A couple of Questions¿

Ok I am going to put headers and cat back on my car. I dont have much money but want some good stuff. I have found some DC Sport Headers for $279 that I am thinking about getting. Here is one of my questions...Would cheap headers be just as good. Like a pair of ebay headers with the same make? Also I found a Megan Cat-Back for 360 does anyone have any input on Megan¿ Are they good, bad? If I can buy the cheap headers I am gonig to get a good intake. The one I got from my friend broke about a weak ago so I had to convert it to a short ram.:banghead:

Also is it hard to convert a N/T to a Turbo? I know I will need to buy new headers and all that but what else would I have to change.

Thanks for the help!

I think that the ebay headers are just as good as a name brand one, but many others will disagree with that... I feel the same way about exhausts... Piping is piping no matter who makes it. Although I like stainless steel better than that aluminized crap. :wink:

As for turbocharging a non-turbo... Many others would tell you to look at the stickeys in the performance section as we had a guide on turbocharging n/a cars... I decided to check out the thread tonight out of curiousity as to why nobody uses it... I guess when Jake left he deleted everything in there that was useful... Tis a shame but here is a link that was posted by another member that will teach you more about turbocharged motors and the various components that you would need with it.

http://www.cse.uconn.edu/~yelevich/turbo/turbo.html

Enjoy. :thumbsup:

**EDIT**
Although the motor is not a DSM motor in the guide, it all works the same way pretty much.

At one time I was hell bent on getting that DC Sports header. Then I went poor. Life sucks.

A cheap header *can be* as good as the reputable name brands. Personally, I wouldn't take the chance on a bad fitment. I've read a lot that the headers on Ebay don't fit right, but I have also heard positive things and a few people on here have them with no problems. I guess it just depends on who you buy from.

As for the turbo question, do a search. The stickeyed thread may not be what it used to be, but there are 826 other threads about turbo-N/T conversions that you can read through to get an idea of what your up against.

And for the record, we only have one header, not two, not a pair. One single header. :thumbsup: Have a nice day.

Ok thanks for the help I have decided to get the megan cat back and just keep looking around for a HEADER not headers t(>.<) it will be awhile before I get close to doing the turbo but I would like to know what all I needed to upgrade that link helped alot thanks...See you all again when I have some more questions....!! ^.^

http://www.2gnt.com/nuke/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=85
That ones much better than the one I posted... Not the prettiest fabrication job I've seen but its better than paying outragious prices for some of the parts I guess. lol

why not if you low on cash,why not go to an exhaust place like i did and have them do it.mine is magnaflow and it cost me 290 and it sounds just as good as anyone elses..

I have heard a lot of good things about the megan header....I would give it a shot...and it isnt too expensive...

As far as putting a turbo on your car when I was trying to figure out how it all worked I read up on the hahn site www.hahnracecraft.com (http://www.hahnracecraft.com) but there are also a lot of good threads out there so just do a search and you will find a lot...the links posted above are pretty good... I even went to howthingswork.com and they had a some stuff on turbos so that might help as well...

Thanks guys for the help...I have decided to go with megan header and catback

The ebay headers are good. Mine fit perfectly, no problems with matching up, and has work flawlessly since I got it. I would recommend them. If you get the header, and you decide to go turbo, you need a new header. Actually, for the 420a, it would just be an exhaust manifold.

Again as stated above, a pipe is a pipe.