Any one buy the cheap stainless header off ebay?
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Don't want to brag it in, but while I was browsing I found something interesting: here's what ceramic coated headers looks like when used.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...spagenameZWDVW
Sweet coating! Were they diped in mud? Oh damn, that's rust!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...spagenameZWDVW
Sweet coating! Were they diped in mud? Oh damn, that's rust!
Don't want to brag it in, but while I was browsing I found something interesting: here's what ceramic coated headers looks like when used.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...spagenameZWDVW
Sweet coating! Were they diped in mud? Oh damn, that's rust!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...spagenameZWDVW
Sweet coating! Were they diped in mud? Oh damn, that's rust!
i didnt pay 800 for my jet hots... paid 485 for em brand new. i dont pay markup
I just installed my XS "blue tarp" headers the other day. Got em' on ebay for 340 shipped from a fella who tried to put them on a 280Z LS1 transplant. They were essentially new or unused. Install was easy but after the driver side went in it was obvious the collector angle wasn't gonna work. Took it off (5 minutes) and had my muffler shop cut the collector and set the it to the same straight line the primaries were pointed...25 bucks. Y pipe slid in perfectly after that. Only other mounting issue was notching the driver side K member and removing the air/egr emmisions ****. Didn't even take the plugs out and reused stock gasket and bolts.
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give me any set of headers and I would be fine with running them. If they suck???? oh well. There is about an equal gain amongst all of these longtubes. Now if someone knocked off a mid and claimed it to beat out a longtube, then that is stupid. Say I copied the design of something and made it out of material that will be trash in 20 years of abuse...*news flash* Who gives a ****....it's 20 years.
All I have to say to anyone about buying your headers is find a good deal on something you want. If you got a good deal then you did alright in the end. Everyone that paid an assload for their headers that do the exact same thing as the "cheaper" ones is just happy that one day they could pull them off the car and have them look pretty for their jewelry box. If you are buying something for performance it doesnt matter what it looks like. Hell, that is the only reason this thread exists. People care too much what their headers look like. This isn't 50cent.com people. Wake up. Bling is for wheels. You can't even see the majority of them anyway. I guess if it helps you sleep at night knowing that your headers are still pretty looking then good for you.
Last edited by orangeapeel; Mar 14, 2008 at 07:56 PM.
Humidity isnt jack compared to the snow and **** most of us put these through. 
this whole thread is a D!CK measuring contest...
I've also noticed some going in the $160s and $170s, but they all look pretty similar. My only gripe would be the AIR and EGR provisions, but I can throw together some nice, homemade blockoffs.
For those who have used them, what Y-pipe are you running with them, and what fitment issues did you have?
I'm looking into headers soon, and the price is right here. Time to start comparing total investment for a full exhaust.
For those who have used them, what Y-pipe are you running with them, and what fitment issues did you have?
I'm looking into headers soon, and the price is right here. Time to start comparing total investment for a full exhaust.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/869337-obx-headers-just-got-them-ebay-tonight.html
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With my "cheap ebay crap headers" and mods in sig I put down 336.1 rwhp and 345.0 tq.
Thats with the stock LS1 manifold and crappy heads... Baseline before the tune was
294.4 rwhp and 317.0 tq. So off the dyno tune I picked up 41.9 rwhp and 28tq.
Thats with the stock LS1 manifold and crappy heads... Baseline before the tune was
294.4 rwhp and 317.0 tq. So off the dyno tune I picked up 41.9 rwhp and 28tq.
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