408 with a tvs 2300 on top and they will be just right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted February 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 yeah no. im sellin the truck prob in the next year for a camaro. i got cats, an x pipe and two mufflers. should be enough back pressure. i think ill be ok right? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothdime Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 i dont think you will notice any loss once its tuned for the headers. those are the same ones im planning on getting since i have future plans. let us know how it goes. G/L gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 o will def let you guys know. if you really think about it. people run cut outs at the track and stuff so this is alot more back pressure than nothing at all ya know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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