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Originally Posted by Mr. Unassailable
Glad to see you got it worked out. I am a weld inspector, have been for a pretty good while. I've probably looked at and ultrasonically (phased array) inspected several thousand welds. That said. I spent big money on a big name (Elevate - Volvo Parts) down pipe for one of my turbo cars. After being disappointed I spent little money on a OBX. I later sold the big money DP and kept the OBX. With my SS I went OBX first. The welds are crap, flat out crap. But the parts are all good quality 316L Stainless Steel. The flanges are good, the pipes are good, the bends are good, the welds are crap. Now, that said. I will forever buy good quality material that has been craptastically welded together and spend $100 getting it welded up better. I am right now still running my crap welded OBX headers on my 466 RWHP camaro. 9k miles on them and I drive it hard. No problems yet, but when they do crack, I'll gladly spend the $100 getting them reinforced.
I'm just throwing that out there for those that think the big name means something.
FYI also.
I have a Passport 9500ci on my car ($1700 radar detector)
Jannetty Racing cam kit
NT05R drag radials
Magnaflow cat back
JL audio stereo upgrades
ETC.
I'm into quality, trust me. Headers are metal that is bend and welded. That's it.
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I hear ya. There are pros and cons to each direction you go in headers. Other than my header hitting the shaft, I am happy with them. It's not about being able to spend more or less. I have more in my stereo than what some guys have in their performance mods, so it's not that money can't be spent! I personally feel that this money can be spent elsewhere. But that's just my opinion. I think there are great options out there for everybody.