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Old 09-12-2008, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by nvawgn View Post
price is no object.....
*cough* INCONEL *cough*



Some of the nicest headers I've ever seen were built by FWRC out of Indy for my friend's Pro-Stocker. Absolutely beautiful tube fitting & welding but what really set them off was the super trick CNC machined head flanges which were heavily profiled & lightened. Work of art. They were 321 stainless, stepped primaries, Tri-Y, reverse megaphone slip adjustable merge collectors and a WB02 bung in every port, I believe they were $8K or so.

That being said, SPD, Burns, and many others make very nice headers too. I've seen dozens of examples of each plus some other builders work too... but the FWRC ones take the cake for the super-trick flanges!

http://www.fwrc.com/exhaust-systems.html

However, if money is no object on the headers and you plan to have a substantial investment in them I would be primarily concerned about hiring someone with excellent knowledge and experience when it comes to exhaust design and tuning. What good is spending $3k+ for custom headers if they aren't tuned to maximize your combination?
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