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Old 11-20-2014, 02:41 AM   #19 (permalink)
Madact
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
I'm amazed that no header manufacturer has not built or mass produced a tubing header for the VX. I'm not sure but think I read here that the CX uses the same manifold design. With the onset of cracking issues and the cost of factory replacements, close to $500, it would seem that there would be a market for a tubing header type aftermarket replacement.
Yikes... $500? Pretty sure I could put together a basic tubing header (exhaust ports to cat. flange) for the "cat in front of the motor" configuration in my shed for $400 and still turn a profit on the 'hand crafted' item... and that's including $150 for pre-made header flanges and sensor bungs. And in Australian dollars. Shipping could be an issue though, if most of the customers are in the US. As you say, the size of the market is probably the issue though - there's probably enough of them going through wreckers to soak up most of the market for them.
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