Got a present for my car

There has been a big debate on the m forums about the new cheap headers via eBay… nobody was willing to try them out seeing as most of the guys cant turn a wrench and trouble shoot them… so i decided to snag a set… the seller of these new his stuff and actually had the “standard” china headers rebuilt to his specs, which meant thinner flanges to fit the stock studs and built in secondary o2 “defoulers”

the guys on the m forums have all donated close to 125 bux for before/after dyno’s to show that they make power

overall the welding looks pretty good, the penetration on the flange joints is pretty good, could be better, but the couple of welds that i can see the inside of down the tubing look to be pretty solid…

paid 126 bux for these, even if they break/crack i can fix them and its still better then 1300 dollars for the “real” headers that are mig welded mild steel (evosport)

http://www.viper966.com/m3/DSC01684.jpg
Look great
http://www.viper966.com/m3/DSC01682.jpg
Welds look good, flanges are nice and thin, will fit stock bolts
http://www.viper966.com/m3/DSC01681.jpg

no cheater bends…all the port entrys are nice and smooth…

http://www.viper966.com/m3/DSC01680.jpg
All the flanges are straight, non are out of whack
http://www.viper966.com/m3/DSC01679.jpg

flamesuit is on, cuz lets face it, you guys LOVE busting my balls but i am doing this to prove to the m forum guys that they shouldnt just take it up the ass on high prices for things such as exhasut/super chargers etc…

and i get 2 free dyno tuning sessions, so thats a plus

:tup: to the china stainless and china jig

999 mig welded mid steel competition

http://www.evosport.com/images/product/exhaust/evosport/evo_s54header_001.jpg

sadly, i can weld better then this with my 300 mig

Brian, for what you paid, you can’t go wrong. I got a set of XS Power headers for my MR2 over a year ago, no problems at all.

Good buy.

look like quality pieces, i bet they’re fun to install :stuck_out_tongue:

word thats cool, just hope they dont fit like IS300 turbo kitZ

cant beat the scinario. Im runnin a modified ssautocrome manifold on my bimmer. let us know how it goes.:tup:

have fun installing those lol

nice Bryan…mine should be here anyday

:tup:

I haven’t had a problem with mine.

from a price point there’s really nothing to hate about

How can there be a profit on these selling at $126?

its recycled steel molded/welded by minorities apparently cause thats cheeap

damn… nice pick up. That price is a steal

now where can i get some for an E36?

^^^you wont do it so what does it matter where you can get them

^^ i wont do what?

get headers?

same seller i bought mine from

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-98-BMW-M3-E36-Stainless-Steel-Header-92-93-323-325_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33631QQihZ014QQitemZ330134270215QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

w0rddddd

have you mocked them up to check fit yet bryan?

others have and they were good, no sense “mocking them up” without just installing them