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nightwalker · 11-21-2004, 06:23 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33631

Just wondering

oO0OthinkO0Oo · 11-22-2004, 11:42 AM

i wonder who makes it, it looks like it fits pretty well. my luck with random ebay parts hasn't been so great though, you going to get it?

*SaintlyCharBoy* · 11-22-2004, 11:44 AM

it looks like it fits failry well, but it uses the stock down pipe and does not appear to be equal length. i wouldn't spend money on it...

it is, however shiny

Kreator · 11-22-2004, 01:15 PM

from what it looks like, most likely looks like something ssautochrome would make. and as much as i like their turbo header i have for the other car (well the price most of all), the guy who's been doing the bracing for that manifold today said the welds looked like crap... for 95 bux though, hard to beat i guess.

thelinja · 11-22-2004, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kreator

from what it looks like, most likely looks like something ssautochrome would make. and as much as i like their turbo header i have for the other car (well the price most of all), the guy who's been doing the bracing for that manifold today said the welds looked like crap... for 95 bux though, hard to beat i guess.

I don't know...you pretty much get what you pay for on Ebay nowadays..

axiomatik · 11-22-2004, 11:31 PM

It's hard to tell, but it looks like the O2 sensor is practically wedged into the shock tower.

evilimport · 11-23-2004, 03:39 AM

And the runners arent equal length....is that good or bad?

**West** · 11-23-2004, 04:11 AM

Looks like ssautocrap. BTW, Unequal header can sound cool!

Still crap though.

Kreator · 11-23-2004, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by thelinja

I don't know...you pretty much get what you pay for on Ebay nowadays..

true... but considering the turbo header cost me $120 shipped, + $60 for bracing, + $50 for machining the warped flanges, i could still get all the welds completely redone and still be WAAAY under $500 which the cheapest quality stainless steel header would cost.

There are different takes on ssautochrome turbo headers. Some people who let all the piping hang off hte manifold bitch it cracks too easily. Others, who manage to do it right, are pretty satisfied with what they got.

back to this header though, is that plugged up hole supposed to be for hte egr? Shouldnt it be angled a little different?

WeldingHank · 11-23-2004, 09:11 AM

it seems it works with an SR20 style downpipe.would make for a 3" exhaust all the way back. talk about 0 backpressure.

*sykikchimp* · 11-23-2004, 09:19 AM

I think it mounts to the stock cat. Even though it is likely not great quality, it will likely produce some small gains over the stock manifold which is horrific.

Doriftomodachi · 11-23-2004, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by sykikchimp

I think it mounts to the stock cat. Even though it is likely not great quality, it will likely produce some small gains over the stock manifold which is horrific.

Meh I doubt it. I used to have the crappy (cracking) greddy header which was similar but it had even longer runners. This header is still too restrictive b/c of the primary cat. The greddy had miniscule gains, if any at all. The hotshot is still by far the best header on the market for the ka b/c it loses the primary cat.

HyperTek · 11-23-2004, 09:44 AM

we cant say until someone tests it out.

Vatche · 11-23-2004, 10:44 PM

i tested ssautochrome manifold on my sr...in less than 2 months they cracked in 3 places...i wouldnt waste my money on anything off ebay

SoCalSilvia · 11-23-2004, 10:51 PM

the header is made by Megan Racing

Drunk Bastard · 11-24-2004, 04:19 AM

hmmm...megan racing makes my s14 specific test pipe...which has a o2 bung. incase you s14 guys havent noticed, we dont have a o2 sensor on our "fake cat". so i had to have the plug welded shut. maybe its just me but megan racing seems like the APC of the 240 world......

11-21-2004, 06:23 PM	#1
nightwalker Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay area Age: 45 Posts: 2,146 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thoughts? New header on market http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33631 Just wondering __________________ In life, we often cast the line of hope fishing for the best possible opportunity. Sometimes with enough effort, the things we catch are nothing short of amazing.

11-22-2004, 11:42 AM	#2
oO0OthinkO0Oo Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern Cali Age: 40 Posts: 93 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i wonder who makes it, it looks like it fits pretty well. my luck with random ebay parts hasn't been so great though, you going to get it? __________________ .::kris::.

11-22-2004, 11:44 AM	#3
SaintlyCharBoy Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bow, NH Age: 42 Posts: 849 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	it looks like it fits failry well, but it uses the stock down pipe and does not appear to be equal length. i wouldn't spend money on it... it is, however shiny __________________ 92 vert - KADE + VH41 + GM MA5 = too many parts in the garage 95 base - retired

11-22-2004, 01:15 PM	#4
Kreator Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MD Age: 40 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	from what it looks like, most likely looks like something ssautochrome would make. and as much as i like their turbo header i have for the other car (well the price most of all), the guy who's been doing the bracing for that manifold today said the welds looked like crap... for 95 bux though, hard to beat i guess. __________________ кто болеет за Зенит, у того всегда стоит!

11-23-2004, 03:39 AM	#7
evilimport Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Daytona Beach Psycho Ward Posts: 778 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	And the runners arent equal length....is that good or bad? __________________ You douche bags bring your A-game? S14 Zenki face owns all.

11-22-2004, 11:31 PM	#6
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,697 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's hard to tell, but it looks like the O2 sensor is practically wedged into the shock tower.

11-23-2004, 04:11 AM	#8
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 43 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks like ssautocrap. BTW, Unequal header can sound cool! Still crap though. __________________ West - Zilvia.net - Toyobaru.net - NapkinSketch.com

11-23-2004, 09:11 AM	#10
WeldingHank Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it seems it works with an SR20 style downpipe.would make for a 3" exhaust all the way back. talk about 0 backpressure.

11-23-2004, 09:19 AM	#11
sykikchimp WOW addicted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the moon Age: 43 Posts: 6,525 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think it mounts to the stock cat. Even though it is likely not great quality, it will likely produce some small gains over the stock manifold which is horrific. __________________

11-23-2004, 09:44 AM	#13
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	we cant say until someone tests it out. __________________ Keep it Classy

11-24-2004, 04:19 AM	#16
Drunk Bastard Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,405 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	hmmm...megan racing makes my s14 specific test pipe...which has a o2 bung. incase you s14 guys havent noticed, we dont have a o2 sensor on our "fake cat". so i had to have the plug welded shut. maybe its just me but megan racing seems like the APC of the 240 world......