header tips.

[ericjon262]

a couple of little details added.

[Superdave]

meh, I use whatever is close... coat hanger, random tubing, rope etc... copper tubing is expensive, haha

[ericjon262]

I was told by a member a long time ago (aaron for those that remember him) to usr copper tubing cut to primary legnthvwith foam insulation on it the OD close to the size of the primaries you want to use to figure routing. Cheap solution to help you figure out how to route it and get equal length.

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I've seen PVC used as a stand in before, but I personally prefer to deal in the real thing, most manufacturers, offer "build kits" which I like to tinker with, the last "kit" I bought was a Mis-bent kit from stahl headers, which contained an assortment of bends in varying shapes and sizes, which allows you to be a bit more creative then just 180/90/45/22.5 degree bends.

[Purple pit]

The foam is called Rubatex.

[pocket-rocket]

I was told by a member a long time ago (aaron for those that remember him) to usr copper tubing cut to primary legnthvwith foam insulation on it the OD close to the size of the primaries you want to use to figure routing. Cheap solution to help you figure out how to route it and get equal length.

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[ericjon262]

I made a few updates to the first post for those of you that are interested.

[ericjon262]

found another cool product to help out with the welding and fab work...

http://www.vansantent.com/welding_accessories/ice_clamps.htm

[dskopek]

All mild steel, did not do stainless.

[NateD4]

Steel, not stainless correct?

[dskopek]

I ended up with about $275 in my turbo header setup. I bought the bends and the collectors and then made my own flanges for the turbo and heads. Used a metal cutting bandsaw and TIG weld everything.

[Superdave]

IIRC it cost me between 400 and 500 to build my longtubes and have them ceramic coated, shorties are a bit less and fit better but you don't get the full benefits with them.

[ericjon262]

Yeah the Trueleo headers seem like good quality to me (and Francis is a great guy to work with to get them how you want) but the welds are a bit ugly. I have to say though that my 3400 sounds great with them and I didn't have to make them myself.

for me, it was more than just the welds, it was also the way the collectors were designed, that being said, I have no idea how much the truleos cost, I just know the stuff from west coast fiero is insane $$$

[Kaiju Senso]

probably not much less than the cost of buying a set already made... the thing is though, in my case no-one makes nice headers for a Fiero that aren't crazy $$$ I know some people like the truleo headers, but from the pics I have seen, they look like junk...

Yeah the Trueleo headers seem like good quality to me (and Francis is a great guy to work with to get them how you want) but the welds are a bit ugly. I have to say though that my 3400 sounds great with them and I didn't have to make them myself.

[ericjon262]

probably not much less than the cost of buying a set already made... the thing is though, in my case no-one makes nice headers for a Fiero that aren't crazy $$$ I know some people like the truleo headers, but from the pics I have seen, they look like junk...

[Christos05]

How much that cost to make your Own headers?. I want to make my own headers on my 3.4 J-body. but I know nothing! How much can cost to me?