Caligula

Who has a V1 or V2?

I cant find much info on the gains people have had.

advise

iTrader: (3)

just got my v2(waiting to install too cold out in NY), most people say it adds alot of top end
and id say you would get anywhere from 8 to 15hp with downpipe depending on mods

*boostinss*

i loved the torque differance in mine but now that i dropped the pulley size it dosent flow enough.

Caligula

^ What size pulley you running?

Flatgod

iTrader: (1)

It was cheap, and that's about the only good thing I can say about the V2. Lost a lot of torque. Better then stock though I guess.

Caligula

Most people have told me mid to high range power.

Never heard of a header making you lose power before, unless it isnt on right.

advise

iTrader: (3)

ya i heard it gives alot of high and mid power, never heard of any loss even when dropping pulleys

sundevil07

iTrader: (1)

i lost some low-mid range torque with my pacesetter but the top end pulls much better. The v1's a short header right?

Flatgod

iTrader: (1)

Ya it's a shorty. Didn't say I lost power, I lost low-mid torque, in a quite noticable way. It is better on top.

YzRider452

The v2 header is bad ass high in the rpms.

Caligula

We'll see how it goes, it wasnt alot of money, so if I dont like it I can just replace it.

It looks b.a. now though, since it is painted.

Cant wait to try it out.

ACESSbalt

iTrader: (1)

a ported stock manifold is just as good imo

BigRyanJackson

iTrader: (1)

no its not. the ca header has actual tubes for the primaries therefore it flows easier. a ported exhaust mani such as the gm extrude mani is pretty bunched up, therefore not making as much torque as a real tubed primary header would.

ACESSbalt

iTrader: (1)

yeah and if you compare the two its not worth the money i have a CA header and also a ported manifold and not much of a difference not worth the money.... nothing CA is worth the money

jonathan923

iTrader: (2)

i have CA v2 and there really good and gave big difference. am selling them now if interessted. had them on for 4-5k miles

ACESSbalt

iTrader: (1)

why you selling

YzRider452

The stock exhaust manifold is way more restrictive. Even porting it wont put it anywhere near my CA v2 header. PLus i ported my header. Smoothed out some of the welds and cleaned it up a bit. No stock manifold can even compare.

jonathan923

iTrader: (2)

am selling it cuz am looking foward on going boost pretty soon. lmk

Caligula

Da troof.

Plus the CA looks groovy.

BigRyanJackson

iTrader: (1)

the ca headers like 175 and the gm extrude is like 300? what you mean its not worth the money? and getting your stock mani ported is like 75-100 bucks....ca header makes sense to me. i have the ca 2.5inch dp w/cat and i love it. but im takin it off and gettin the catless one for more torque and the ca header....for more torque...

jonathan923

iTrader: (2)

^^i got mines for sale man lmk^^am not to sure where u can get the ca v2 for 175 brand new...cuz i got mine for 229+shipping on cobalt addiction

BigRyanJackson

iTrader: (1)

yeah i just made that number up. lol. right after i looked on the website....so my bad.

Flatgod

iTrader: (1)

Painted? Mine came polished SS. Also stock header is 4-2-1 and CA is 4-1 equal length. I'm mostly upset cause mine came with the flange that bolts to the header warped 3/16 of and inch. Even though it is "guaranteed against warpage" CA would do nothing for me and said it was "normal". I fixed it but it left a bad impression of CA in my books.

Caligula

I got a very good price on a used one, and I wanted it to look clean. So I bought some header paint.

Looks good to me. I was about to add some pictures to my gallery.

utibalt

Well i installed the CA v1 header and it started leaking coolant... i just barely loosened one nut and the leak stopped. going to wait a few days and see if i get anymore leaks. has anybody else have this problem before? if i get more leaks just going to change out the header to the v2.. just wondering what other peoples input is..