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Old 10-29-2009, 05:18 AM
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obx headers?

I was just wondering if anyone had used these headers before cause i stumbled up on one and they look like they would work great and another thing is they fit my budget very well. This is the one i was looking at.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBX-H...item27ac8a1b14

It looks sweet but i just havnt heard anything about these headers except for one person who loved it. Let me now if you have previous experience with these headers. Thanks
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Any input is greatly appreciated!!! haha
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Ive never used OBX but it looks like a decent header. Ive gone supersprint until i decided LCE was the way to go. Lots of money but i think the way to go. Between my two sets i noticed the flange (plate that bolts to head and welded to tubing) on the super sprint was thin, LCE was big, Ad says 1/2" plate which is right in between the SS and LCE. Im not super stocked on the mirror finish. It dosen't says chrome (which is very strong), so i don't know what the coating is. I would also mention that my SS had the same connection type from header to connecting tube. I didn't get the gasket for right there with mine and if the pic is what you get you won't either. So add 5-10 bucks from napa. I also had a helluva time getting that thing to not leak. I think i went through 3 doughnut gaskets in the SS. One last thing about that kit is that your really going to want to run a stock gasket at the head, there is none better. That gasket looks a lil pos to me.

It looks great, but due to the extra parts needed and my dislike for that type of connection i would vote no. Honestly if i hadn't cracked my stock manifold i don't think i would have ever done a header.

So just tossing out some numbers here, that header is 150+30 S/H + 15-25 gaskets so your at about 200ish to get it in the truck.

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well the finish is just polished stainless steel which wont rust out easy at all. I new i was gonna have to get a gasket but thats not really a problem for me. But thanks for the input. it helped some.
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anyone else have any input on this?
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Well I dont know about headers for 22re's, but I do know that every OBX header I've ever seen has been top quality. Everyone I know that has them on their vehicles love them and say nothing but good. So I would recommend the brand, just no first hand experience with them on a 22re. Hope this helps a bit.
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Thanks it does.
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i have run obx on many imports i have had no problem with them just a great affordable product
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yeah thanks ill prolly buy one here in a while
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I've decided I'm going to order a OBX header for my truck as well.
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stainless will turn blue after you get the engine hot, won't it?
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i just ordered one it will be here November 30, i hope its a good header.
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they're better than pacesetter, i can tell you that.
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yeah Ive heard to many store's of the pacesetter rusting out and the paint burning off, i think the obx is worth the 149.00 dollars.
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WTF???? You guys get a $149 header, yet the same brand of header made for my 87 costs $270? I would give it a try for 150, but at 270 I might as well pony up for a DT or an LCE header. looks like the main difference is the connector pipe. Is there that much difference under the 2 styles of rigs? Weird.
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Of course, after I post that up, the same guy now has the $149 header for the 85-89 22re's. Looks exactly like a pacesetter, but chrome. if the fitment was fine, I would be tempted still. Let me know how difficult the install was. If you have to redrill or bore out holes, I might just wait it out.
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i have had one on my 2.7 for over a year now with no problems at all.
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i've had a DT header on my 3vze for almost 6k miles now... its still polished.
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Any updates? Bueller? Bueller?
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lmao been lookin at this header too, but....i wanna know if the celica version would fit....its a loooooonnnnggg tube..


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