[ronster]

I don't know why but I've had a long running desire to put headers on my '99 986 2.5L but can't decide which way to go. Sportech, in Campbell, CA swears by the cheap eBay headers but the muffler shop that just did my muffler mod says to stay away from them. Once you get away from the cheap eBay headers your looking at $1K+ for a set and since I can't do my own install it's about $1400 for a set installed. I'm aware that HP gains are not that great and I'm more interested in picking up low end torque at lower rpm. The more expensive headers are equal length and have a splitter built into the main collector that doesn't rob low end torque for higher speed power. So I'm curious to know what has anyone on this forum used for headers and what are your impressions of them. I've also got a Tiptronic and I understand there can be clearance issues if the headers aren't made for the Tip.
Thanks for any advice!