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Old May 15, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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Overall for $350, I think its a good deal.

I received the headers and overall thought the construction was pretty good. They have plenty of bungs for O2's or wideband etc.
Everything started out good, the rear driver side manifold bolt was already broken, and I actually managed to get all the others out with no more casualties.
The Y pipe came off uneventful.
The only issue I had was with the oil dipstick tube, and it ended up breaking off right at the block. As I have a 6.0 sitting on the stand waiting to go in, I just found a bolt that fit inside snug and epoxied the bolt in there.
Both headers went in easily from the bottom.
Both headers are very close to the frame rails, and occasionally while pulling into a parking place, the drivers side header will actually rub the frame rail. Nothing bad, but I can hear it.
The Y pipe didnt fit perfect, and I have a slight leak in the middle where it connects. Im sure a band clamp will seal it all up.
Overall everything seems to fit well, and for the price, I think theyre a good deal.
On first drive, I didnt really notice too much of a change in sound from the manifolds and straight piped Y pipe, but it is a little deeper tone. I seem to have gained a noticeable amount of low end, as the tire screams for mercy now at a lot less throttle.

Compared to the Pacesetters, I think the pacesetters are probably a bit better, and they do have 3" collector as opposed to 2.5" on the OBX, but for the price Id defiantly recommend the OBXs. Maybe the smaller collector has something to do with the low end power, but Im satisfied. For now at least
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Old May 15, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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Nevermind the PM bud, You just answered most of my ?'s

Thanks! Great wright up!

Do you have the link to where you got yours from?
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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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You do know that they're 300 shipped on ebay? But glad to hear they are good though.
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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dlt76028
You do know that they're 300 shipped on ebay? But glad to hear they are good though.
I had read that, but I couldnt locate them for that on Ebay. My paypal was locked up at the time also, so I wouldnt have been able to get them from there. Oh well lol
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Old May 15, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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so these are $350....so are pacesetters? Thanks for the writeup tho
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Old May 15, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 1LOW4X4
so these are $350....so are pacesetters? Thanks for the writeup tho
These were $350 shipped with the Y pipe. Cheapest I could find the ceramic coated Pacesetters and ORY was $469 + shipping
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The OBX's are definitely a great deal for what you get...are these the ones with the "hump" on the driver's side? How about the primaries, 1 5/8 or 1 3/4? I've heard both, but 1 5/8 seems to stick out in my mind...
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Old May 16, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
The OBX's are definitely a great deal for what you get...are these the ones with the "hump" on the driver's side? How about the primaries, 1 5/8 or 1 3/4? I've heard both, but 1 5/8 seems to stick out in my mind...
The "Ebay" (OBX copies) are humped, with 1-5/8" primaries, 2-1/2" collectors.

They're advertised as 1-3/4" primaries, but that is not correct, when measured with a vernier caliper...not a ruler or tape measure.
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Old May 16, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
The OBX's are definitely a great deal for what you get...are these the ones with the "hump" on the driver's side? How about the primaries, 1 5/8 or 1 3/4? I've heard both, but 1 5/8 seems to stick out in my mind...
Yea, they got the hump. I didnt measure them, but they look to be closer to 1 5/8 than 1 7/8. And to me, with the 2.5" collectors, 1 7/8 wouldnt make much sense. For the price, Im happy though, and I honestly think the smaller collector helped with the low end I didnt really notice a gain till I took off about half throttle and the tire went up in smoke. This little 4.8 is starting to surprise me!!
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Thanks for helping me spend more $ i dont have LOL!

I just ordered a set . 300$ shipped aint bad for stainless headers. I hope they install /fit good.
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