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Old 05-20-2011, 9:34pm   #1
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Did a search and all came out was OBX headers.

Anyone with any type of experience with the OBX exhaust system for 92-96 Vettes?

It looks like the Corsa and it is stainless steel.
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Pete, I posted at CF as well, search CF in the C5 Gen & Tech for 'obx'..lots of threads.
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Pete, I posted at CF as well, search CF in the C5 Gen & Tech for 'obx'..lots of threads.
Yes, but the exhaust systems work so different in the C5 and C6. I do know a Magnaflow, BB, Borla and Flowmaster systems do not drone on C5s and C6s.

Imagine I buy this system and all hell comes loose inside my Vette.....>>>/////?????**&^%$$##@!!

I saw a You Tube clip last night of a C5 with it and sounded pretty good.

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They are the only people who make LT5 headers for $500 bucks. I guess they fit- one car had a motor mount issue with an off center engine, and somebody else had no trouble.

I think OBX is looking like they are well made out of good metal by people with good fab skills...just so happens those people are in China making $200 a month.


I want to know if they design is here or if somebody overseas is doing the whole deal.
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My input is from a C5 stand point but they fit my car great and the stainless has held up great.
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My fear is not that they are from China. My fear is if I buy it and it drones louder that Magnaflow I'll have to shove the whole system up my ass.

Thats when I grab my 2 pound BFH and make scramble eggs with anything. Last victim was my last cell phone, it was nothing left.
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I would say that the mufflers you run will be the reason for a drone not the headers. At idle and cruise you should not notice a ton of difference. It's when you use the go peddle hard that the tone will change alot.
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