In case you were wondering, no change in anything besides my wallet.

However, this is the first step to future (i.e. later this week) upgrades - z-tube, 5/16 spacer, & headers, so the K&N will help after the other mods installed.

 

Hey the little bally display at auto zone is enough for me.

 

Don't waste your money on headers unless your building FI or decent NA mods to require it - you'll waste extreme wallet spacers ;-)

 

I'm mostly doing the headers 1) to improve the tone of the stock exhaust, and 2) because I got them at a helluva price

Any HP gains will be ancillary to me. I don't race and I don't drive around at 5k rpms all day long. I have noticed a subtle power difference since the z-tube/spacer install this weekend. I like it.

 

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i like my headers with my relatively stock setup. would pay for them again and agai n^_^

 

Don't get me wrong - as far as enhancing the sound of the exhaust - they are great - for general performance of a lightly modded car though - not worth the money for HP gain...that was my argument.

I got them for both reasons...

 

I totally understand your view, and I completely agree with it - if I were made to pay retail price for headers, they would be one of my last mods.

But since I only paid $75 for my Topspeed Pro-1s, I think the end result on my car is worth the cost. If you don't believe me, search the marketplace here.

 

It is my understanding that replacing the G headers is a huge amount of labor and hence that +lots of money for 6-10 horses.

But hey, I am looking at 4K for my 40 extra horses over stock.