TURBO REGAL CHINESE HEADERS?

[pagrunt]

 

[BOXCARS]

I think I'm going to have to pass on the turbobuick chinese headers sold on E-bay. Here's why ... I don't know what downpipe works with them. They could be the nicest headers on the planet, but if you have to buy a new downpipe -- what downpipe exactly??? -- then they're no bargain.

 

[motorheadmike]

I think I'm going to have to pass on the turbobuick chinese headers sold on E-bay. Here's why ... I don't know what downpipe works with them. They could be the nicest headers on the planet, but if you have to buy a new downpipe -- what downpipe exactly??? -- then they're no bargain.

You build one.

http://rjcracing.com/product/exhaust-systems-2/flanges-weld-bungs/

 

[BOXCARS]

You build one.

http://rjcracing.com/product/exhaust-systems-2/flanges-weld-bungs/

But, if I needed headers, I wouldn't want to have to buy a downpipe, too. I just thought if I needed headers in the future, I'd be all ready to go with these Chinese headers, but that's not the case.

 

[motorheadmike]

But, if I needed headers, I wouldn't want to have to buy a downpipe, too. I just thought if I needed headers in the future, I'd be all ready to go with these Chinese headers, but that's not the case.

So let's break this down for the non-TR owners at home:
1. Super high dollar "race headers" by TA Performance (10% of the purchase price of your car) - $1200;
2. High dollar SE or KB stock-style (hand-fitted by a blind man in Merica) - $700-850;
3. Chinese headers - $200 (clearly crap because China); and
4. Status Quo (cracked stock junk that was MIG welded by a drunk line worker in Alabama 30 years ago) - $100 every time you need them repaired.

Options 1, 2 and 3 have off the shelf downpipe options at what... $400-600 a pop? Or you can build your own for about half that to fit the Chinese units using the flanges above and a 3" J-bend off eBay.

Plus, all of the headers for Turbo Buicks are pretty much trash: https://turbobuick.com/threads/ta-performance-headers-vs-kb-headers.433436

Me? I'd buy a bunch of cost effective parts and engineer myself a solution I could hold myself accountable for - and not rely on "vendors" to help me finger bang my wallet into submission.

 

[TURNA]

Even if you couldn't make your own just about any muffler shop could.

 

[houston_t]

I think I'm going to have to pass on the turbobuick chinese headers sold on E-bay. Here's why ... I don't know what downpipe works with them. They could be the nicest headers on the planet, but if you have to buy a new downpipe -- what downpipe exactly??? -- then they're no bargain.

Im in contact with Jason now about ordering a new pulley set, I will ask him if his downpipes work with the KB style headers and report back.

 

[houston_t]

RJC pipe will not work with those headers.