Stainless Headers
Honestly, if you can find a shop that sells a few of them, go pick out the best. It's sort of like buying fruit - you want to hold it in your hand and see if it is good. The more that I read about these, the more that I'm convinced that the hookers fall into one of three price ranges:
1) LOWEST PRICE - substandard materials; thinner tubing; thinner flanges; bad welds; bad fitment; and/or inconsistent quality
2) MID PRICE - quality materials; thicker tubing; thicker flanges; good welds; good fitment; and/or inconsistent quality
3) HIGH PRICE - quality materials; thicker tubing; thicker flanges; good welds; good fitment; and/or consistent quality
So basically, the cheeaper ones are going to be a substandard piece many times. And, when I say "substandard", I don't mean "crappy" - I just mean that they don't use as high quality materials as the other guys. They may work just fine!
The midd price ones will have both good and bad examples. Their good examples will be just as good as the higher priced ones, and their bad ones will be worse than the low priced ones. It's a "hit and miss" type game.
The high price ones will ahve the best materials, and the best quality control on their production lines. These are going to be a safe, but expensive, bet.
So, if you go to buy the mid-priced ones, try to inspect them first. If all looks well (welds, coating, no dents, etc.), then you can probably be fairly certain that you'll get a quality piece.
Just my humble opinion!
1) LOWEST PRICE - substandard materials; thinner tubing; thinner flanges; bad welds; bad fitment; and/or inconsistent quality
2) MID PRICE - quality materials; thicker tubing; thicker flanges; good welds; good fitment; and/or inconsistent quality
3) HIGH PRICE - quality materials; thicker tubing; thicker flanges; good welds; good fitment; and/or consistent quality
So basically, the cheeaper ones are going to be a substandard piece many times. And, when I say "substandard", I don't mean "crappy" - I just mean that they don't use as high quality materials as the other guys. They may work just fine!
The midd price ones will have both good and bad examples. Their good examples will be just as good as the higher priced ones, and their bad ones will be worse than the low priced ones. It's a "hit and miss" type game.
The high price ones will ahve the best materials, and the best quality control on their production lines. These are going to be a safe, but expensive, bet.
So, if you go to buy the mid-priced ones, try to inspect them first. If all looks well (welds, coating, no dents, etc.), then you can probably be fairly certain that you'll get a quality piece.
Just my humble opinion!
my headers showed up today!
I love 'em!! I got O2 extensions with them, i don't need them, I'm running w/o emissions. what should i sell those things for?
here are some pics:
if someone wants to post them, that'd be cool, they are big files
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/flange.JPG
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/header.JPG
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/hooker.JPG
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/weld.JPG
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/weld2.JPG
i tried to get some good shots of the welds, but it was hard with the flash and reflecting off the stainless
i'm so excited now! sweet!
I love 'em!! I got O2 extensions with them, i don't need them, I'm running w/o emissions. what should i sell those things for?
here are some pics:
if someone wants to post them, that'd be cool, they are big files
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/flange.JPG
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/header.JPG
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/hooker.JPG
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/weld.JPG
http://home.cwru.edu/~mwh11/Cavy/weld2.JPG
i tried to get some good shots of the welds, but it was hard with the flash and reflecting off the stainless
i'm so excited now! sweet!
Originally Posted by kpowr82
Hey bud, those o2 extensions are for the front o2's. You need those. The rear o2' are for emissions.
so those are a must even if running !cats, !egr, !air?
Originally Posted by MetallicaMatt
so those are a must even if running !cats, !egr, !air?
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