7afe headers?? HELP ??, price vs. performance? Options

[undasighted]

maybe I will have them wrapped then. There's plenty of traffic on the way to and from work for me. Plus I do a lot of city driving.

[Bitter]

wrapping also changed the exhaust note a little, especially underhood. also it feels like my O2 reads a little quicker, both the stock and the wideband.

[GTS13]

Dude Bitter that looks beautiful.
For some reason I was under the impression that there were clearance issues when installing the 7AFE header. Now that I understand that it's just a little too short, that makes life a lot easier and I'll be getting a header next month. /joy
I see them all over the place, and I'm guessing the only place to get them for $100 is eBay. What brand is the header?

[Bitter]

mine said "edge racing sport" on the little tag attached to a runner, im sure they all come from the same factory in china however. mine looks the same as the one from the how-to and the same as alot of others.

just make sure that when you get it you get the one with the correct front O2 sensor bung. i think for a 96 your front sensor in a screw in and not a 2 bolt flange? theres some of both kind on ebay. also you being a 96 you'll have to get a 2nd bung installed and use the spark plug anti fouler trick to get away with not having a the precat anymore, assuming you have one now (not sure about canada).

[undasighted]

what is this spark plug trick you speak of?

[Bitter]

pretty easily searched on google is what it is, but i'll post it here again.

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthrea...p;highlight=CEL
http://www.club3g.com/forum/performance/55...ut-5-bucks.html

2nd link has a great step by step how-to. you may have to tinker with if you need one or 2 spacers and the distance of the sensor from the pipe, too close and you'll pop the code for no precat, too far and you'll get a code for a slow sensor response.

[Bitter]

forgot to mention, i didnt like the manifold to head gasket that came with it, just didnt seem to fit right and i was worried about leaks later on. $7 for a new one from autozone iirc, i forgot to match the gasket to the ports, i may go and do that at a later time if i feel like it.