Headers
 

Quick question. Does anyone other than Pacesetter make headers for a 98-02 Firebird?

you should be able to look for 96-02 headers right? thats when they went 3.8. i Think the v6 guys i have seen have all had pacesetters but im not sure

The pacesetters are ok, but they dont look like their put together so great.

they will be more than adequate for a V6 and wont leak if thats what your worried about. order them from Jethot if youre worried about the coating

I was just worried about the leaking, other than that their big enough for anything i plan on doing.

the 3.8 pacesetters are hit or miss, just like most other pacesetters. Some fit well with no leaks, some will require a few good whacks with a hammer to clear the steering shaft. I haven't been paying much attention to the 3.8 aftermarket the last few years, but they were the only ones still selling headers last I know.

Not sure what year you have, but if you have the later tubular manifolds, I wouldn't worry about headers just yet - the stock pipes flow pretty well.

- Justin

i know the forum i belonged to when i had my sixer had a member who was producing long tubes for the 3.8

he had at least ten sets being made when i left

i believe it was $800+ for the two sides and y-pipe, this was probably about a year ago so they mgiht have all clearance issues resolved. That is the last i have heard, havent really been over there much

Are you talking about the ones that the guys on FTv6 were making? I never knew they finished those - looked like they were gonna be pretty sweet.

- Justin

yeah i am, they had a few protypes out i know. They aslo had the waiting list with 10-12 members dont know where they stand as of last feb. though

Here is the link to the long tubes..
http://www.fullthrottlev6.com/forums...ad.php?t=56373

There are also RK sport Headers ( which I had) and Clear Images Headers but the best bet is to get some pacesetter headers and be done with it.

Link fixed......the LTs are really nice, and if you plan on more mods they are definitely worth it. But if you are just modding the car for the sake of it until you buy something else I would leave the exhaust manifolds firmly attached to the heads.

Here is a link to the pics of the LTs as well - http://www.fullthrottlev6.com/forums...ad.php?t=37694

- Justin

For A V6 I dont really see the advantage of dropping 800.00 on a set of Long Tubes. My V6 was making over 450 hp and well over 500ftlbs of tq out of the RK sport shorty Headers. I think they are cool to have but unless you just have money to throw at your car then I wouldnt get them.
My V6 on the stock motro with Headers, Flowmaster exhaust, Lid, and a 125 shot dynoed @ 313 rwhp and 410 ftlbs of tq. All those mods together cost about 1000.00 dollars.