Stainless Headers and Y-pipe NEW TECH SPONSOR
05-07-2007, 07:04 PM
#62
Originally Posted by wheeelzzz
I have a question? Are these headers shipped from overseas? They sure look like they are. I questioed 2 reputable header manufacturers about the pricing you've posted and both said they can only be made in China if they're sold so cheap. What's the honest answer to this question?
As long as the quality is there, who cares? Do you not use a Motorola cell phone made in Malaysia? Not wear a shirt made in the Philippines? BTW 4th gen Fbodies were made in Canada.
05-07-2007, 11:24 PM
#63
OK guys here are some more pics(I know they are not the best)....I will try to post up some more tomorrow of what they look like under the car.....these are for sure the BEST headers I have seen as far as ground clearance, they tuck up way better than my coated pacesetters and pacesetter ory did, they also dont bang the floorboard barely any(although I did install a poly trans mount and did the heater tube around the y-pipe where it was close). The ONLY complaint I have is that the y-pipe does not match up very well with the drivers side collector.....I have wrestled with it for an hour and I can not get it to slide on all the way on as the pipe is more or less straight while the header collector points kinda at an angle towards the door......I am experiencing a small leak under WOT due to this but hopefully my exhaust shop can get it on the rest of the way......but anyways here are the pics.....
05-08-2007, 10:18 AM
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Actually they are manufactured in North Carolina. I have them, and they are excellent quality. The primaries are thick and the welds are very professional. They fit right in without removing anything but the plug wires. No grinding block casting, no cutting the k-member, no removing the steering shaft, no nothing.
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05-08-2007, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by BigArchidia
What are going to do about the plug wires resting against the primaries?
05-08-2007, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BigArchidia
Onebadass, Spark plug wires shouldn't be touching anything. Having to spend $100.00 for wire insulators (that will eventually fail anyway) isn't the answer. How about a re-design that cures the problem. A suspect a re-design could take months as it would have to be done in China. Those headers are not made in NC or the U.S. for that matter.
Where is your proof? Are you just mad because you spent too much?
Would you like me to point out all the threads where $700++ headers hit the K member, dont fit, Ys that hit the floor, wires that touch the headers?
With my $800 Kooks the wires hit the headers (I had to bend them out of the way) and they sat right on the K member.
05-08-2007, 03:00 PM
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Now as far a the headers being made in China explain this to me. I made some changes to the mock up they sent me and shipped it back to them in NC and they sent me back the 1st off production one's from the mock up in one week. So if there made in China they must have some pretty damn fast shipping back and forth to China to send the mock up there make them then send it back to NC then send it to me all in one week.
05-08-2007, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BigArchidia
Onebadass, Spark plug wires shouldn'? be ?ouching any?hing. Having ?o spend $100.00 for wire insula?ors (?ha? will even?ually fail anyway) isn'? ?he answer. How abou? a re-design ?ha? cures ?he problem. A suspec? a re-design could ?ake mon?hs as i? would have ?o be done in China. ?hose headers are no? made in NC or ?he U.S. for ?ha? ma??er.
05-08-2007, 05:25 PM
#72
Originally Posted by ONEBADASSWS6
Actually they are manufactured in North Carolina. I have them, and they are excellent quality. The primaries are thick and the welds are very professional. They fit right in without removing anything but the plug wires. No grinding block casting, no cutting the k-member, no removing the steering shaft, no nothing.
05-08-2007, 05:31 PM
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would yall shut the fu*k up already?
He told you theya rent made in china, they fit well look good and your precious almighty Kooks and QTP's dont exactly have the perfect fit either ya know so I think some people are about to be psised they forked over a grand or better and realised there was a cheaper way to go that was jsut as good if not better. Kooks and QTP charge what they do as far as im concerned because they had no competition with a lower price so they could jack it as high as they wanted.
sorry but thats how its lookin to me...
props to ya XS!
He told you theya rent made in china, they fit well look good and your precious almighty Kooks and QTP's dont exactly have the perfect fit either ya know so I think some people are about to be psised they forked over a grand or better and realised there was a cheaper way to go that was jsut as good if not better. Kooks and QTP charge what they do as far as im concerned because they had no competition with a lower price so they could jack it as high as they wanted.
sorry but thats how its lookin to me...
props to ya XS!
05-08-2007, 05:59 PM
#76
I have these headers (off e-bay and had to weld emmisions tubes) and have been very happy with them for over 10,000 miles now. I am not terribly impressed with the design of the Y pipe, but since I made my own it is not my concern. Anyone who talks about how they won't hold up without running them needs to learn to remain out of a thread where their comments are both uninformed and slanderous.
Galen
P.S. It is nice to learn that they were made in the US.
Galen
P.S. It is nice to learn that they were made in the US.
05-08-2007, 06:16 PM
#78
Originally Posted by BigArchidia
black2002, I guarantee you those headers are made overseas. Their appearance and price is indicative of all headers made in China. Call Kook's or any U.S. company that manufactures 304 S/S headers and ask them what it costs to manufacture a 304 S/S set of headers. It's more than what this company is charging the end user and they're throwing in the shipping. Only the Chinese can pull that off. There's your proof. The dead giveaway is the drastic difference in price. The bottom line is if you don't mind buying overseas parts than you now can spend less on these systems. Just don't forget to protect those plug boots.
Youd be amazed at what markup is on parts... I know what it is and if you knew, youd never buy another part again.
05-08-2007, 07:46 PM
#79
BigArchidia
Stop with the bashing and claims that these are poorly manufactured.
As a matter of fact, I don't want to see you in this thread anymore. If you can't bring anything of value to the table...go somewhere else for dinner.
Last warning.
Stop with the bashing and claims that these are poorly manufactured.
As a matter of fact, I don't want to see you in this thread anymore. If you can't bring anything of value to the table...go somewhere else for dinner.
Last warning.
theyre so good they'll blow up your motor 