Are Pypes LTs a Kooks knock off?

[2L8IWON]

I've read in various places that the Pypes Long Tubes are knock offs of the Kooks piece. Do any of you know if this is true or not? I'm a little curious to see what the S197forum experts say.

 

[Jeffs FRC]

Tis true.

 

[2L8IWON]

I guess the next question would be are they a good enough knock off to make buying them worth it?

 

[Jeffs FRC]

Definately. I installed them and they fit perfect. No leaks and nowhere close to hitting frame rails or steering shaft. You wont be dissapointed...

 

[Buddyweiser]

I'm in the same conundrum as you dude. I am curious as well if anybody has any real world numbers to post to see the actual difference between the two makes.

 

[Chris B.]

I checked out the price of Pypes headers at Brenspeed and added the H pipe, cats, O2 sensor extenders, and gaskets to get the same stuff that came with my Kooks headers. The price from Brenspeed currently is $1024.15. I got in on a group buy to get my Kooks headers last year and paid $1150 shipped. The Kooks included the headers, H pipe with high flow cats, O2 harness extender, gaskets, and new bolts for attaching the headers to the cylinder head. If you looks aorund you may be able to find more group buys for the Kooks headers. I've seen them from various vendors on various forums over the past year.

I'd rather pay the extra $125 for the Kooks knowing that they stand behind their products. I've heard of people having problems with Pypes cat back systems in the past and the company didn't do much to resolve the issue or was slow to do anything about it. I haven't heard any complaints about Kooks.

 

[Kankakee]

You paid 1024$ for the pypes? WTF?!?! LMAO!!!

I think I paid 560$ish for the Headers, x pipe, extenders (which weren't needed) and gaskets(which weren't needed).

 

[Jeffs FRC]

I checked out the price of Pypes headers at Brenspeed and added the H pipe, cats, O2 sensor extenders, and gaskets to get the same stuff that came with my Kooks headers. The price from Brenspeed currently is $1024.15. I got in on a group buy to get my Kooks headers last year and paid $1150 shipped. The Kooks included the headers, H pipe with high flow cats, O2 harness extender, gaskets, and new bolts for attaching the headers to the cylinder head. If you looks aorund you may be able to find more group buys for the Kooks headers. I've seen them from various vendors on various forums over the past year.

I'd rather pay the extra $125 for the Kooks knowing that they stand behind their products. I've heard of people having problems with Pypes cat back systems in the past and the company didn't do much to resolve the issue or was slow to do anything about it. I haven't heard any complaints about Kooks.

Pypes longtubes come with EVERYTHING(gaskets, O2 extension, all bolts) you need to install. Cats will be extra, but who really needs those anyways.

I got mine for $650 shipped BTW...

 

[Kaldar142]

Wow, i kind of want to get a set... my hooker LTs are all fucked up from over the years.... if these are truely kooks knock offs, i should make more power too.

we'll see...

 

[rz79]

I checked out the price of Pypes headers at Brenspeed and added the H pipe, cats, O2 sensor extenders, and gaskets to get the same stuff that came with my Kooks headers. The price from Brenspeed currently is $1024.15. I got in on a group buy to get my Kooks headers last year and paid $1150 shipped. The Kooks included the headers, H pipe with high flow cats, O2 harness extender, gaskets, and new bolts for attaching the headers to the cylinder head. If you looks aorund you may be able to find more group buys for the Kooks headers. I've seen them from various vendors on various forums over the past year.

I'd rather pay the extra $125 for the Kooks knowing that they stand behind their products. I've heard of people having problems with Pypes cat back systems in the past and the company didn't do much to resolve the issue or was slow to do anything about it. I haven't heard any complaints about Kooks.

Yeahhh... Uhm, I Just purchased pypes long tubes and 'H' from brenspeed for like 724... Huge savings over the kooks.

 

[nv4gt ws]

pypes with cats is $870 and kooks with cats is $1097, i am taking the kooks. i pur a pypes h pipe with cats, it was trash. putting long tubes on is a big job you only once.

 

[Jeffs FRC]

Yeahhh... Uhm, I Just purchased pypes long tubes and 'H' from brenspeed for like 724... Huge savings over the kooks.

Glad to see ya joined up!

pypes with cats is $870 and kooks with cats is $1097, i am taking the kooks. i pur a pypes h pipe with cats, it was trash. putting long tubes on is a big job you only once.

I had a pypes offroad H awhile back and while the fitment was good the clamps were shit. Had to weld everything together to stop the leaks.

The longtubes however are very nice. I was going to order Kooks but then quite a few people who have first hand experience posted about how nice the pypes were so I gave em a shot and Im glad I did.

 

[mikez]

I bought my Kooks headers and offroad X-pipe at the ford nationals car show in carlisle......RIGHT OUT OF THE PYPES TRUCK. I got them last year, the pypes guys said they used them to make their copies.

 

[fhlh]

I ordered Pype's new HDR55SK 304SS Long Tube Headers & X-pipe last week.
Should have them installed by friday. If they don't fit, they'll be packed up and returned.

 

[rz79]

I bought my Kooks headers and offroad X-pipe at the ford nationals car show in carlisle......RIGHT OUT OF THE PYPES TRUCK. I got them last year, the pypes guys said they used them to make their copies.

Holy shit! Seriously?!?! I read on some other forum about a guy doing that! It was you! Your famous!!!! Well, sorta... Haha!

 

[rz79]

Glad to see ya joined up!

I had a pypes offroad H awhile back and while the fitment was good the clamps were shit. Had to weld everything together to stop the leaks.

The longtubes however are very nice. I was going to order Kooks but then quite a few people who have first hand experience posted about how nice the pypes were so I gave em a shot and Im glad I did.

Hi IMBOC friend!

 

[jroc07gt]

Ordered my Pypes LTs with x-pipe for $630 shipped, the quality is literally second to only Kooks.

 

[rz79]

So freakin happy to be hearing so many good things about the LT's i have sitting in the garage ! Install tomorrow
Thansk Brenspeed!

 

[05RedDevil]

The design is a carbon copy but isn't the metal used in Pypes inferior to that of Kooks?

 

[fhlh]

304 Stainless... Same as the Kooks

http://www.stainless-online.com/manufacturing/304-409-stainless.htm

However, the Pype's x-pipe's are 409

pypes with cats is $870 and kooks with cats is $1097, i am taking the kooks. i pur a pypes h pipe with cats, it was trash. putting long tubes on is a big job you only once.

Watch the Kooks cats... someone on here had them clog within 1000
miles. Dunno if this was a fluke or not, just saying.

And that's a damn good price for Kooks with Cats... do share!