Anybody know anything about these?

Anybody know anything about these?

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Viper Craig

Original Poster:

152 posts

223 months

Saturday 24th November 2007
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Hey there.

I'm looking into some headers for my '97 GTS and i'm close to buying some SVS Racing headers for it. Has anybody heard anything about these, good, bad or indifferent?

Thanks for hopefully some help! lol I'm sure you guys will deliver something, you never let me down! biggrin

Cheers,

Craig

Phil E

243 posts

265 months

Saturday 24th November 2007
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I do not know of SVS, but I fitted Belanger headers on my 1997 GTS with a Corsa Cat back system. The quaity and sound is delicious!

Parisianviper

25 posts

208 months

Saturday 24th November 2007
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If you' re talking about these, you're gonna have to fight hard:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...
They're probably the best headers as far as performance is concerned, with the 5 into one Burns collector, especially with heavily modified engines.
Do a search on the VCA board.

Parisianviper

25 posts

208 months

Saturday 24th November 2007
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From Dan Craigin, DC Performance:

I worked directly with Edelbrock on these headers years ago. We did all the
testing on a rear wheel dyno and an engine dyno. Hp gains were about 20hp peak
with the stock exhaust on the production engine. SVS, Caldwell and Bellanger
headers all made more peak power (but not smog legal). What was very interesting is that Edelbrock headers made about the same power as all the rest
when a cam and ported heads were added (probably due to the large primary tubes). On a stock engine, the SVS 1 1/2 primary tube headers made the most average power of all. Bigger is not always better on a stock engine.

On the track smaller primary tube headers pulled better out of the corners but not as well on the straight aways.

The best headers for average power on a modified engine were the Caldwell 1/58ths to 1 3/4 stepped headers with 29 inch primary tubes and Burns stepped
collectors.

On the Edelbrocks, always torque the lower flanges evenly, use production header to head gaskets and use the heat shields.


Just my 2 cents.

Viper Craig

Original Poster:

152 posts

223 months

Sunday 25th November 2007
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Hey there,

Thanks for the info and great news to read! They are the ones, sort of, same headers but not on that auction so your safe from a fight from me! lol

Good luck in it and thanks again!

Craig

Parisianviper

25 posts

208 months

Sunday 25th November 2007
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I'm not fighting for these Headers, on a 01 they are not worth the effort.
But 17 bets 2 days before the end of the auction...