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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-CA...65356137QQrdZ1 Saw these on ebay and was wondering what the catch was. $299 for stainless longtubes sounds tempting. Anyone tried them for fitment or quality?
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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I think those are these

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/487801-stainless-xs-supercomp-headers.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/492131-sx-super-comp-headers-installed-pics.html
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:07 AM
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the catch is... no one know's who made these.. and the fitment of them.. quality of a shipped product VS the one in the pics.. and no one to complain to if they dont fit, you'd get the Ebay middle finger.

you can be the test pilot on these if you want to
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
the catch is... no one know's who made these.. and the fitment of them.. quality of a shipped product VS the one in the pics.. and no one to complain to if they dont fit, you'd get the Ebay middle finger.

you can be the test pilot on these if you want to
Soooo those are not the same headers?

cause the ones in the link look pretty promising to me.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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its up in the air...
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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Thanks Lithium, yeah those are the same headers and they look pretty nice to me, especially for the price. Still haven't got any real info on them yet though.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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yeah sorry Lithium.. i must have posted about 2min after you did and your post didnt show yet
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Old May 16, 2006 | 09:04 AM
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Here check out this post.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-external-engine/508239-has-anyone-used-these.html

Should answer all of your questions with these links.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Thanks carrsls1_camaro, that's just what I was looking for.
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Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
yeah sorry Lithium.. i must have posted about 2min after you did and your post didnt show yet

yeah I noticed that as well.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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I used to own a 02 Nissan Altima 3.5 se & there was a company called XS/SS Autochrome that made headers for the 3.5's...For the $$$ the headers fit great and had great gains compared to other major brands however i don't know if it's the same company that makes these.....i'll shoot them an email & find out cause they were excellent quality as far as headers for lil $$$$
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Old May 16, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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i say spend the extra doe and dont chance it.....get pacesetters for $100 bucks more, they are proven and very well known(prolly the biggest selling f-body headers) and hell throw on the ory while ur at it
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