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header on a daily driver
Would there be any reason to put headers on a steet car? is there any performance gain to justify losing your cab heating?
brian |
If you can live without the heat (remember, defrosting the windshield is handy sometimes, too) then headers offer lighter weight and possibly a little better flow.
I had headers on my car for about 8 years and now have SSIs. Even in Alabama, heat is a nice thing sometimes. Mike |
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when i ment headers, i mean with out the heat exhanging capabilities, just strait pipes to the muffler.
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The weight of the heater box shroud is so minimal and heat can be so useful why bother to remove or replace?
Even on a full race car a defroster can be useful to clear a steamed up window |
then why do they sell them?
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Answer: B&B headers have heat.
(I cannot say if they make them for your setup though). |
no measurable performance gain to make a change from what you have. btw, are you in an area where you never need heat? or is the car not driven daily anyway?
ryan |
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People make headers without heat exchangers because it's cheaper to manufacture. But there's no performance bump -- you just lose the ability to defog your windshield. |
Headers on a daily driven, 8K mile per year street car also with no a/c. Granted, I live in a climate that is mild year-round so that factors into the equation.
If it gets somewhat cold, I wear a jacket.;) If it gets hot, I roll down the windows and open the sunroof.:) I have zero issues with the windows fogging up the few days a year it rains (and I drive my car in the rain instead of parking it). I simply crack the windows a touch. No big deal.;) Ralph |
Yep. Money.
I spent ~$450 on headers and I think SSIs cost, what, $1500? And there is a performance gain over the stock exhaust on my SC. For some folks $1000 savings is no big deal, but for some of us it is. |
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