v6 headers

[Brando56894]

i was just curious who makes headers for the 3.8s? i saw clear image and rksport make them but thats about it? anyone else?

[ins0mnia24]

What year is your car Brando?? RKSPORT are the biggest rip off's there are
They try to play it slick like their the ones that are bringing you the product By not listing the actual brand in their catalog when it is really somebody else's then they just charge you a higher price than what you can find it anyplace, I wouldnt deal with them for anything ever, You live in Vineland right?? their like a California becon auto haha
But anyways Pacesetter makes F-body headers for all years
check out this link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-02-CAMARO-FIREBIRD-V6-3-8L-MID-TUBE-HEADERS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33630QQitemZ805 4435345QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[ins0mnia24]

I meant Pacesetter makes 3.8 f-body headers for all years the link is from a ebay seller that has a set for far cheaper than RKSPORT.

[foff667]

fwiw the steering rack hits one of the primary's on my pacesetters on my 98 v6 car...I personally dont think they are are a necessity to get decent #'s out of the v6's...dont the later cars come with tubular manifolds anywayz which arent quite as bad as teh earlier manifolds...just sayin. Find something else to spend your $300-500 on in the mean time.

[Brando56894]

yea insomnia i heard RKSport was a piece of ****, and i knew there was another major brand (pacesetters) but couldnt think of them when i posted it. and bill i not planning on gettin them soon i was just lookin at stuff and started lookin into headers and realized that ppl with 6bangers dont have alot of options.. i prolly wont get them until either a) i do alotta performance upgrades that warrant them b) i install a bottle or c) i get a turbo

[ins0mnia24]

Yeah the set Rksport are selling are probably pacesetter except they wont tell you that so you can go look and find them cheaper that is part of their marketing schem, I side with foff on the header idea from what i have read the gains arent even enough to justify the trouble, Why not save for a head & cam combo followed by a good tune. i don't know if it's true or not but i have read about some v-6 f-body guys getting 300 horse without a turbo. I only knew about the headers because my g/f has been nagging about getting a f-body of her own so when i looked into the idea of working up a 3.8 for her i came across them on ebay, Though there was one other company that made them but i can't remember who it was . But the gains i read about only reported a 12 horsepower or so gain so i don't really know if that is worth the hassle

[Brando56894]

im sure an NA 3.8 could hit 300 horses and as for the headers yea if i do ever get them it wont be for awhile. the next things on my list are a tune, install the bullet and prolly get a set of DRs

[jbird99]

i got pacesetter short tube coated headers on my 3.8...never really had any problems with them.

[Savage_Messiah]

Pacesetter, RK sport, and clear image if you can find a used set.

Pacesetter and RK sport you will et peopel who praise and peopel who hate each one.

The main reason most people didnt buy and CIA ones is price, it was something like 500 for the headers and 300 for the Y-pipe... not exactly that but crazy prices.

CIA stopped making them for now, but now will be in-housing all the bending and such which will knock down prices... I am holding otu for their long tubes.


Brandon I wouldn't worry about headers, you have tubular manifolds already and they're fine for now. Me on the other hand, I have GOT to ditch these log manifold POS's...

[Little G]

Get some mid-13s with stock manifolds, then start worrying about headers.

g

[Brando56894]

CIAs are $405 now and $150 for the y pipe, still pretty expensive though...

[Savage_Messiah]

Get some mid-13s with stock manifolds, then start worrying about headers.

g

That to Brandon or me?? :lol:

[Brando56894]

most likely to me, u need headers more then i do