I'd like to see pics also, been one of my concerns on whether or not to coat them.
XSPower Longtube Header Thread
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
And I really doubt it. I mean if you want every single possible extra pony, then sure. But I doubt you will see any difference even with the blower unless you are bigger cubes with lots of boost. I would almost guarantee no seat of the pants gain.
3rd Gear
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
From: Toronto/Scottsdale
thanks
Nick
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 842
Likes: 3
From: Woodruff SC
St. Jude Donor '10
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 4,025
Likes: 2
From: Valdosta GA
Please put me on the list for the sale pricing on the catted version. Got a fellow club member that is interested in getting headers and these are the one's I'm recommending to them to purchase. If I didn't already have headers, this is the set I'd get for mine.
Thanks!
P.S. - if anyone that has removed their AIR tubes on an 02 and up Vette would be interest in selling theirs I'd be glad to take it.
Thanks!
P.S. - if anyone that has removed their AIR tubes on an 02 and up Vette would be interest in selling theirs I'd be glad to take it.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 5,474
Likes: 1,069
From: Chester County Pennsylvania
2025 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2025 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified
2024 C6 of the Year Winner - Modified
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Pro
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 505
Likes: 2
From: VA
I've had mine on about a year, my vette is my daily driver no matter the weather...the x-pipe looks the same as the day I installed it, and the headers look just about the same. There's some very minor blueing on the headers from the heat but that's about it.
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
I'll try to get my car up in the air this weekend to snap some pictures. They still look great from the top 
I would not coat them personally as there are no issue with heat and the 321 stainless is awesome stuff 
I would not coat them personally as there are no issue with heat and the 321 stainless is awesome stuff
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 842
Likes: 3
From: Woodruff SC
St. Jude Donor '10
Thanks!
Last edited by DP77Vette; Mar 25, 2011 at 08:02 PM.
Racer
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 489
Likes: 5
From: Connecticut
St. Jude Donor '11
So I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I can't get the starter back in after the header is in. I've been working on it for an hour now and I've about had it. It seems there is just no room to maneuver the starter around to get it back up in its spot. I even loosened the header for more space and still nothing. What gives? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
So I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I can't get the starter back in after the header is in. I've been working on it for an hour now and I've about had it. It seems there is just no room to maneuver the starter around to get it back up in its spot. I even loosened the header for more space and still nothing. What gives? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
What you do:
Starter out, header off. Fit header up into engine bay. While the header is up there in it's spot not bolted down, take and bolt your starter up. Then bolt the header down
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,131
Likes: 4
From: Youngsville North Carolina
If I need to replace my starter, the XS passenger side header is going to have to be unbolted to get it in or taken off completely? I didn't do the install so I don't know. Thx
Thread Starter
Former Vendor
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,331
Likes: 61
From: Port Huron MI
Plus unbolting that header is very simple
Racer
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 489
Likes: 5
From: Connecticut
St. Jude Donor '11
Yea, you can't get the starter in with the header in, otherwise you would have been able to get the header in without removing the starter
That would be nice but a little too obvious.
What you do:
Starter out, header off. Fit header up into engine bay. While the header is up there in it's spot not bolted down, take and bolt your starter up. Then bolt the header down
That would be nice but a little too obvious.
What you do:
Starter out, header off. Fit header up into engine bay. While the header is up there in it's spot not bolted down, take and bolt your starter up. Then bolt the header down
Thanks for the help.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 5,474
Likes: 1,069
From: Chester County Pennsylvania
2025 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2025 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified
2024 C6 of the Year Winner - Modified
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Thanks for posting the pics. The headers look really dark and discolored, is that just poor lighting or do they look that way? 