Headers Question

[The_Unforgiven]

I'm lookin' at getting new headers for my 96 3800 v6 Camaro. Is RKsport the only company thats makes headers that will fit my car? Does anyone have rksport headers and what kinda of gains did you see from installing them? Also, I've heard of people having trouble with the flanges warping, anyone know anything about this?

[nino]

yes the flanges warp, but if you weld them they will do just fine. and the hp gain is nothing to write home about. the exhaust will be deeper - the only real noticable effect of headers.

[camaro_speedemon]

CIA http://www.clearimageautomotive.com Makes headers for our cars. I'm not sure if they are any better than the RKsport headers. I called them the other day and its $675 a bit more than the RKsport.

[Pike]

Pace Setter is supposedly making a set for the V6 4th Gens. The pace setter site is acvertising like they are available and AM Motorsports is advertising available in January for $210 or $370 coated.

If you in no dire hurry, I'd wait a couple weeks and purchase those - decently price and quite the gain.

RK sports are expensive with a little heart ache and not much performance. CIA's are great but very expensive.

I'm not sure about the pace setters but I've heard good things from other cars about them.

From your headers your goind to see better sound, a slight SOTP boost, and easier access to spark plugs. Also, if your planning on any decent performace upgrades in the future, this is a must have! (why because the guy who developes exhast manifolds sucks!

my 2 pennies!

[sofaking079]

The Pacesetter/MONZA headers for 3.8 are already sold through summitracing.com

[nino]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr> The Pacesetter/MONZA headers for 3.8 are already sold through summitracing.com <hr></blockquote>

when did this happen????? does anybody have these??? i still want to know why cia headers are so expensive??

[blackbyrd]

i think cia's are made as you order them if im not mistaken. they have a 3 inch y pipe i dont think rksport does. pace setter i have no idea

[Pike]

If you do a search (which I did) the pacesetters get a 50/50 review about there 3.8 and other performance areas from this board.

The pacesetters do not come with a y-pipe and have 2 1/2" joiners.

I'm going to save for the cia's - why? Here's the blurb that that Dan Ferraro from CIA sent me today:

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>The header primaries are 1 1/2" into 2 1/2" collectors. They are a 3 into 1
design. The Y-pipe is dual 2 1/2" from the collectors into a single 3" pipe
to fit to your converter/exhaust system. Hand-cut gaskets are now
available so the total cost for all nuts, bolts, header/collector gaskets
with shipping is $695.00 delivered. The headers are satin ceramic coating
inside and out and the Y-pipe is available for the Manual or automatic
transmission.
<hr></blockquote>

Which is precisely what I'm looking for (3 inches all the way out & coating to boot)

[nino]

i have to admit cia has a huge azz y pipe! it wont let you use a socket wrench to do an oil change! but i was wondering about pacesetter. last i heard was that they where going to start production.....never. even though some companies have them advertised. what is up with that???