Issues with Header install - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

23109VC · 02-28-2009, 04:31 PM

that stinks to hear that you went through the hassle of buying and installing headers, only to find it made NO power and then burned up $700 worth of power steering lines...

makes me want to stay AWAY from headers on my 2.7....

jhandy · 02-28-2009, 05:03 PM

+1 on the maxspeed headers. They are made not to get in the way and they only cost 800. They also cone with a 100 cell cat converter. Not to pour salt in a wound but you could have just got those. You may be able to claim it on you auto insurance, maybe.

BoxsterLewis · 03-01-2009, 07:22 AM

really? Nothing on the butt dyno at all?

Dragonwind · 03-01-2009, 06:39 PM

It has been nearly a year from the install so I don't recall the difference in feel. However, the headers I have are the same (under a different name) that Randall installed and he has before and after dyno's that do show an improvement.
Chris

JAAY · 03-02-2009, 07:42 AM

I had the same issues with my s-car-go headers. I put them on fast, they sounded great and all that. I frequently beat the hell out of my car on one curvy road by my house. I got to a stop sign and noticed smoke from behind my car and then noticed flames..... I melted my power stearing line and the fluid caught. I turned the car off and thought the worst. lucky the fire went out when I shut the car down. had to replace the line at the dealer 900 bux and that was it. I got lucky. Zip tie the crap out of the P/S line out of the way...

My .02