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Old 04-30-06, 12:15 PM
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Racing Beat headers question

my friend is trying to get rid of his racing beat headers...he is selling them to me for $100...would it be worth it..because new ones run around 250...they look new just the heat gives it that color on the corners...so should i get them...would it work just like the new ones...i just have stock ones...what to do?
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simple...buy it
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They all go discolored once you use it...
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mine have oil fingerprints all over them. looks like dump.
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if that header is off of a 13b and urs is a 12a, it will do u no good. otherwise, i say get it.
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Forget it man... They are useless once they are used and become discolored. What this guys number so I can call him to make sure he can remove them properly before sending them to the dump? Lol.
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The RB headers are indestructable because they're made from super thick walled tubing and flanges. Even if they were rusty and looked like **** you should still get them. They will literally outlast the car.
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The RB headers are indestructable because they're made from super thick walled tubing and flanges. Even if they were rusty and looked like **** you should still get them. They will literally outlast the car.
I have to correct you. If you road race heavily with them, or any header, you will eventually burn through them. Thats running redline all day for 3 years, when the header glows bright red.

Normal driving, you'll never see the end of its life.
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Originally Posted by Anex 570
I have to correct you. If you road race heavily with them, or any header, you will eventually burn through them. Thats running redline all day for 3 years, when the header glows bright red.

Normal driving, you'll never see the end of its life.
I stand corrected.

I'm pretty sure the OP isn't going road racing tho.
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I have them on my first gen, they still look good after 2 years. Mine are for a 13b however, and tomorrow *should* be it's first day back on the road. I'm excited.
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thanks fellas...and timmybighands, funny i like your style!!!
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Lol, cool. Good luck with getting those man... when I put mine on about a month ago, it was a HUGE difference. I replaced the cat with a straight pipe at the same time though. You'll be surprised with the jump in power you'll recieve.
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