Best fitting eBay headers for swaps?

[89325iturbo]

Tell me what u guys used. Thanks.

[skatingzooyork]

If I remember correctly, it's the RDI ones that everyone rocks:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93-94-95-96-97-98-E36-323-325-328-M3-2-5-2-8-HEADER-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem519288f44aQQitemZ350350799946QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[evangreen]

Ive heard a couple people say the jvt's worked without mods, a little more expensive though

I just got a pair ill let you know when i try to fit them

[rosphill]

The price and look of those RDI's is great.
How is the fitment on an E30 M50? are there any clearance issues?
I may have to dump the stock E36 manifolds for a pair of these.

[lifeiskaos]

Yep, the ones in the link up there are popular, but I am a huge fan of stock obd2 manifolds with obd1 downpipes.

[Adrian_Visser]

The Raceland SS euro reps make arguably the best power of the e-bay choices but are a bitch to fit.

[jackbenny]

Ive heard a couple people say the jvt's worked without mods, a little more expensive though

I just got a pair ill let you know when i try to fit them

JVT's are on my car. The passenger engine arm requires the heat shield to be removed and some metal removed for clearance. I used a drum sander to remove the material but I wrapped my headers so you may not have to remove as much metal. It also grazes the subframe on my car. I spaced the engine up .25 inches but I would like to have the exhaust shop try to massage the headers to get the required clearance. No issues with the sway bar. There should be some pictures in my build thread.

Of course YMMV. ;)

[MattM]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93...Q5fAccessories

yup, those work perfectly, i just had to cut the little heat shield off the engine mount arm. They line up great underneath too!

[E30_(1st Musk)_]

for those that are running the ebay headrs. is there only a sound difference?

or do you really feel a gain in hp?

[MajorLaser]

header m50

yeah i'm trying to decide which headers to get. How many cats are you guys putting in your system, cause originally m50 had two...

[MattM]

0 cats! no emissions here!

heres a sound clip i made awhile back before i had the engine running perfect.

ebay headers, Y pipe, single 2.5" back to magnaflow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj5k7oatxPA

i never had any previous exhaust system with this engine, so i don't know how it affects HP.

[Chrisv006]

Im using the same ebay headers, not installed yet, but sitting in one my my gigantic parts piles...

What did you all do about the o2 sensor?

[Spaz]

i just used those 69 dollar ebay headers, bolted right up. no issues at all with the swaybar, motor mount arm or the subframe