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Old Jan 4, 2025 | 03:11 PM
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Does TPIS no longer make headers for C4's? My 1985 coupe was missing the headers most everything else on the car, including the Y pipe was also TPIS. The guy putting my 85 together says that the TPIS headers would up perfectly since my other parts are TPIS.. Looks like they are unavailable on their website.
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Old Jan 6, 2025 | 09:52 PM
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Try Exotic Muscle, had a lot better success with them
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TPIS had a message on their website a couple months ago that said they were having manufacturing issues with their headers (specifically personnel issues, IIRC) and that they wouldn't be making any new headers until they could fix the problems.
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TPIS had a message on their website a couple months ago that said they were having manufacturing issues with their headers (specifically personnel issues, IIRC) and that they wouldn't be making any new headers until they could fix the problems.
He ended up ordering these instead, not sure from where. Sent this picture to me after getting them yesterday.

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He ended up ordering these instead, not sure from where. Sent this picture to me after getting them yesterday.
Those look like eBay/Phab headers (cheap, Chinese-made). Apparently, although the sellers claim they're made for LTx engines, they're actually designed for L98 heads and require fabrication to get them to fit correctly, which defeats the initial cost savings. There's some discussion about them in this thread:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...e-headers.html
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I'd be very cautious buying anything from them. Can't say I've had the greatest customer experience.
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