hey i was wondering if the crawford headers are worth the price? ive been looking at them and they claim about 10+ hp over the DC headers... is this true?? does anybody have a pair they dont need anymore because they moved to f/i??

 

only person I know that has them is ZBOY..... He has quite a few bolt on's, and he said those headers are the only part he actually felt a noticable difference with

I say go for it if you can install them yourself...they cost a grip to get installed..

 

are these harder to install than say DC headers?? i know that they're differently shaped... but are they THAT much harder to install?

 

Crawfords are the only headers, that I know of, that requires displacing the engine prior to fitting in. But it appears to be well worth the effort, from what others are saying.

 

yup, they are a bzitch to install, but they made my z a different car, a mad-pulling beast, even tho installd after my other mods. if you can afford it, do it; you will be very pleased with the results.

 

these are the only headers even worth touvhing in my opinion. why? because changing headers is a hard and time consuming task. if you are going to do as much work as it requires, you might as well get the BEST while you are at it so that you make your time well worth it. there are no headers designed like the crawford. why? because no one wants to r&d such a complicated design. all the other headers out there are very simplistic are similar to each other which is why the gains are minimal on those. yes, you spend a little more with the crawfords, but at least you are doing it right.

victor

p.s. if something didn't make sense please excuse me, this was a drunk post.

 

hey thanks all! has anybody gotten these headers installed in a shop? how much did it cost? haha cuz in case it seems to be too much work.. im jsut gonnna do that instead

 

it takes at least 8 hrs by a mechanic

 

Damn, well over $500 in labor around here.

 

I think that Doug installs his for $300. That may have changed since I last saw it posted.

 

by "displacing", do you mean unbolting the engine mounts and tilting the engine or removing it?

 

Crawford headers are the best. They are a pain in the *** to install, and they are worth it. DC isn't even in the same league, but then, you get what you pay for.

 

Unbolting the mounts and tilting it.

 

Street Image quoted me $800 bucks to install these. If the install wasnt so expensive, I would probably get them....

 

i know a place that will install them for muuuch cheaper
maybe 350 or so

 

shoot. i forgot to post where. hahahaa

www.4myride.com

AIM: i4myride

 

thanks fdao

just read the install instructions for the Crawford.

 

That's a DIY job then for most. If I had to completely drop the engine out to install, I would take it somewhere if I had the spare money, if not then just DIY.

 

the headers are nice and seem to help a lot, but don't buy into the insane hype that acts like the car is twice as fast or anything.

Was the 12hp worth the $1600-1800 AKA about 1/20 of what a new Z costs? eh well i guess so