5.3 + 1 7/8" headers = overkill?

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Mar 19, 2011 | 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AKlowriderZ71

Kooks or American Racing Headers.

X2. I talked to someone at Kook's last week and they have some 1 7/8" stepped to 2". I wanna say they were somewhere between 1400 and 1500 bucks though for just the headers.

Mar 19, 2011 | 11:04 PM

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I have 1 7/8 headers on boosted 5.3 and it actually gained all around the powerband.

Mar 20, 2011 | 05:13 PM

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Any tests with header size on NA engines are null and void when it comes to boost

With a SC, almost always bigger is better

Mar 20, 2011 | 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 2004SSS

i remeber reading test's done on bolt on ls1's with 1 3/4 and 1 7/8 headers and the 1 7/8 did better all around.

stock 5.3 id say you probably wouldnt notice a difference but with that tvs , the larger primary header will make more without a doubt. even if they made less , they are free in your case . i wouldnt think twice and ****** them suckas up.

As Chase said, & others, & I will too, they're free. So, they're perfect.

I haven't built as many things up as some on here, but if it were me, &
I was N/A, I'd say no, but your boosted appl. will smile IMO.

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X2. I talked to someone at Kook's last week and they have some 1 7/8" stepped to 2". I wanna say they were somewhere between 1400 and 1500 bucks though for just the headers.

Don't know that I'd wanna spend that much on a set, even if Eva Longoria was gonna do me a favor or 2 afterward.

That's more than my Dynas were w/. the hi flo cats & Y pipe. Altho I have > that in my whole exh. system end-end, that's gettin a bit too steep. And I like top shelf stuff, I'm not gonna lie.

Mar 20, 2011 | 07:49 PM

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These headers are for my 1970 5.3LS SWB truck. I don't think my current Sanderson headers will work with any of the newer year Chevy. Currently my truck is NA, but it will be boosted.

Thanks for all the opinions.

David