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Old 08-23-2008, 12:40 PM
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just dont want to make a mistake,

Theyre OBX headers off ebay

heres a link
** not crap-bay links **

Has anyone had issues with them, they look good, i just dont want cats

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i would stick with name brand headers
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There have been numerous threads about those headers on this forum and other corvette forums on the web.

It's usually a 50/50 split between people that hate them and guys that love them.
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Originally Posted by SVTBAIT
i would stick with name brand headers
Why even dick around with unproven stuff?
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I've had my cheap ebay headers going on 4 years, work just fine
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They are good headers as far as those who own them are concerned. The only people who talk them down are loudmouths with no experience. All talk, no nuts.
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There is a huge thread over on the vette forum about these. After a tune and these headers I think the gain was around 20plus hp and 30 plus torque. most peopel just talk crap cause they have no clue or paid way to much for theirs and need to feel better about the purchase.
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save up for ARH if you cant afford them now.
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Just get the Texas Speed headers. They are proven to fit and have nice gains as well. I have had mine for almost 2 years and never had a problem with them. Fit is really well too.
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Originally Posted by daniel044
Just get the Texas Speed headers. They are proven to fit and have nice gains as well. I have had mine for almost 2 years and never had a problem with them. Fit is really well too.
Rather not cut my car up....


I'm really keeping my eye open for a set of headers in a few months. These OBX are not the typical "ebay headers' you hear about, they are a diffrent desing, basically these are a clone of the dynatech's, whic are a LG design. They do have flanges at the collector, but the rest look to be slip fit. You can get them for 600 shipped to your door. The problem is only like 2 people have put these on from CF. Both reported pretty easy installs, and good quality. Had to go buy the hardware etc with the kit, but thats not to big of a deal for almost 1/3 the price of the premium brands, and still being stainless....

I'm a big fan of the ARH headers. Easiest to install, arguably the best gains, arguably the highest quality, and almost all connections are flanged rather than slip fit, which is much better for fighting leaks.

However $600 vs $1500.......

There honestly wont be that big of a damn diffrence on a car between these headers power wise. If there were some more people that tried these headers out and seemd to like em, I'd get em.





I'd try em man.
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i think i am gonna go with them, not i need to figure out which to do, electric cutouts and stock Ti's or full exhaust
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Cutouts and Ti.
And I had these on my Sierra for a year. They look great even after winter snow, salt, and off-roading. All with infrequent washing.
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Just make sure to report back here and on CF too, letting us know how the install went, how they fit, and seal, and all the little details. I think thats why not many people, inluding myself, have bought these yet. Only two people I know of have bought these, albeit, both have been positive reviews about installation, power, etc.
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Originally Posted by MonsterZ28
i think i am gonna go with them, not i need to figure out which to do, electric cutouts and stock Ti's or full exhaust

If your gonna get a cat back or electric cut outs ect. Why not just spend the money on a set of ARH and keep the stock ti's?
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i want cut outs or catback, i dont want to spend just under 3 times as much and just get headers/x pipe
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I HAVE lg PROS X PIPE B&B BULLETS SOUNDS ****** BITCHING!! ESPECIALLY WITH THE CAM
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Did you end up getting the headers?
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Originally Posted by jdhommert
Rather not cut my car up....
i didn't know you had to w/ the Texas Speed long tubes....



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