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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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I found them on ebay, heres the link.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-CA...QQcmdZViewItem
Anybody know anything about these headers, they look nice.
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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They look real nice ,never seen them otherwise though.
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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they appear to be new, since they want before and after pictures.
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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I didn't see who made them, but I did notice the distinctive welds in the middle of the tube. ? If it fits your budget, your call.
Good luck, gwj
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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ssautochrome has a long history of faulty products in the past for import cars and alike. i frequent dakota forums and the 4.7L headers they make are junk. those "look" nice and are a great deal for SS headers but we all want products that last and dont fail. i would bet that the pipes and flanges are different grades and upon heating up they will stretch at different rates thus creating cracks. we wont know though until people start buying and putting some miles on them.
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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are they asking for a test mule? why the pics?
someone pointed out that it'd be strange for them to need a test mule OR pics if they designed the headers for the car.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by spy2520
are they asking for a test mule? why the pics?
someone pointed out that it'd be strange for them to need a test mule OR pics if they designed the headers for the car.
haha they know they suck and dont want to put them on their own cars because the 8 hour installation isnt worth it, jk, idk a thing about them lol
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:38 AM
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yeah ssautochrome is junk. and expensive junk for what you're actually getting.

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They look pretty good to me just from the pics. Nice long primaries and very long collectors. The EGR location is for a 98-99 car, but that shouldn’t be any real problem for a 2k wanting to keep the EGR connected. The Air fittings have a pretty big diameter hole so I would recommend restrictor plates to keep the check valves from fluttering. Access to the spark plugs and clearance around the steering shaft “looks” like it will be fine, but it’s kind of hard to tell from the pictures. I think I would give them a try if I didn’t already have headers on both of my cars.
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I think you have your answer. I'd look at a reputable header from one of our supporting vendors. These guys as you can see have a less than stellar reputation....
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Isn't it better to have mandrel-bent primaries rather than having them welded together in the middle?
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Just spend a few extra bucks & get Pacesetter LT's
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Pacesetters aren't stainless. So IF these were nice headers then they would be like kooks or qtp which are $700-800
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