Jump to content

Headers....Do you see a big difference(worth $700)?

SnakeEyeSS

Recommended Posts

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

Posted
Posted

The PRICE difference is 100%(over $700). I was asking 11 Silvy about the ARH headers he has and I found another brand (OBX,seems to be popular with Corvette guys since they fixed a fitament issue) that is half the price. The overall design seems like there wouldn't be much of a performance difference. I found a thread on another GM truck site where the guy says they(the cheaper ones) fit perfect.

 

BOTH are made from 304 Stainless Steel.:

 

product_photo-large_image-1132.jpgARH.jpg

patrick_tardif Enthusiast

patrick_tardif

Posted
Posted

i put a set of kooks headers with high flow cat with a corsa exhaust on friday and the truck needs more back pressure. it face plants at full throttle and now is not running right... i have ordered a diablo sport tuner for it to delete o2's... hope that works.

 

it was a 2012 silverado with a 6.2

becker87 Senior Enthusiast

becker87

Posted
Posted

i put a set of kooks headers with high flow cat with a corsa exhaust on friday and the truck needs more back pressure. it face plants at full throttle and now is not running right... i have ordered a diablo sport tuner for it to delete o2's... hope that works.

 

it was a 2012 silverado with a 6.2

 

 

Keep us posted! Hope everything works out for you.

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I'd keep my money...

 

 

I probably will(use that $700 towards a LSXRT later on for another 20 HP! :P) unless I hear something different, or OBX returns my emails saying that putting in o2 fitting must be handled by me and it will be a nightmare. ARH are built to order.

 

I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard for someone to stick O2 fitting on S/S 304 headers? I have no experience there. My last and only aftermarket headers experience was my 69 camaro. And when I floored it I snapped the bolts off near the scavangers

 

I'm explaining to my wife how this is useful for our "baby hauler". Been seeing a lot of eye rolls. :lol

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

Posted
  • Author
Posted

After looking around, I found a site that has them for $170 less than OBX themselves, along with a better picture that shows places for 4 O2 sensors. Oddly, in the text on the site they say "straight through resonators, and then later refer to high flow cats. Going to email them to see what it is. Might be buying these sooner than later at less than most shortys cost!

  • 3 weeks later...
yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

yukon25008.1

Posted
Posted

The set of long tubes that stailess works is making for my 8.1 are $890.. And the rough numbers are 28-32hp.. But when i mentioned to the guy what i had done and told him about justin tuning it, He said im probably looking closer to 40-42 hp, They also have a merge spike in the collector that is supposed to help big time, And i havent seen that with the other brands..

You should check with them, and/or check there site and see what they havefor your vehicle.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • Chuck FB
      Fluid Change Questions

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      I know when I was looking around last year to see if someone handled Amsoil gear oil to buy at the retail level which of course means full price. I found an independent shop that works a lot on GM/Duramax pickups and they did not bring in the 75W-85 as they just stuck to the 75W-90 for the front and rear as a standard practice for the HD trucks which makes sense anyway for the higher hp/torque diesel and pulling heavy loads in four wheel drive. I haven't changed my diff oils yet but still plan on using the 75W-85 for the front diff as I highly doubt I will be beating on the truck and figured for my use type the bit thinner oil would be to my benefit for the winter for that slightly less drag. Very different weather here all winter vs northern Washington near the coast, that's for sure. 
    • Chuck FB
      Oil Consumption

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      Ok that confirms the extra quart theme they are still going with which must mean they have noted some initial use more so then some engines and probably the bigger factor in all of this probably isn't the engine so much as its the insane distance or OLM that lulls a lot of the driving public into driving their new vehicle off the lot and not even doing one short interval oil change because the manufacturer doesn't say different and if the dealer follows that logic as well. Selling the rarely needing to be serviced concept seems to go over well with the public that wants to get away with as little as possible for dollars spent on the vehicles maintenance and I bet there are 3.0 engines just like other vehicles out there that never have their oil checked by the owner which goes back to why they probably felt the need to add that extra quart to avoid a costly theme.    Speaking of cutting filters open, it was probably over two years ago now that a youtuber who buys vehicles to do longer term reviews and pulls a fifth wheel through the mountains of Colorado on summer trips and that becomes part of the testing. Anyway he had a GM HD with the 6.6 gas and a Ford 250 with the 7.3 gas at the same time and of no surprise the Ford had more power etc but somewhere along the way in the few thousand miles he put on the truck, he changed the oil and was seeing glitter and cut open the filter and yeah, things were not looking spectacular. The truck about that time or soon after seemed down on power compared to what it had been and then threw some engine code, I expect the cam/lifters were failing and so he brought the truck back to the dealer and made some deal to get out of it as he knew it would sit for months waiting on a new engine as they were so backlogged at the time. He kept the GM for some time after that using it exclusively until he sold it after buying his next vehicle to do a review on. Definitely the filter can tell a story when things are starting to go sideways, but it would be a sickening feeling to cut it open and be faced with an ugly mess like that and be running a magnet through the pleats and the oil on the dirty side of the filter and see all the fines sticking to the magnet.    The dealer may have some ideas based on experience as to where that coolant smell is coming from, I would imagine if they can't find it but its smelling they would put dye in it to they could give it a run cycle and use the black light to see where it pops up, if its a hose connection, water pump, rad or even a head gasket etc. 
    • riddler
      Torsion adjustment

      By riddler · Posted

      Good looking truck, suspensionmaxx looks like a solid option
    • riddler
      Torsion adjustment

      By riddler · Posted

      Thanks for the info, im considering a leveling kit or 4" lift kit.
    • davester
      frustrating P0446 code

      By davester · Posted

      charm.li (website) has the vehicle-specific diagnostic procedure for that code, you can use to find what the cause of it is.

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...