New Headers and Cats

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Thanks Kirk. You and I speak the same language ! I thought the purpose of this forum was for Porschephiles to be able to proudly display their vehicles and in return receive positive feed-back from like enthusiasts. You and I have both invested considerable time and passion into our vehicles. And as a result, we both have "signature" Boxsters. To me, this elevates the Boxster to a level where its given serious attention within the Porsche community, and not simply viewed as the "poor cousin" to the Carrera ect... Whether one is limited to simply de-ambering, or de-snorkeling their Boxster, or they are fortunate enough to be able to purchase 3K headers, we should be admiring one another's accomplishments and not bashing each other. :ah:

I don't think anyone bashed you so I don't know why you feel that way. A few people including myself were just shocked at the price of these headers. I'm sure they are great quality and if you're happy with them that is wonderful, but if people also question what makes these better than say the Fabspeed or Maxspeed for that matter, I don't see anything wrong with that. That's why people come on here, to make informed decisions and get info.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Adam

I don't think anyone bashed you so I don't know why you feel that way. A few people including myself were just shocked at the price of these headers. I'm sure they are great quality and if you're happy with them that is wonderful, but if people also question what makes these better than say the Fabspeed or Maxspeed for that matter, I don't see anything wrong with that. That's why people come on here, to make informed decisions and get info.

When a member makes remarks like "hwy robbery" along with an icon depicting some ridiculous facial expression regarding my purchase of an expensive set of headers, thats not someone making an informed decision or gathering information. Thats simply a jackass !

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

When a member makes remarks like "hwy robbery" along with an icon depicting some ridiculous facial expression regarding my purchase of an expensive set of headers, thats not someone making an informed decision or gathering information. Thats simply a jackass !

True, I do agree that comment wasn't the most helpful, but as a whole people just want see what makes these headers so expensive and you answered, so I'm satisfied. Thank you for sharing as I didn't even know these headers existed either.

[Bobiam]

I'd hang those pipes on the walls of my home. They're too good looking to put under any car, Boxster or not.

[eightsandaces]

Johnny,

Can you compare the experience of the GT3 vs a Boxster?


PS Enjoy your cash man, (this doesn't sound like advise you need) screw it, when I had a lot I certainly blew my share.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by eightsandaces

Johnny,

Can you compare the experience of the GT3 vs a Boxster?


PS Enjoy your cash man, (this doesn't sound like advise you need) screw it, when I had a lot I certainly blew my share.

Believe it or not, as far as balance, poise, neutral handling and being altogether more nimble, the boxster has it all over the GT3 RS. The GT3 is a much more raw and powerful beast. Its difficult to describe its personality.

[eightsandaces]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Believe it or not, as far as balance, poise, neutral handling and being altogether more nimble, the boxster has it all over the GT3 RS. The GT3 is a much more raw and powerful beast. Its difficult to describe its personality.

It doesn't look like I'll ever have another Porsche, my goal is to keep the one I have as pristine as possible so I can enjoy it over a period of summers. I'd like to experience the grunt of the GT3 but truthfully, the 2.5 moves very quickly, certainly enough for me to enjoy repeatedly.

[jwade]

JD,

Look, all Jackass'ng aside there....It's cool that you bought the headers, and I can certainly appreciate the construction of them....

Quite frankly, I didn't even know the company made them, which probably drives the cost up because they don't sell that many.

But when you compare them to other known manufacturer's out there, they are far far more costly and for a 4hp +/- claimed gain, that's an incredibly costly investment for one piece of the exhaust puzzle.

So yes, that's why I said what I did and sorry it offended you! It was not intended to. Hell, I appreciate aficionados like you.

If you've got the money, go for it. I can't say I have always let the pocket book steer my decision making abilities....

[ekam]

Kudos to you for doing it right. Crappy chinese stuff is not the way to go but there are tons of people that's doing it here.