> From: Francois St-Amand <[email protected]> > Subject: Comments on Headers > > I was surprised of the build quality of these headers. They are built > strong, and they have no weak flex-zones like the eurosport has.
the problem with getting a header for the street is when they DONT come with flex joints. you WANT flex joints. perhaps your new header has a flex joint, just a befier one. i dunno. lets hope so, for the sake of your wallet. course, once you get a header *with* flex joints, you might as well just have just stuck with the stock manifold/downpipe. also, if you dont have beefy aftermarket or solid/filled mounts, theyre too weak for a header. > Second of > all, the eurosport is so long, you need to take the full intake out of the > way to take it out. the intake manifold? that takes 15 minutes and you get a whole bunch more space to work. where's the problem? > Also, the design of the brospeed > headers provide SPACE to work the head studs. The eurosport headers, you > actually have to go under the car for two of the eight head studs. that could actually mean the eurosport pipes are larger in diameter. i get the feeling the eurosport header is a 4 into 1 track part. > I am very proud of this setup and would recommend brospeed over any other > headers any day! Bottom line, don't buy Eurosport!!! i would reccomend to anyone who doesnt have a track car to stick with the stock manifold and downpipe. BTDT. had a 4 into 2 with a weak ball and socket joint before the cat. it cracked, so i put a stock manifold and downpipe on. yeah, it had a little less up top, but it was something i could live with. you dont really lose anything down low with the header (at least i didnt notice anything with my tri-Y) but the potential for destroying an $X00 part that you dont really need/use is not worth it, IMHO. ben _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
