College Kids + Headers = Too Much Money...So I Bought QTP's???
04-04-2007, 07:54 PM
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College Kids + Headers = Too Much Money...So I Bought QTP's??? for those of you that don't know, i finally broke down and bought headers. it was completely spur of the moment and random as i found out QTP was having a sale, so i jumped on it. i ordered them on thursday from thunder racing (as the price was unadvertised and not listed on their website). i was told that they should ship out to me in about two weeks. imagine how surprised i was when i came home from work to this:
ooo, i wonder what's inside? who wants to see? i do!
ooo, i wonder what's inside? who wants to see? i do!
04-04-2007, 08:01 PM
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i don't know why i just jumped on these. it was funny. i heard QTP was having a sale for the month of march - i found out on march 29th
i looked over my finances. i just wrote a check for $8,100 to pay off all my college loans (i'm debt free). i have about $400 in tax returns coming back to me. QTP was having a sale for $735, $65 off list. i was talking myself into buying them. this was a no-no. i didn't want to spend the money. so what was the logical way to get talked out of making a big purchase? ask mom her opinion!mom tried to talk me into it
she said i never spend my money, i don't have any bills, i start my new full-time job the next week...why not?this wasn't the answer i was looking for. so i asked grandma. she said the same thing! buy it. you're gonna buy it anyway eventually, may as well get the sale. so i pulled the trigger.
why QTP's? why not buy pacesetters since i lack the funds? because i never intend to sell this car, and i want to do this only once and do it right. i wanted stainless, and i got QTP's because they show the biggest gains due to the velocity spike in the collectors (HVMC's). they'll be sitting in the garage for a while until i have the funds to get new O2's, plugs/wires, single chambers, magnaflow stainless bullet cats and money for a custom TD system...so they'll be there for a while...but it's coming. it's coming along
special thanks to thunder racing for giving me the discount. i've bought from them 3 times now and every time has been a pleasure. also, an EXTRA special thanks from QTP for the great header, the great price and the impressively fast shipping. this is my 2nd QTP product (i have their stainless cutout) and they make beautiful products.
04-04-2007, 08:04 PM
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by the way - these are emissions equipped headers for an '01-'02 camaro/firebird. to the experts: do these look like the right set? they look right to me, but these are the first set of LS1 f-body headers i've physically held in my hands.
i plan to clean these up over the weekend as they're pretty gritty around the edges. i already have the steel wool, terry cloth and mother's metal polish waiting
i plan to clean these up over the weekend as they're pretty gritty around the edges. i already have the steel wool, terry cloth and mother's metal polish waiting
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04-04-2007, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mpsoldier
looks awsome! i just got mine in today too! suckers are heavy but beautiful lol, they forget your stickers?
IMO but i suppose it's much better to send stickers than not as most people will appreciate them. hey, they're quality stickers, i'll admit yea man they are heavy as ****! i was carrying the entire box myself up my garage steps and squeezing into my doorway. i wasn't expecting them to be that heavy. i mean they were probably only like 50 lbs, but for basically just tubes, that's a lot to carry by yourself in an awkward box up a flight of stairs.
04-04-2007, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by TheSilverOne
if you think they're heavy, wait til you take the exhaust manifolds off the car. i hope you don't use those gaskets. nice purchase
you can't have it all i guess. 
04-04-2007, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
i got the stickers. i don't really know what i'm gonna do with them. i can't bear to put a sticker on my car as it just screams IMO but i suppose it's much better to send stickers than not as most people will appreciate them. hey, they're quality stickers, i'll admit
yea man they are heavy as ****! i was carrying the entire box myself up my garage steps and squeezing into my doorway. i wasn't expecting them to be that heavy. i mean they were probably only like 50 lbs, but for basically just tubes, that's a lot to carry by yourself in an awkward box up a flight of stairs.
IMO but i suppose it's much better to send stickers than not as most people will appreciate them. hey, they're quality stickers, i'll admit yea man they are heavy as ****! i was carrying the entire box myself up my garage steps and squeezing into my doorway. i wasn't expecting them to be that heavy. i mean they were probably only like 50 lbs, but for basically just tubes, that's a lot to carry by yourself in an awkward box up a flight of stairs.
i like stickers, but i won't put them on my car either. I was thinking about making like a posterboard or something like the carshow guys have, with pictures of installs and stickers to go along with it.
and yeah lol, i had a awkward time getting that box up my narrow apartment stairs, nearly falling down backwards.
04-04-2007, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mpsoldier
i like stickers, but i won't put them on my car either. I was thinking about making like a posterboard or something like the carshow guys have, with pictures of installs and stickers to go along with it.
and yeah lol, i had a awkward time getting that box up my narrow apartment stairs, nearly falling down backwards.
and yeah lol, i had a awkward time getting that box up my narrow apartment stairs, nearly falling down backwards.
04-05-2007, 05:04 AM
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Congrats, Chaco!!! Sweet looking headers!
I bought mine from Summit the last week of the sale, and they came 3 days later!! (weekend included!!) But I sympathize on the "sittin in the garage" part of the story. Im in Italy until early May... I havent even seen the BOX in person yet
. Oh well. They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
The other cool part is, everyone who got in on the sale has been posting their ??'s already, so i'm learning from their experiences!!! life is good.
I bought mine from Summit the last week of the sale, and they came 3 days later!! (weekend included!!) But I sympathize on the "sittin in the garage" part of the story. Im in Italy until early May... I havent even seen the BOX in person yet
. Oh well. They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. The other cool part is, everyone who got in on the sale has been posting their ??'s already, so i'm learning from their experiences!!! life is good.
04-05-2007, 05:33 AM
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Congrats on your purchase! They do look beautiful. I wouldn't use steel wool on them though. In my experience, the wool will make too many scratches which can be a pain to polish out.
Yes. All you need to do is compare the two AIR inlet ports on the top of the headers with those found on the top of your stock manifolds, and looking at your pics, they're both there. Other than those two things (for an '01 and '02) there isn't anything else... except cats and post-cat oxygen sensor ports... but who uses those?
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
by the way - these are emissions equipped headers for an '01-'02 camaro/firebird. to the experts: do these look like the right set? they look right to me, but these are the first set of LS1 f-body headers i've physically held in my hands.
