Originally posted by der affe
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it works out to be $400 shipped at the exchange rates from last friday. -
meh, i still think i'll chance it with the china ones for $160ish shipped to my door. BUT i am only going to be using them for a year or so until i ge the M-30 swap done.
speaking of that, i am going to check to see if the make an M-30 set!seien Sie größer, als Sie erscheinen
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believe me I thought about it but I have gone with "cheap" headers before, so I know I would never be satisfied.Comment
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u know, if you are handy with a welder (tig pref). headers are not that hard to make!
you can buy donuts in what ever dia. you need, then chop saw and copy the china knock off. they copied a good design. you are just copying a copy then. you can make them out of a better quality metal. the biggest hurdle is the flanges at the head. all you would need to do is take stock cast iron manifolds to a machine shop and have them copied (the flange).
you could make them actually better by using a high quality collector too.
McCabe Racing
1600 W Frontier Rd
Chino Valley, AZ 86323 Map
i have used his collectors before, really nice!
there is also
Belanger Headers
401 W Lone Cactus Dr Ste 2
Phoenix, AZ 85027 Map- super quality there too, very happy with his quality too.
- just a though, it is really not that hard to do
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well I'm not very handy with a welder, so I have to buy them. Welding up my exhaust is going to be challenging enough. :pComment
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damit! if you were here in AZ I would teach you!
too bad, i have built a bunch of headers for VW's and V-8 cars.
yea for wasted talent.
i have actually been thinking about doing just that after i get mine here....unfortunately the final cost if you were going to sell them is WAY out of the grasp of most of R3v though.
if you can do it yourself, you are well under the $400 mark.seien Sie größer, als Sie erscheinen
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I was quite good at welding waaay back in high school but i haven't welded anything but my strut mounts since then, and they aren't very pretty. However I'll be using a mig at least instead of the stick welder I tried to use on my strut mounts..Comment
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well aside from half of them not fitting right and leaking at the head, and the shiney "chrome" coating coming off after 6 months. :p
plus these are a slightly different design.Comment
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comparing the 2 by the pictures, the difference seems to be mainly tht they fit tighter to the block for clearence with the right hand drive.
the "H" pipe looks a little different/better too.
and they use a 1 piece flange as opposed to the 6 individual onesseien Sie größer, als Sie erscheinen
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Yeah... There was that...Originally posted by nando View Post
I've had all these issues (except for the shiny shit... that's stupid) with top of the line headers as well.
(I don't think I had a fit problem with these though... I think that was someone else)
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I keep hearing that (quality headers not sealing right) but I've never seen it. even my IE shorties seal really well..Comment
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Well if your ever bored i have a spare 885 you can port for my franken motor. Scheduled completion is 2003 or my current engine blows. Which ever comes first.Originally posted by DCColegrove View PostYour signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.
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2003?
do we know if any of these ebay style headers are smog legal?
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not in california- no EO#.past:
1989 325is (learner shitbox)
1986 325e (turbo dorito)
1991 318ic (5-lug ITB)
1985 323i baur
current:
1995 M3 (suspension, 17x9/255-40, borla)Comment
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