Are these aftermarket headers?
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Are these aftermarket headers?
Does this exhaust/headers look stock or aftermarket to you?
The whole exhaust looks stock to me, except it's advertised as 2 3/4" aftermarket exhaust, and they're asking $1K...
The whole exhaust looks stock to me, except it's advertised as 2 3/4" aftermarket exhaust, and they're asking $1K...
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
The headers don't look like factory exhaust manifolds, they look like headers/extractors.
The center section and y-pipe look aftermarket.
The back section looks like stock.
But I don't have stock so I have nothing to compare it too really.
The center section and y-pipe look aftermarket.
The back section looks like stock.
But I don't have stock so I have nothing to compare it too really.
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
Looks thicker than mine from headers to just after cat and mines stock size
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
This ^^.The headers don't look like factory exhaust manifolds, they look like headers/extractors.
The center section and y-pipe look aftermarket.
The back section looks like stock.
Stock headers will be a rusty colour as they are cast and the y pipe will normally have a steel woven section and that does not.
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
Sweet, still probably over priced at 1K, if it was 500 I'd probably look at buying it.
No one in NZ seems to know where to buy headers locally, and looks like I may have to bring some over from Aus
No one in NZ seems to know where to buy headers locally, and looks like I may have to bring some over from Aus

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Would possibly be cheaper. RPW ones are about $560 AUD from memoryand looks like I may have to bring some over from Aus
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Yeah, that's not too bad, any idea on weight?
Are they actually worthwhile? Looking at doing a full 2.5" setup in the coming months, and looking at getting some.
Are they actually worthwhile? Looking at doing a full 2.5" setup in the coming months, and looking at getting some.
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
Grow a beard and buy Shhtuarts headers:D
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Thats what im running on mine. I rate them. Much cheaper than if you buy from hurricanes (only real alternative)Are they actually worthwhile? Looking at doing a full 2.5" setup in the coming months, and looking at getting some.
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
I'll have RPW ones for sale with y pipe in about a month!
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Threadjack, will it bolt to stock?Sahin wrote:I'll have RPW ones for sale with y pipe in about a month!
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
Probably not as I have a high flow cat, but it'd be like $50 at an exhaust shop to swap flanges and fit it
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This.c0n13oX wrote:Grow a beard and buy Shhtuarts headers:D

Stainless extractors for $500? Bargain.
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
If/when my project goes ahead mine will be available, and at this stage it'll be between you and Jack fighting for mine to the death but that won't be within the month hahabjk wrote:Threadjack, will it bolt to stock?Sahin wrote:I'll have RPW ones for sale with y pipe in about a month!
So long term there is another option if you can't get any
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
Just saying, dont go off the color of them. My standard ones are polished. But yeah theyre aftermarket.
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
PHIL069 wrote:The headers don't look like factory exhaust manifolds, they look like headers/extractors.
The center section and y-pipe look aftermarket.
The back section looks like stock.
But I don't have stock so I have nothing to compare it too really.
+1 This y pipe is one of the better flowing ones.......stock fto exhaust gases meet at an intersection but these flow in the same direction
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Re: Are these aftermarket headers?
Heh, unsurprisingly these are still for sale...
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