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I bought a set new of the borla ss headers that mate up to the cat back exhaust off ebay a year ago for ~ $250.00 (Borla was discontinuing them and someone bought the lot for resale I presume). They come with the intermediate pipe to connect them together and have worked great- helped the mid to high pretty good. No fit or interference problems and no leaks so all is well. If you can find a set of these definitley buy them!
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Originally Posted by rossterman
I bought a set new of the borla ss headers that mate up to the cat back exhaust off ebay a year ago for ~ $250.00 (Borla was discontinuing them and someone bought the lot for resale I presume). They come with the intermediate pipe to connect them together and have worked great- helped the mid to high pretty good. No fit or interference problems and no leaks so all is well. If you can find a set of these definitley buy them!
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Temp? Been around for awhile, just started to post.
I was wondering if anyone ever had a problem with headers in the summer. In VA it gets hot. I was unsure if this is and issue with headers. I am a better off raping them to fend off some of th hear.
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I appreciate the help. Do you think I am better off buying Bora, Gibson then I am a set that cost $200 versus $700? I could careless what they look like. Do you know what the difference is with ceramic versus I guess the "regular"? I have duals now with and H pipe. But the communist State that I live in (Virginia) is on its way to outlaw and after market exhaust. So this is why I am under the gun know to get this done. I have been putting this off for years. I am on my 3 EX I love them. I am very happy that they are making them again. Did you notice any large amount of cabin noise? I have read that it has been minimal. What positives came out of doing it?
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I never had any trouble with my headers in the summer and towing. Coolant temps, cylinder head temp and trans temps stay normal. I have the Doug Thorley headers. I would spend the money on a set of long tube headers over shorties.
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Very good to know. I cant remember for the life of me what kind of muffler I have. I am wondering at this point if I am better off replacing the whole thing if I am going to do the Headers. I had the exhaust installed 3-4 years ago. You truly have been a wealth of information. I truly appreciate it. I had joined years ago but forgot about it tell a friend from another site told me about this forum,
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I DON'T RECOMEND SCAM-BAY HEADERS TO ANYONE!!
i witnessed 2 sets break after a mud ride with less than a day of install. they got hot and when they were introduced to splashing water, you got a cracked collector flange and cracked pipes!!
some have had no problems with them, but it's a gamble. the BANKS run 1000-1100 for headers and Y pipe, $1500 for the stinger kit!! doug thorley runs about the same for the headers/ Y pipe combo!! both of these brands have THICK flangs, and THICK tubes, so you get what you pay for kinda thing.
i run the banks kit, and have loved it since i bolted it on!!
i witnessed 2 sets break after a mud ride with less than a day of install. they got hot and when they were introduced to splashing water, you got a cracked collector flange and cracked pipes!!
some have had no problems with them, but it's a gamble. the BANKS run 1000-1100 for headers and Y pipe, $1500 for the stinger kit!! doug thorley runs about the same for the headers/ Y pipe combo!! both of these brands have THICK flangs, and THICK tubes, so you get what you pay for kinda thing.
i run the banks kit, and have loved it since i bolted it on!!
Plus, their Customer Service is second to none.
Rich Norman at ext. 4110 is the guy to talk to.
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NEVER EVER RAPE a header, specially' if it's hot, and you want to reproduce.
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Very good to know. I cant remember for the life of me what kind of muffler I have. I am wondering at this point if I am better off replacing the whole thing if I am going to do the Headers. I had the exhaust installed 3-4 years ago. You truly have been a wealth of information. I truly appreciate it. I had joined years ago but forgot about it tell a friend from another site told me about this forum,
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