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5.2/5.9 Stainless Headers for $150

Old Sep 19, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Default 5.2/5.9 Stainless Headers for $150

Has anyone used these? If so, what are your thoughts.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
 
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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I've never used them, but at that price, I'm sure someone has. I'm not sure of the quality though, but that is freakin cheap!
 
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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That's why I'm asking before I order one. Don't wanna waste the money if they're junk.
I did e-mail a guy who left positive feedback after a purchase. He said they looked pretty good but was still waiting for a y-pipe before he could run them. He also said they bolted up pretty easy without any fitment problems. He had a 99 1500 w/ a 5.2.
 

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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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there was a guy on there that had those.... dodgeboy.. sumthing he had a green and sliver dodge and was form ohio


he said they allright but he only had them 6 months when he said that
 
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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I wouldn't buy them... Many have had bad experiences with ebay knock off headers.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 01:23 AM
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if they are like in the pic then the welds look like ****
 
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 01:41 AM
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Cheap Jap metal. Means it's thin, very very weak steel, not to mention, a poor stainless coat. Most people that install those end up changing them in a few years because they end up rotting out. Let's not forget that awesome glow they produce at night because the metal is so thin, and the heat from the engine is just too much....

Honestly, don't try to make cheap mods.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 02:10 AM
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they claim to carry a 3 yr warranty and have been a member since 02 with very good feedback......if its either stick with your stockers for a few years or try these out, then why not?
 
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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Those are JBA knock offs made overseas. Junk- do not go with those as they did not include any heat dissipation or expansion joints and, I can tell you that they will leak for sure. Junk- that's what those are.

If you want top of the line headers that are dyno tested and tuned for a 5.2/5.9, go with JBAs. Gibson is your next choice after that but, they are not tuned and are prone to leaking at the interface and are harder to install. Do get the ones with the heat dissipation coating.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by cmckenna
Those are JBA knock offs made overseas. Junk- do not go with those as they did not include any heat dissipation or expansion joints and, I can tell you that they will leak for sure. Junk- that's what those are.

If you want top of the line headers that are dyno tested and tuned for a 5.2/5.9, go with JBAs. Gibson is your next choice after that but, they are not tuned and are prone to leaking at the interface and are harder to install. Do get the ones with the heat dissipation coating.

Gonna disagree with you there, chief. Please provide a link to JBA's dyno results over Gibson's on a 2nd gen ram.

I did the research before I bought headers. There isn't a better set for a 2nd gen than the Gibsons, or I would have bought them over the Gibsons.
 
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