Higher quality headers worth it?

[RaptorEater]

I am trying to decide which headers to go with on my 2011 Sierra denali 6.2 and was wondering how much better headers such as the ARH are. I understand that they are "better quality" but is it worth paying the extra money for? Any difference in power gains sound etc? I'm going with 1 7/8 but just trying to decide on which brand. Thanks

[RaptorEater]

Pace setters are like 400ish and kooks and ARH are 1000+. What's the difference???

[RyanbabZ71]

Lots of choices. I am looking to add a set to my car. I have sort of narrowed it down to Texas-Speed. Balance of quality and cost.

 

ARH are high quality but are also pretty expensive. There are other brands that are cheaper but still make the power gains (kooks, doug thorley, etc)

[Carder09]

I used pacesetters on my 5.3 when I had it and they worked fine. But remember to get the ceramic coated ones not the painted ones since the painted ones are prone to cracking due to heat.

[efritz]

We put stainless headers on my brother's 5.3, absolutely no power gain. Sound changed a tiny bit for the better, if you are looking for performance this would be the last thing I would do on a list of mods. LS exhaust is basically like a header anyway, so unless you buy long tube headers, a CAI, a full high quality dual exhaust system, and a tune it does absolutely nothing. Not to be a party pooper, just speaking from experience.