oh interesting. post up some vids and pics when you get a chance want to hear them growl

 

nice good to see you back. In for the pics/vid...again.

 

+1

 

Get the pics yet? I wanna see where it hits the subframe, not a huge fan of modding parts to fit.

 

I'm curious as to where the loop in these headers sit in relation to the oil pan drain plug and the oil filter. When you take pictures, try to get one showing this.

Ground clearance pictures would be good also.

 

There's one thing I'd like to get straight.

I have a 3.0 but I'm still interested in these headers. What are the differences in fitment between 3.0/3.5 headers, if there are any?

 

You get what you pay for.

 

These will physically fit on any 3.0 or 3.5. And According to your sig, you drive an 01 so you shouldn't have EGR. These will fit your car fine. All you might have to do is extend some 02 sensor wires.

 

Me either, got a feeling the y-pipe was touching the crossmember a lil.

 

I could be wrong, but I think the subframe mod was to allow for an O2 sensor.

 

my bad folks....i keep saying subframe i meant crossmember....

 

ill ask my mechanic 2 come on here and do a write up....he can tell u better than i can...he did the work not me....i dont wanna give any false info

 

If you are referring to the black scraped up piece to the right of the y-pipe in the picture below, that is the subframe aka crossmember.



That is Derrick2k2SE's picture, btw.

 

^^^^bingo...lol

 

In for dynos. Not that they'll be a very accurate picture for a 3.0.

Someone with a 3.0/DE-K needs to buy these

 

Looks like that secondary pipe is hitting the oil pan.....or is it just close?

 

From his Cardomain:


It's all in the angle.

 

Ewww, Frraaaammm ^

 

That doesn't look like the factory heat shield above the Y pipe and between the engine cross member and the oil pan. I wonder if it came with the headers or if it was fabricated by the owner?

 

Just looks like a shiny oil pan to me

 

Could be, but the vertical surface between the Y pipe and black oil pan is shiney sheet metal in the pic. It is black and has bead-rolled ribs for rigidity on my vehicle. That one does not look stock.

Just curious.

 

Why not ask the owner?

And it shouldn't be black right there, it's all cast aluminum.

 

Not the upper oil pan. There's a stock part missing from the photo. He must've removed it. It's black steel on a vertical plane. Here's a few pics.

 

any updates or when will that write-up be available for us to see

 

How's the power increased in the pants?

 

Those pics are of my Hotshot headers. Nothing rubs the oil pan or anything else. Very nice fit with no modifying.

The Fram was only temporary when I couldn't get my normal Mobil1 M-1105.

I didn't fabricate any new heat shields. Everything is stock and original under my car. It's been in North Florida its whole life and never seen snow so everything is still clean and glossy after 136,000 miles. (except the scraped up crossmember) I don't remember if there was a heatshield by the oil pan or not. It's been over 3 years since I did the install. I know there isn't one there now.

 

Are you Nmexmax in disguise?

 

such tiny pipes....all header companies are this size...not picking on derrick

no 2.5" collector no care

 

So no pics?

 

im trying to wait until i got some shots from under the car.....i only have about 3 pics.....and those are pics of the headers b4 i put them on the car.....nothing serious

 

When are you going to post a vid?

 

your car is full of modded parts to fit on it... projectors, led tails.... etc

 

Mechanical =/ cosmetic

 

datdude, I noticed you said cutout as an upcoming mod...I know you've probably hear this car with open headers at idle but I'll be honest with you....thats the only time it sounds good, when it opens up into the upper RPMs thats it, it doesn't sound as good IMO. Instead of spending 200$ on one, get a 3" catback for 250$ custom you'll enjoy the power jump

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHQZN...e=channel_page

 

Is that with the shorties...

I didn't like the sound mine made when I had it all join into a y-pipe with that open...and cutouts tend to leak over time.

I really want to make a set of long tube headers now with the proper collector size...

 

Stock manifolds. It would sound quite similar with shorty headers though.

Here's Merlyn's with the Cattmans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f5Ww...e=channel_page

Actually that's open Y, but it gives you an idea of how it would sound.

 

shorties = OEM headers, since there is no real gain between the two.

Yeah I've heard all your little vids

 

i hope you gets some pics up there, i want to order these once i know all is good.


then i can get my 3" exhaust working.... i just got to find a nice muffler

 

Dynomax super turbo mufflers...keep everything pretty quiet, pair it with 16" magnaflow resonators