Ebay Headers: I am the guinea pig
11-07-2012, 01:09 AM
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11-07-2012, 11:34 AM
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I will weld over every seam. They will be better than New. My coworker did this on some extremely cheap ebay headers for a subaru. I don't see how they get so little material on there.. If any at all. Many look like they're just fused welds with no added material.. which is why they crack. And if shipping from there to here is only for "repair" maybe no duty on the shipping either?
I personally, think it might be worth the shipping. If anything, we all get to learn how long the newly welded version will last?
I personally, think it might be worth the shipping. If anything, we all get to learn how long the newly welded version will last?
See now this is what I'm planning on doing. I've got access to a TIG welder, so when my stock headers die I'll just buy these and just throw a bunch of filler rod at the joints/seams.
What is the wall thickness of the OBX unit?
11-07-2012, 02:37 PM
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I was using the stock crossover pipe I believe but when I try and connect to bottom of headers it's putting my waste gate into torque tube. So wasn't quite sure . It has an sfr exhaust from cat, tial waste gate and 3" down pipe
03-24-2014, 01:31 PM
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I'll see if I can get some more pictures. I haven't had any reason to suspect problems, but it's a good time to do an inspection before getting the car out for another season.
03-24-2014, 02:27 PM
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My OBX headers are done. I only used the headers, not the down pipe or waste gate tie in that comes with the kit. This is after 2 seasons, approximately 30 events, and the street driving to-and-from, and this is the result, leak on one exit:
Major cracking along the line of welds on another exit:
I knew about the leak, I could here when it happened at the 2nd last event of the season. The cracked welds were news to me.
Maybe the OBX headers would last better for street use, who knows.
Any thoughts on what I should do next? $300 for another 2 seasons, or Lindsey Racing for more money and hopefully more time?
Major cracking along the line of welds on another exit:
I knew about the leak, I could here when it happened at the 2nd last event of the season. The cracked welds were news to me.
Maybe the OBX headers would last better for street use, who knows.
Any thoughts on what I should do next? $300 for another 2 seasons, or Lindsey Racing for more money and hopefully more time?
Here are some pics of the FRF headers as I was assembling things over the winter of 2012/2013...
...and one picture from the end of the season on the FRF headers showing the flaking ceramic coating...
03-24-2014, 03:05 PM
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Too bad that Dave doesn't appear to be doing these anymore. He makes nice pipes! I certainly wouldn't blame him for the coating, unless he's the dude who actually applied it.
03-24-2014, 03:10 PM
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03-24-2014, 05:51 PM
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03-24-2014, 06:02 PM
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01-19-2015, 04:04 PM
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01-19-2015, 05:56 PM
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