Intake & Exhaust Questions and info regarding various aftermatket exhaust systems for the G35 (Headers,Y-Pipes, and Cat-Back Systems)
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Strup 3-1 Stainless Steel Polished Header
28
25.69%
Stillen Headers Stainless Steel
39
35.78%
HKS
24
22.02%
stillen ceramic
21
19.27%
Borla
8
7.34%
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Old 10-13-2006 | 01:25 PM
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if any one have information a bout HKS headers plz give me the link
 
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Old 10-13-2006 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DRG35R
Why would you want tp pay for stainless anyway, you can't see them from engine bay.
They won't rust.
 
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Old 10-13-2006 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DRG35R
I went with the DC Sports ceramic. Originally bought them for my early 03 sedan and ran them about 20K with no issues. I removed them and now they are on my 05 coupe. Only cost me about $400 for the headers and $200 for the install. May not be the best, but cost less than Nismo, easier to install than Crawford, run cooler than stainless, and provide decent gains. Why would you want tp pay for stainless anyway, you can't see them from engine bay.
+1 over here. I got the 3 in 1 DC Sports ceramic headers. Decent gains from them but I wasn't going to pay over $1000 bucks for Crawford headers when the gains weren't all that different. And I also agree about the stainless finish, the only way you can really see them is if you get underneath the car.

Now the best way to compliment them is to get some Fast Intentions hi-flow cats. That will be my next and last engine mod.
 
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Old 10-19-2006 | 12:56 PM
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Finally i goat Stillen Headers Stainless Steel. Thank you very mach all of you for helping me. This is the video of my car:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/8e40d3c9-511a-4fc1-8594-985f00d4b2dc.htm
 
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Old 10-19-2006 | 01:06 PM
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im a little late to join the party..but topspeed pro-1..no problems and easy install..bought for 250 installed for 225...
 
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Old 10-25-2006 | 10:54 PM
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For others interested, I would highly recommend the Strup stainless steel headers. Exceptional quality and fitment, and probably the easiest to install. They don't require you to lift the engine or lower the trans to do so, and many of our customers have done the install themselves in their garage on jack stands!
Strup also backs their headers with a 2 year warranty.

We're having a nice sale on them right now if interested:

https://g35driver.com/forums/exhaust-vendor/105621-strup-headers-summer-sale-partshippers-com.html
 
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Old 10-26-2006 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by partshipperdave
For others interested, I would highly recommend the Strup stainless steel headers.
It's good that you recommend the headers that you sell. That's as unbiased an endorsement as I've ever heard.

Lou
 
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Old 10-26-2006 | 10:20 AM
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i've got some megan racing headers for sale if you would like to check them out. I'll sell them to you for 175 + shipping. Reason for selling is i found out the price for installation and dont have enough money b/c parents wont help to pay for installation so i'm just gonna go ahead and sell them now knowing how much installation is.
 
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Old 10-26-2006 | 02:29 PM
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Hi Lou. Great to hear from you again. I hope you're enjoying your Crawfords.

Of course I endorse them because they're a quality product that is a proven performer for a much more reasonable price than the Crawford headers. And all of those reasons are exactly why we sell them too. Their performance gains are in line with the Crawfords too, and the effort to install them is much less. I believe that Strup provides an exceptional performance product that lives up to the expectation that people who drive a luxury sports car come to expect.

Crawford makes an exceptional quality product too, but the cost of admission is sometimes more than people want to spend for gains that aren't much more than you'd get from the Strup headers. Hence the reason why I endorse Strup, and we sell them.
 
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Old 10-26-2006 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by partshipperdave
Hi Lou. Great to hear from you again. I hope you're enjoying your Crawfords.

Their performance gains are in line with the Crawfords too, and the effort to install them is much less.

Crawford makes an exceptional quality product too, but the cost of admission is sometimes more than people want to spend for gains that aren't much more than you'd get from the Strup headers.
Let me answer your comments one by one.

1. Great to hear from you too. Yes, I am enjoying my Crawfords - A LOT.

2. The performance gain, while being noticable, is not in line with the Crawfords. Crawfords tubes are longer, equal length, and dump into a real collector.

3. Yep, the cost of admission and the cost of the installation is high, compared to the Strup. But, as I'm sure you've heard. - "You only Get What You Pay For."

For an inexpensive header, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Strup, but when you want to play with the big boys, there is only one way to go.

Lou
 
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Old 11-24-2006 | 08:29 AM
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Question Nismo vs. Crawford?

What do you guys think of Nismo vs. Crawford headers? If the Crawford's cost so much more to install, wouldn't the Nismos be about the same price? I'm hesitant about the Crawfords because I've heard their cats have cracked in the past...just worried about workmanship/reliability issues.

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Old 11-24-2006 | 03:35 PM
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g45- here's a link to sun55amg who's got the HKS headers...
https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-coupe-v35-2003-07/80023-2006-ip-w-mods-pics-lot-hks-work-vsxx.html

I thought about those headers too, but I'm sure it'll difficult to get the HKS Super Header Type II's. Special order I'd imagine probably costing alot.

Have you considered Tomei headers? There's a member on my350z who just got some. Here's a link...
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthre...=Tomei+headers

Take care
 
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Old 11-27-2006 | 02:49 AM
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i went with some dc sport ceramic headers everything is great had them on for a while no problems. only thing was the install to hella long
 
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Old 11-27-2006 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by shdowflare
What do you guys think of Nismo vs. Crawford headers? If the Crawford's cost so much more to install, wouldn't the Nismos be about the same price? I'm hesitant about the Crawfords because I've heard their cats have cracked in the past...just worried about workmanship/reliability issues.

LMK,
B
Once installation cost is taken into consideration, yes, the NISMO and Crawford are on pretty equaly ground. While the Crawford headers will produce a bit more power over the NISMO headers, it really wasn't enough to encourage me to have the engine pulled.
 
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