marty mar

Hey guys, these arrived today!!! Just posting a few pics to show how Awesome these headers are for the money...I had the same set of my 99 FRC and was thrilled with them. Ps they were $599. From Sparktec Motorsports!!

RedZMonte

Thats Cool as Ice! VIP (Very Impressive Pipes) Lol hope you cought thoes Vanilla Ice references! (I listened to that Shiznit growing up)


I assume thoes are small resoantors not cats?

Hope everything fits well, sometimes the budget friendly exhaust parts need some slight "Adjustments" to make fit perfect.

S

RC000E

The Chinese are making better and better stuff these days. They're taking us over...

marty mar

Ha ha . quick to the point ,to the point no fakin cookin mc's like a pound of bacon.

RedZMonte

when you get the headers in you will definatly be "Havin' A Roni"! (good time)... this is the start of the mods... i assure you, you will get "Hooked"! 1 7/8" long tubes will definatly let that Motor "Exhale". the 1st trip out you are gunna Be like "Oh My Gosh" when thoes pipes "Play that Funky Music"!

dont forget to add pics when you "Get' Wit it". Also you might need to get some O2 Extensions if they didnt come with the kit, few Vette vendors offer them.

(sorry i couldnt resist).... OK, im retarded.

S

93civEJ1

Report back once you put them on and tell us how the install is?

marty mar

I did the exact same part number install on my last car....They fit well, the drivers side did just touch the bottom of the bellhousing cover, but a tweak with a pry bar fixed that. I re used the stock header bolts, and steel gaskets. No sweat.

93civEJ1

Nice any dyno before / after?

GM Fan

No second set of O2 bungs for the after-cat O2s, right? Or do a I see bungs on those two separate extension pipes for between the cats and X pipe? Can't make it out in the photos...

Obviously a tuner would just tune the rear O2s out, but it was nice that the XSPower headers had those provisions. I guess those are indefinitely unavailable...

So these are not a new part right, just the normal C5 OBX headers?

$750 with cats look pretty good from that source, what did shipping set you back?

racebum

have to wonder if the stainless obx is using is any better now a days. the honda headers they started with often cracked within 10-15k miles

derekdj87

Just bought the same set for 599. Oh GM Fan the shipping was 36 bucks to CO. I'm pretty pumped this is my first modification for my c5z (besides a racing seat).

-Derek

marty mar

There are rear 02 bungs there....I did NOT even have to drill holes in the tunnel plate, they just cleared!!!
The shipping UPS to Canada was $80.

derekdj87

MartyMar,

Did either side of these touch the bell housing?

-Derek

93civEJ1

I would love to see some before after dyno results.

Supercharged111

What size are the pipes? If 3", do they neck down to 2.5" for the mufflers? How far back do they do that? The website doesn't say.

Z06ster

Sorry can't hold back... we owe them $1.3 trillion in debt now (our largest foreign debt holder). This is a contributor to the $17 million and growing US debt....

Someone chimed in and said he got these for $599... that's 1/3 the price of the US made ones...scary and amazing. They do look good.

Supercharged111

And you're supporting GM's questionable business ethics by purchasing a Corvette, didn't stop you though did it?

jmc12

You might be a red neck, if you lay your new long tubes out on the kitchen floor..

Z06ster

Okay... so you're on a forum that embraces the GM Corvette and you're trashing GM... nice job

By the way, I wasn't trying to give the OP a hard time about the headers. As I noted, they look really good and I'm sure he's getting a great value for his money....more power to him. My comment was a general one in response to RC000E regarding "...[China] taking us over".

I love this country, I love GM, and I love Corvettes.

Supercharged111

Nevermind, your skull is obviously way too thick to get my point. If their business ethic bothered me that much, I wouldn't have a driveway full of GM. Forget I said anything.