Texas Speed vs Speed Engineering headers

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I've decided to pull the trigger on a set of headers. I've narrowed it down to Texas Speed ve SE, mainly because of budget restrictions lol. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
 
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I think they're pretty much the same. I had some fitment issues with mine, Speed Engineering.
Fitment issues around the engine? Or Ypipe issues? My hommie owns an exhaust shop and he'll handle the pipes for me
 

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Y pipe and the inner tubes interfered with my front prop shaft. So instead of denting the tubes, we pulled the prop shaft, so no more 4wd. If you go with SE, buy your own header bolts and gaskets, theirs SUCK.
 
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Y pipe and the inner tubes interfered with my front prop shaft. So instead of denting the tubes, we pulled the prop shaft, so no more 4wd. If you go with SE, buy your own header bolts and gaskets, theirs SUCK.
The shop beside my exhaust guy is installing the headers and then it will be going next door to be finished. He should be able to bend pipe around whatever he needs to. Hopefully it turns out ok... Are you happy with the SE headers or would you go a different route if you could do it over?
 

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The shop beside my exhaust guy is installing the headers and then it will be going next door to be finished. He should be able to bend pipe around whatever he needs to. Hopefully it turns out ok... Are you happy with the SE headers or would you go a different route if you could do it over?
Overall I'm happy with the headers, considering my budget, but I'd go with American Thunder(I think that's what they're called @sumo)if I had a bigger budget. So you're using they're Y pipe too? Going catless?
 

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Overall I'm happy with the headers, considering my budget, but I'd go with American Thunder(I think that's what they're called @sumo)if I had a bigger budget. So you're using they're Y pipe too? Going catless?

American Racing. These are absolutely beastly. The sound it gives my truck and believe it or not, I am running oem piping cat back system. I did the resonator delete, welded in a magnaflow muffler. I run their 1 7/8 header with a catted y section, but honestly, it looks like a bump in the piping. I chose to use cats because I use it to haul family. I have a rich tune to compensate for my blower so I still get a strong exhaust smell when I get on it.

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Overall I'm happy with the headers, considering my budget, but I'd go with American Thunder(I think that's what they're called @sumo)if I had a bigger budget. So you're using they're Y pipe too? Going catless?
I'm going catless. As far as the Ypipe goes, idk. I was planning on headers with stock exhaust pipes. Just delete cats and change the muffler to a magnaflow. Will that not work?
 

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I'm going catless. As far as the Ypipe goes, idk. I was planning on headers with stock exhaust pipes. Just delete cats and change the muffler to a magnaflow. Will that not work?
Since you have a buddy that does exhaust, that'll work. Just make sure you stay with at least 3 inch pipe. That's the stock diameter.
Thx @sumo for correcting me.
 

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