DO THEY WORK? LOW-$ EBAY HEADERS

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Published 2019-12-31

How do the low-buck, EBay, long-tube LS headers compare to the big $ versions? We compared not only the low-$ vs BIG-$ headers, we also compared stock exhaust manifolds vs shorty vs long tubes. We ran this test on three different combos, including stock 4.8L, mod 4.8L and cammed LS3! How did the low-$ headers do?

All Comments (21)

@milkovichplus 4 years ago

USA header manufacturers roughed him up over this video but he still published it. RH the MVP.
@limabravo6065 4 years ago

All the brand name header manufacturers are going “dude shut the hell up”
@JustOneMan100 4 years ago

Love it Richard, I know it's tedious, but this style of testing helps us all learn
@sucapizda 4 years ago

First rule about fight club, you don’t talk about fight club.
@repurposedperformance5762 3 years ago

We install headers almost daily & we also have a dyno jet. You are correct on the power output is equal. When a customer comes in with ebay headers we charge a extra 2 hours on the install ($220) because THEY NEVER FIT!!! We have to reem out flange holes on ebay headers all the time. God forbid a customer brings in a long tube + y-pipe ebay combo because the y pipe always needs a ton of persuasion to align which more often than not requires cutting and welding. Moral of this story, what you save on buy ebay headers is spent on installation so it winds up costing the same. I say buy name brand because in that case you get customer service from the manufacture and a real warranty not a Wuhan Warranty!
@Terryray123 4 years ago

Im liking this to engine masters. You have more time to explain the information.
@jerrywilliams6820 1 year ago

I had an idea the power levels were not gonna be much different vs eBay headers and name brand but my personal experience is the name brand exhaust last longer and hardly ever have fitment issues. The fitment issues on cheap headers can be a nightmare so that alone makes me pay the extra money to get the more expensive ones. Great video
@vaugr1917 4 years ago

Thank you!!! These videos are gonna eliminate so many annoying threads on ls1tech😂🤣
@TerrenceLP 4 years ago

eBay hard parts have gotten a hell of a lot better and now everyone realizes they've been getting ripped off for parts that have no moving parts you should do a video on intercoolers talk about getting ripped off
@shawnsanders9450 4 years ago

The biggest thing I learned is anything naturally aspirated under 550HP doesn't need dual 3" exhaust. The 2.5" didn't trade anything up top and gained torque down low over the 3".
@ThePryapizmC 4 years ago

Hi Richard 👋...great unbiased tests!...we need more of this!
@craigvwdude 4 years ago

Richard, can't thank you enough for the videos you put out!
@marcstlaurent3719 4 years ago

Great test I love how much info you pack in a short video
@raymondwalker2109 4 years ago

You just saved me a lot of headaches and a ton of money with these tests
@bigdogsportingtonyb2833 3 years ago

This is a good test but one thing you have to factor in is header primary tube and collector flow on each set of headers. We have found through dyno testing and flowbench testing that header flow will have a dramatic effect on hp output. Two different flowing shorty headers will not produce the Same power output. Same as the long tubes. There's so much science involved when searching for more hp.
@turbomopie 4 years ago

Really cool to see on the 3 setups. Keep it up Richard!
@meekocompton2114 3 years ago

Awesome video! Exactly the straight forward analysis I was looking for
@RL-RL 4 years ago

Thank you so much for proven results! About to build my first LS, and all these videos save me money, and show real world gains and fixes.
@soundslikealot 4 years ago

Thanks for the test and Happy New Year! 💥✌️
@n8rivera74 4 years ago

Happy New Year, Richard. Thanks for making great content with information that's easily understood. I really appreciate it.