CIA Headers...

[dfedzina]

So, after doing a search a few times, I have not found any threads as to the quality and/or oppinion on these headers. Please only respond if you have them yourself or someone you know has them.

[John_D.]

I have them. Great quality. Been a year and a half now, no leaks. Some surface rust showing up in a few places. Makes plug changes a breeze. One bolt hole was offset a bit, and I had to slot it a little, it was one of the middle ones on the passenger side. I like them a lot. They cost less now too I believe...

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[dfedzina]

any noticeable(even slightly) difference in performance or sound?

[John_D.]

I did the headers, high-flow cat, and 3" Borla quad-tip exhaust all at the same time.

The sound was definitely different when I got done!

How much was just the headers though, I don't know...

My best na time went from a 15.7 to a 15.4 after the exhaust and better tires.

[Cale]

Excellent quality, easy to work with, really expensive.

I didn't get any dyno numbers... track numbers are buried, however my power in the high RPMs (highway speeds particularly) really seemed to improve.

Looking back though... not worth the $700 IMO.

Put it towards an LS1 swap fund.

[Arctc Wolf]

it's not cost effective to do this mod for ur first mod. maybe after u've done intake, cat-back/cat, and a cam u'd see a noticable difference.

[317indy]

You wont notice hardly any gains, until you use a power adder i.e. nitrous f/i cam ect.

[twofaced]

Can anyone give me a link to these headers, and do they make one for a 2000 model? I am not replacing mine for performance gain, but because my stock headers are damaged from a tree limb I hit after a storm.

Thanks

Chris

[John_D.]

www.clearimageautomotive.com is the site.

[98camaro6er]

Looks like they did go down a bit:

3.8 Liter F-body headers (Satin ceramic)$375

3.8 Liter F-body headers (CERMACHROME) $425

Custom Y-pipe for automatic transmission $130 (same price for the manual tranny version too)

[aalugo2000]

i have the headers,
along with no cat and borla catback, after the headers were installed it changed the sound alot! not really louder, but deeper and different.. REALLY MEAN soundin :D atlhough i didnt notice much more performance n/a, i did notice it sprayin and it does make the plugs a breeze [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] i have to give them my approval, but dont expect alot of performance gain