Ebay long tube Headers

luigi90210

so you're telling me if i pay an exhaust shop to custom fabricate a cbe for me and i end up only spending $200 for the whole thing, im a ricer.... i fail to see the logic in that

yes while using PVC to make a CAI is ricey, paying someone to custom fabricate a CAI and not spending $500 on stillen g3 or injen CAI isnt rice and as far as installing an ebay long tube header into your car, if m3 drivers are willing to do it because it works well, i dont see a problem with it

at the end of the day, its your car and you can put what ever part you want to on it


@OP build your car how you want and ignore others giving you crap about thinking about ebay parts, i have used ebay FMIC kits before and they are fine, nothing wrong with them

build it how you want to and be proud of it

Navyboy916

I agree no one else should tell u how to build ur car.

SS_Firehawk

No one is. It's a recommendation. Majority of the people who responded say's it's a bad idea, maybe a couple say go for it. Results speak for themselves.

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ZKraken22

Spending 500 on headers in not rice money.

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Dustin@Z1

My $0.02...E-Bay is plagued with knock off products sold by faceless sellers. An unfortunate cancer of the aftermarket industry.

This will be debated for years to come and has been for MANY years...items like the OBX headers are most likely a direct copy of someone else's hardwork, design, investment and engineering. PPE perhaps in this case? Supporting a company that does this enables them and discourages companies like PPE from developing future products.

Keep that in mind when you purchase products such as this.

Yes products like this are available at a steal in comparison to the original version sold by the innovator. But that is due to them not having to account for or incur the cost of development. Material quality also comes into questions.

Again, just my opinion.

luigi90210

while i do agree and depending on the part, i will or will not recommend ebay stuff, in the case with the member i quoted earlier, he was saying its rice to buy ebay parts and you should just join the honda civic club. thats just messed up and while i dont recommend ebay exhausts and heads, if the person knows what they are getting into and the risks they are taking, i say more power to them


dustin
while you make a very valid point, but there are just some parts that dont make sense to purchase from vendors who are charging to much for it
in my case, i was looking for a FMIC kit for my GST eclipse and i could have bought a blitz kit for 1k brand new, or i could have bought an ebay kit for $300 brand new and it is essentially the same product but for a fraction of the cost

imo, its all about being a smart consumer and researching products before buying them, and knowing what you are getting into when you are taking the cheaper route
but again thats just my



@OP
if you want cheap heads, buy these
http://www.amsmotorsports.com/shop/i...l-headers.html

they are on sale right now and they are priced the same as OBX heads

chrischhorn

Shop for a little longer before you pull the trigger in my opinion. Stuff pops up without any sign and you may catch something for a STEAL! Just like I did tonight actually..... Have you seen the thread about the Momentum headers recently from the 350z? Discontinued and anyone that has em is about $1000 shipped or more. Makes the best power hands down out of any header so far, and I found a guy local (IN HAWAII ON AN ISLAND!) and i purchased it for $500. Still wrapped in plastic and in the box it was shipped in.

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T_K

It may look the same at first glance on the outside, but unless you thoroughly examine both parts, you can't make that determination.

Here's an example of an eBay core vs. a more reputable company.

eBay


name brand


That's not to say that the eBay one is ineffective at doing it's job. For $300, it's a great deal over not having an intercooler at all, but it's not fair to say they are the same.

SS_Firehawk

Looking at the ebay header again. Merge collectors look like crap. They make knockoffs of every 370Z header. The PPE is not stepped and again, the merge collector looks like a$$. To make things worse, purchasing these crap products take the money out of the companies who developed the design. Lose & lose. And I'll freely judge anyone who uses knockoffs, because your hurting my options for future products.

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SgtGoldy

^This x1000.

Couldn't have said it any better. I guess I came on strong with my last post but this is the core factor of it all.

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Tribalpinoy91

Headers are by no means at all are a easy install. Buy quality save time and do it right the first time.

chrischhorn

..... took me 7 hours and ive worked on cars a long time.... try paying someone $100+/hr to install and seeing no gains.

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Tribalpinoy91

Put any situation like this in an economical sense and you'd be hard pressed to not come to a rightful conclusion.

Edit: reinforcing previous comments by Goldy and firehawk...as if it were even needed