Super lightweight header
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 4,979
Likes: 5
From: San Diego, CA "leaf" "tee" "e"
Super lightweight header
It's for an Acura RSX, but damn 7 1/2 lbs for a long tube header!
Using these numbers here the lightest current header/cats/x-pipe system weighs 45.4 lbs for a QTP system.
For these system, multiply by 2 for a V8, add 12 lbs for a Random Tech x-pipe, and another 12 lbs for the cats, and 2.5 lbs for clamps and it's a grand total of 41.5 lbs for a complete system. Dayam!
Using these numbers here the lightest current header/cats/x-pipe system weighs 45.4 lbs for a QTP system.
For these system, multiply by 2 for a V8, add 12 lbs for a Random Tech x-pipe, and another 12 lbs for the cats, and 2.5 lbs for clamps and it's a grand total of 41.5 lbs for a complete system. Dayam!
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 4,979
Likes: 5
From: San Diego, CA "leaf" "tee" "e"
Not at all. This was built to be a lightweight system. For the racers, it would be awesome if even lighter headers were created. Weight could still be dropped from the x-pipe if constructed the same way, and an open pipe could be used in place of the cats. At one time Halltech made a Ti header system, but I never heard anything after seeing pictures of their prototype.
I like this because I like anything that gets weight out of the car without a loss of performance.
I like this because I like anything that gets weight out of the car without a loss of performance.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,561
Likes: 447
From: Atlanta metro Ga.
All of the H.P. bike stuff is Ti, and has been for a few years now.. Even comes stock on the majority of them; put a dent in the aftermarket industry..
With the "Corvette Tax", they would probably be 5 grand..
With the "Corvette Tax", they would probably be 5 grand..
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 4,979
Likes: 5
From: San Diego, CA "leaf" "tee" "e"
There were lots of concerns about whether the Ti exhaust could take the heat. At least on a bike, even a full fairing sport bike, gets a lot of airflow to cool it down. Anyway, from what I remember the Halltech headers were the shortest lt headers I've seen yet. If a no BS company like LGM sold them in the same style as their current headers, I'd get them....I might have to sell a kidney on ebay....there's another kidney in there anyway....right?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 802
Likes: 0
From: Bueche Louisiana
There were lots of concerns about whether the Ti exhaust could take the heat. At least on a bike, even a full fairing sport bike, gets a lot of airflow to cool it down. Anyway, from what I remember the Halltech headers were the shortest lt headers I've seen yet. If a no BS company like LGM sold them in the same style as their current headers, I'd get them....I might have to sell a kidney on ebay....there's another kidney in there anyway....right?
and the bike pipes still turn all different colors of the rainbow i dont think they would last under the hood
if it were 14 pounds lighter it would not justify the higher price they would charge for them
and the bike pipes still turn all different colors of the rainbow i dont think they would last under the hood
if it were 14 pounds lighter it would not justify the higher price they would charge for them
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 4,979
Likes: 5
From: San Diego, CA "leaf" "tee" "e"
I remember a fellow biker from a few years ago that had to keep repainting the pipes on his naked bike with progressively higher heat resistant paints because it'd keep burning off on him!
Weight isn't the only reason to go Ti. Ti would make the benefits from coatings almost negligible, wouldn't ever corrode, and would be a little quieter as well. Of course none of that matters if the thing self-destructs. The things I don't get is that if heat is a problem with Ti, how can intake valves on racing motors and the LS7 can be Ti and still survive. Two different Ti alloys I'm sure, but I don't know which alloys are used for either application.
Weight isn't the only reason to go Ti. Ti would make the benefits from coatings almost negligible, wouldn't ever corrode, and would be a little quieter as well. Of course none of that matters if the thing self-destructs. The things I don't get is that if heat is a problem with Ti, how can intake valves on racing motors and the LS7 can be Ti and still survive. Two different Ti alloys I'm sure, but I don't know which alloys are used for either application.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 11,183
Likes: 85
From: Castle Rock CO
St. Jude Donor '15
Originally Posted by gmosley
There were lots of concerns about whether the Ti exhaust could take the heat. At least on a bike, even a full fairing sport bike, gets a lot of airflow to cool it down.
Todd
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!
Joe Kucinski
10 Things C8 Corvette Owners Hate (But Won't Tell You)
Joe Kucinski
10 Best Corvettes Coming to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2026!
Brett Foote
Every Corvette Grand Sport Explained! (C2, C4, C6, C7, & C8)
Joe Kucinski
Grand Sport & Grand Sport X Launch Alongside All-New 535hp LS6 V8!
Michael S. Palmer
5 Reasons Bad Drivers Crash & 5 Ways to Avoid a Costly Mistake!
Joe Kucinski
7 Bolt-On Upgrades From Extreme Online Store to Level Up Your C6 Corvette
Pouria Savadkouei
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 47,647
Likes: 1
From: Queens, New York Life begins at 183 mph....
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Originally Posted by WhiteDiamond
The McLaren F1 used TI for the headers on the v-12. That car was notorious for being a little hot behind the firewall. TI is also used as the skin on the Blackbird mach 3 aircraft as TI was the only material they knew would take the heat at that time.
Todd
Todd
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 6,269
Likes: 50
From: Dallas Texas
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'09-'10
Originally Posted by Dan_the_C5_Man
Ti is an ideal material for headers, as its heat resistance properties are better than stainless steel.
Russia has a ton of this stuff.. I say "bring it on!"
True, but it's very expensive to produce and fabricate and it requires special welding techniques. Look at the cost of a stainless cat back system compared to a Ti. The Ti is twice as much, consequently a long tube set of headers would probably be in the $2K+ range.
