Leaderboard

I went out for a Saturday drive to somewhere I haven't been before and took this

I've done a terrible thing, never have I taken a car on the beach, but we were out Karioitahi Beach yesterday and couldn't resist the urge to try the Wago out on the sand. Unreal combination, AWD 3L torque, so many helis, she romped through the soft stuff just fine if you kept the wheels spinning . I was pleasantly surprised at how well it did, and now want to left it and make a off road version even more.. But she shall stay low for now. Not a chance id take it on the sand with the new coilovers, so i'm glad i got to thrash it on rooted suspension, the sand gets everywhere and is a nightmare on exposed parts like suspension I've given it a good clean ready for the new coilovers to go in this week sometime.

Not saying that this is the case with these headers but there is the practice of binning. ie say Tomei design and get headers made at SSI. they have a quality standard that must be met in the contract. Anything that fails that isn't scrapped it is sold to another brand that has lower standards. this isn't a bad thing if the brand you buy isn't too low down that quality chain or is an over supply issue. Some of the standards are based on finishing like a finer grind on flat surfaces or even little chips like the edges like @StrokedEJ last photo, though that could be as much as laying it on the edge on concrete after purchase, that can still fail quality control if done in the factory. Having seen some lower binning levels samples from some manufacturing plants those headers look pretty tidy from the pictures. And @StrokedEJ mentioned weight is a dead give away that the material used is to save money either being thinner or lower specification. Flanges should be nice and thick too, which they are and holes are tapered.

Oh and also worth noting. Check if you actually need aftermarket headers or not. If you have an STI chances are probably not, unless you're thinking over 350wkw. But measure up your current headers etc first before you make a call, and talk to your tuner too That $800 could go to something more beneficial (case dependent), like for my build - porting.

Good price and I considered them as well, just for a build with some beans that 3-bolt up-pipe flange is really good to have. I'll probably be buying the NZKW ones too. They are actually made by SSI, who makes the Tomei, Kakumei and about 1000 other headers for other brands.

I'm actually so disappointed I didn't get out and get a clip of the gf thrashing around haha. A couple of lads were out on their dirt bikes power sliding around so we got in formation and tagged along. was a riot i'm not that low, but compared to Outback height its low i guess. I think a stock outback would be super impressive. mine was definitely dragging its belly around. the amount of sand I had to water blast out from under the car was horrific. Wont be doing it again thats for sure, need to get a beach hack

Video or it didn't happen

Subscribed members get a handfull of those cards with their welcome packs, or atleast used to

im sure someone will know and maybe hes already a member here but one way to go about it could be to make up a note with forum link to leave under his wipers or something

Hey, we just took it off, The two digit number is E3 22611 AE800 A18-000 D97

The problem with aftermarket headers is the material used is most of them are made from 304 steel, which when heat wrapped, as you will have to, will overheat and develop cracks/leak. A step-up from this would be the 321 steel, which is bit more tolerant.

V7 STI block is a bit tougher. I drove mine for 3 years at 268 and it's still happy as, gonna be pushing for more soon too.

Yes redline ones dont compare to the nzkw ones. Nzkw headers are 10x better even when you hold them theres a significant weight difference being the nzkw ones are alot heavier meaning theres alot more material Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Ive had alot of headers and these are by faar the best. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

You might be able to stock mount smaller EFRs. Rotating my setup for sure

Welcome to the Americans own the Internet and therefore all Subarus must be single scroll now. Tomei do their one that with cams makes 400 wheel hp which I'm pretty sure @mlracing.co.nz can get. Hks must do one as well. There may be other Japanese brands as well. EFR one is in @Niran build thread. J tune make a replacement up-pipe so that must open more options with its t04 flange like Garrett. https://www.edoperformance.com/products/tr-gtx2971-twin-scroll-for-subaru-wrx-02-07-and-sti-04-18

i spent many hours going through all the bolt on turbos ( kinugawa, kando, arashi, mamba, forced performance, blouch etc ) and mamba makes some nice twin scroll bolt on gtx turbos. take a look at this, might do the trick. could have tdo5/6 twin scroll too not sure https://shop.mambatek.com/product.sc?productId=546&categoryId=13 or a 3 inch inlet version https://shop.mambatek.com/product.sc?productId=3031&categoryId=13 can be pretty confusing looking through the turbos on that site and all the different versions but the twin scroll ones say they are spec c would be good if forced performance made twin scroll but they seem to have crazy good spool on single scroll and journal bearing they feel they dont need to i gather. forced performance was my first choice before i decided to go twisted efr. mamba turbos is by the founder of kinugawa turbos before something went down and he left and started again edit: whoops those ones have the middle scroll removed (says high flow) to make more peak hp but theres others that dont i think.