MikeRace

Sorry if this has been covered before. But are the Stainless Headers advertised on Ebay for about £200 actually any good. According to a Subaru Tuning company on the web they decrease power??

Are they worth getting?

Thanks in Advance.

Mike

ossett2k2

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Cheap eBay tat.
Spend extra and get a decent set.

SmurfyBhoy

RCM GTSpec & Kinugawa Ebay specials are same thing

SSI or something on the flanges

Big diff in price tho haha.

MikeRace

My plan was to fit a Decat Up pipe. Cosworth Panel Filter and then get a decent remap.

But wondered if the Manifolds make any difference?

ta

Mike

SmurfyBhoy

"Supposedly" Stock ported headers are best for uptoo 400bhp

MikeRace

Ah right I might just do the Up Pipe and spend money else where on the car.

Cheers

Mike

ossett2k2

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Can't see any Kinugawa manifolds on fleabay,the ones for £200 are crapspeed or unbranded,and certainly not the same as RCM.

SmurfyBhoy

http://www.nzkw.com/ssi-exhaust-mani...gc8-p-584.html

Yea those crapspeed ones are worse than stock, but those ssi ones rcm sell are everywhere for much less,

There used to be kinugawa uel & el on fleabay. cheap too around £350 if i remember.

I understand it's NZ dollers but just an example.

ossett2k2

iTrader: (9)

Yes they're the same as RCM,Tommi etc but not £200
The stuff from Kinugawa usually comes with extra import tax so works out the same if not more money.

MikeRace

Ive seen the JapSpeed ones for sale too are they the same as the Ebay Specials?

SmurfyBhoy

Wouldn't touch them imo.

Best find the cheapest way of getting those ssi ones.

Or a guy Andy Williams does sets on facebook which ive only read good things about

MikeRace

Thanks for the advice. Think ill port my headers and upgrade to a td05.

johned

What up pipe are you thinking of fitting.

JGlanzaV

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This is the last set I had on mine.... Did 517hp.

Other than the obvious issues,

1) Sounds gash. Like any UEL header.
2) Cheap **** stainless that cracks. But at least they were not 500quid like the RCM ones. For 190 notes it's just throw away tat.

ossett2k2

iTrader: (9)

Looks closer to £229 than £190.
Are they the crapspeed ones and did they fit ok?
Heard storys about poor fitting.
Do you think they use the same grade ss as the RCMs?
Were the welds decent quality?
I might be tempted to take a punt for half the price of RCMs if they do EL.

MikeRace

RCM Decat or Similar.

I want to stay Mot Friendly Ideally.

Just had a really good read of the Upgrade Guide Graham did and its superb

JGlanzaV

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They were generic spec 3. Same as RCM, japspeed etc etc.....

Fitted fine. Same grade stainless and all the rest of the generic manifolds. The welds were fine. The material cracked after a couple of years the same as the rcm ones I had on it before hand...