Does anybody know how much work is it to install OBX Racing Headers or how much does it cost to have a shop install them?
And is there any big modifications that need to be done?

 

OBX, Some people love them, some people hate them

 

you have to cut your motor mounts in order to fit these.. also the ypipe design is very poorly designed. Also the diameter of the piping is 2.25" when it should be 2.5"..

 

if you cut your mounts, wouldn't you need new ones then???

 

the bracket for the motor mount needs to be cut..

 

Just with OBX Headers, or all headers?

 

just with obx i believe.. cattman doesn't have this problem.

 

so any header reccomendations and y pipes? any links?

 

i got obx wasn't hard to modify, you know i've never sat down and measured but i'm pretty sure my pipe is 2.5 cuz it matches perfectly with my catback and it's 2.5
oh yeah... they sound great!

 

i did.. and it was not anywere 2.5"..

 

With modify what do u mean?

 

I heard to put on headers it will cost a lot of money and take a lot of time because of the second set being behind the motor. Alot of people on the org will tell you that it is not worth the money for the little horsepower gain you get from installing them.

 

What headers and y pipe do you recomend?

 

the best header/y-pipe combo is the cattman headers systems, it is costly (~$800), but its worth the gains and fits great, cattman are working on a prototype header systems, should be out soon.

 

yeah, headers show little gains over ypipe, cost over 300 dollars to have installed

 

What about if you have a CALI spec max with the cat built into the header?? What would be the best combination to remove that?

 

wow $800 is a lot of money

 

does cattman have a site? I can't find it

 

nevermind, found it, but there website blows

 

its old. if you look it was last updated like 3 years ago. they are making a new one i think. thats what brian said.

 

Ok, Thank you

 

I think im gonna go with some Cattman Performance Header

 

ya i heard that headers just make the car louder, and theirs almost no hp gain, and even the small amount of gain is still no performance gain.

expensive, but i belive only good if your going to have boost.

not to mention no one mass produces headers for the maxima, they have to be made custom and thats expensive, i think cattman is the only site i know of that will do anything of the sort for a reasonable amount of money yess 800 is alot but its cheap compaired to alot of other places.

if your going to get headers do your self a favor, give it some boost while your at it, super charge or turbo charge that beast, the gains will then be worth the money.

 

y pipe will also do a lot, so I have been told

 

im actually interested in the obx...

 

even after the work you have to put in to install them

 

yeah....not really a problem to me...working on a car is like...one of my favorite things to do so i wont complain about the hours put into it.

 

The cali spec maximas will have the best gains with the headers because of the smog components that will be removed.

 

any other options?

 

only problem with the obx is the front motor mount conflicts with the far right header pipe (cyl 6 i believe) anyways all you have to do is cut a half circle out of the edge of the mount, had the guy who did my b pipe install it, all together it was still cheaper than just buying the cattmans

 

awesome, thx

 

where is the best place to buy headers, are they really worth it?

 

do you have any sound clips or pictures?

 

you could instead buy a set of coilovers

 

It doesnt make the car louder, it actually makes it quieter versus a y-pipe. It refines the sound of the VQ. And the gains are definately there, especially in higher rpms. Its just that the gains are minimal over a y-pipe. And if your going turbo then these are not for you, you can only go the SC route.