Has anyone tried these?
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Has anyone tried these?
Hi, I was recently just looking on ebay for truck parts and i came across these headers, it says there t-304 stainless with cnc mandrel bent tubing and there only $140.00 buy it now plus shipping.So im just wondering if anyone has them or has seen them what their opinion is, or just what you think of them from the link. Thanks,Matt.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-01...spagenameZWDVW
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-01...spagenameZWDVW
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Well, I'm not one of the speed parts experts, but I have a critcal eye.
First off, I trust very little for sale on ebay. Many of these sellers are highly dubious.
Secondly, those aren't race headers, they're smog headers (shorties), and I highly doubt they are made out of T304 for $140.
Thirdly, the discolored welds look highly supect. Why won't the seller give the brand name?
I would PASS on this one.
First off, I trust very little for sale on ebay. Many of these sellers are highly dubious.
Secondly, those aren't race headers, they're smog headers (shorties), and I highly doubt they are made out of T304 for $140.
Thirdly, the discolored welds look highly supect. Why won't the seller give the brand name?
I would PASS on this one.
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From: Jax Fl.
I actually took a chance on them. Not a bad header. The quality of the stainless is not as good as claimed. If you decide to get these DO NOT use the bolts provided. I have had these for a year now with no problems. They are now blue however. Still not a bad buy but if you are going for the shine forget it.
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in order to allow the header to directly bolt in place of the cast iron manifold
they have made the primary pipes very unequal length
still, if you want to build a custom set of ss headers
buying those and cutting them at the 4 into 1 collector
and attaching ss extension Y's with additional lengths of ss pipes
is a project most good welders could do
to get total length of primary and first Y into the range of 42 to 48 inches
and provide torque gains in the daily driving range
which would potentially allow re-gearing
to a higher MPH per 1000 rpm ratio.
they have made the primary pipes very unequal length
still, if you want to build a custom set of ss headers
buying those and cutting them at the 4 into 1 collector
and attaching ss extension Y's with additional lengths of ss pipes
is a project most good welders could do
to get total length of primary and first Y into the range of 42 to 48 inches
and provide torque gains in the daily driving range
which would potentially allow re-gearing
to a higher MPH per 1000 rpm ratio.
Last edited by HankL; Aug 18, 2008 at 06:21 AM.
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These look very similar if not identical to the ones I purchased.
The quality was actually pretty good. Welds were decent and ground down smooth inside the flanges. Flange thickness was good.
As stated the included hardware was crap but I did use the gaskets with no problems.
Mine turned blue (no surprise) but so did my more expensive Mopar headers and the very expensive Ford racing headers I had on my other truck.
The old Mopar headers I used to have were a 4-2-1 design and I can't say I noticed any loss of power or performance with these.
Bang for the buck they were a good deal.
The quality was actually pretty good. Welds were decent and ground down smooth inside the flanges. Flange thickness was good.
As stated the included hardware was crap but I did use the gaskets with no problems.
Mine turned blue (no surprise) but so did my more expensive Mopar headers and the very expensive Ford racing headers I had on my other truck.
The old Mopar headers I used to have were a 4-2-1 design and I can't say I noticed any loss of power or performance with these.
Bang for the buck they were a good deal.