Are Headers Worth It?

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Should of did a air intake to

It already had a factory "header"... that puny motor already had all the flow it's going to get without forced induction.

The problem is clear from the thumb: the Mazda manifold is good from the outset.

does it pass smog check with the headers

I still want to get steel shorties for my Ram 1500
Good for low end torque for the hemi but it is only my daily so I’m going to get em 🎉

So not worth it!

Not worth it.

Jam yer nuts in there, ya stud! Ty for the video, my dude! 🍻

The stock exhaust was just like a header

hedders and lifted cams are really cool and all that, but they only work when going fast. just driving around not doing you any favors, and the dancing cars with the cams only smoothing out past 90 forget it

whether its worth it or not depends on what you paid for that header

Where are these guys located ?

Money Pit is the Donut version of Bon Apetit’s “It’s Alive”

Now this is better than going to UTI

Been there done that way before you were born. If you cant feel it sitting in the seat who cares what paper says! Seat feel gain VS money spent! waste of time! Money spent to gain tube views maybe!

Not any more.

This is a win! Peak horsepower looks good on paper and it is real. On a pull through the gears, how long do you see peak hp? The better target for street performance is increased torque thru the power band, and MORE pull through the gears. Improved torque also translates to sharper throttle response, for a more exciting driving experience. Peak hp works for racing with tight gears, and running there in a race, but on the street, not as effective... you'll be slower.

The cost of the headers plus the tune… fail!

Before changing exhaust manifold, heads are the best to go for considering they controls how well the engine flows in air and out exhaust so yes these headers seem disappointing now but I'm sure you see much more of a difference getting heads first then exhaust

Headers are the first mod you will makie that will result felt difference in horsepower. Gains will depend on how restrictive your stock manifold is to begin with. Even good manifolds will result in a felt difference in horsepower. More on log type manifolds. The more restrictive the oem part, the better gains. On V8 applications, long tube headers, especially with stock log manifolds, will feel like a totally different engine with long tube. Is it worth it? That depends... are you staying n/a? then absolutely. Are you going to supercharge? then yes, and headers will help the supercharger make more power along with downpipe(s). But if you plan to go turbo, then forget about it because your gonna run a turbo manifold anyways to bolt the turbo unto, so dont waste your money, plan your buids out in advance. In my case, i installed my header and exhaust before supercharging. In the meantime i made extra power and liked that, and when i went to supercharge, i was already set up for making more power down the road. You may also notice slightly better mpg(because your removing restriction that robs horsepower and gas mileage, allowing the motor to "breath" and "exhale" exhaust fumes better than it did before. Therfore a more effiecient motor. I noticed gains above 4k in a 2.2 ecotec motor immediately on wot.

Needs a cam

Then you leave the headers heat shield off? Is that fine? (Better looking thats for sure)

If the stock headers were some rubbish log style cast iron headers then you would have seen your 7-10HP but the factory Miata manifold is well designed. It also comes down to what manifold you use not all aftermarket headers are the same some just look good but offer little over the original design. If it was a built motor you would also find the original became restrictive at some point and need and upgrade so going to a high end or custom made manifold would make a bigger difference.

Did you save a few pounds? That counts 😊

That stock exhaust manifold appeared to be a good design already, resembling a shorty header. And it would add more power times two on V configuration engine, especially with V8's that have each exhaust port dumping immediately into a single pipe.

Comparing brand new headers with stock’s one horse it’s absolutely nothing! Old one it’s so dirty 😐

You need remap after fitting that

That money pit animation remains awesome and deserves continued use, I'd say.

loved this video. your experiment helps many people. totally worth it

The thumbnail is dumb af. Both are headers lol inserrt a pic of a cast iron manifold . then youd have sumthin.

Is all about having fun and building your car the way you want it to be 😎

One thing to think about is how much horsepower the engine has, and power gained as a percentage of that, rather than a specific number. So 5 HP may not seem like much, but it'd be a lot worse if this were a 500 HP engine.

Also, since this engine has basically 100 HP, the math is easy.

Well, looks matter a lot and that looks worlds better, plus a better curve and a few extra horses 👍🏼

Is 5bhp that much horsepower? Actually how much power is 1 horsepower? Is there a way to compare this to anything else? 5 seems low to me

Vincero is not a high quality watch, trust me...

Change the timing in the engine you gotta tune it

Aren’t you increasing the engine bay temp?

No not in this case.

I'm doing an engine rebuild on my 2002 Tahoe what kind of Parts should I get

Sorry bro but nothings beating the Apple Watch ⌚️

Headers for the m156 motor is definitely not cheap 😩 makes decent gains though

Racing Beat header, Flyin' Miata full exhaust, and Flyin' Miata light flywheel made my '01 Miata want to rev SO much more. So even if it doesn't make a lot more power, freeing it up makes a world of difference.

the sound alone was worth it

New car like a mazda 3, civic, golf, etc 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Those primaries are way too short, the collector is crap and it doesn’t have a choke to expension and depending on the year of the miata those primaries may not be in order correctly. Mazda changed the firing order and that effects header design. In a 4-1 collector you want a circular patern. Also the primaries are probably too big in diamter.