Headers Poll

[FJ809496TLC]

I'm taking a poll to find out how many of us are interested in buying headers for '93 -'97 80.

 

[FJ809496TLC]

Looks like I'm the only one voting. Wake-up Brett06!

 

[spartan]

Been there - done that - waste of time except for high rpm track / street cars....

 

[bjowett]

I'll probably build my own if I go that route. They are fun to put together, but those merge collectors take mucho time.

 

[baxter650]

Voted yes but the header would have to be made of either stainless or at least ceramic coated, have the dougnut style gasket at the collector or collectors with at least 3/8" thick flange at the head. Oh and under $600.oo

 

[FJ809496TLC]

Voted yes but the header would have to be made of either stainless or at least ceramic coated, have the dougnut style gasket at the collector or collectors with at least 3/8" thick flange at the head. Oh and under $600.oo

Stainless or ceramic coated? That's another poll. The header will be build with quality in mind. We don't want a piece of crap in our Cruiser. It is going to be ceramic coated with a minimum of 3/8" to 1/2" flange and of course a doughnut type gaskets.

 

[Romer]

Why would I want headers??

 

[IdahoDoug]

No thanks. This is a truck engine optimized for torque and minimal peaks of output. I like the current profile.

DougM

 

[spartan]

Can I vote again - 'cruisers do NOT need headers - it's a scam....

 

[tarbe]

I have other things on which to throw my money away....

 

[ginericLC]

Also, I think the restriction isn't at this point in the exhaust. The cats and then the tailpipes are the main restrictions. I from the downpipe back free exhaust would probably be cheaper and more beneficial to this engine.

 

[FJ809496TLC]

Why would I want headers??

That is a good question that I also ask myself. According to the experts, it produces more HP, more fuel efficient and engine breaths easier, making the engine runs cooler.

 

[cruiserdan]

All of the above depenant on how good the original manifold design is. In the case of the 1FZ there is not much to gain over the original design. I spoke at length wilt a friend at TRD regarding 1FZ headers a few years ago. He told me that they looked into it but abandoned the project when they discovered there was very little, if any, gain available.

 

[FJ809496TLC]

Also, I think the restriction isn't at this point in the exhaust. The cats and then the tailpipes are the main restrictions. I from the downpipe back free exhaust would probably be cheaper and more beneficial to this engine.

Maybe a dual exhaust system would be more beneficial for us? Anybody have this kind of setup?

 

[firetruck41]

Just lookin' for ways to spend money, eh?

I think that unless you have headers to split 3 cyl + 3cyl to give you a true dual exhausr, you will only have a single exhaust that is split, doesn't seem like there would be much gain there, but I dunno much about exhausts...

 

[Brett06]

i think if you split them the gains would be more significant. i have aftermarket exhaust and a high flow cat. the stock header on my rig are the most restrictive and smallest part of pipe on my 80

 

[Brett06]

dan, was trd considering production with stock exhaust or did they have another system in mind, because obviously with headers and toyotas original cats the gains wouldnt be good because the cats are so restrictive.

 

[FJ809496TLC]

All of the above depenant on how good the original manifold design is. In the case of the 1FZ there is not much to gain over the original design. I spoke at length wilt a friend at TRD regarding 1FZ headers a few years ago. He told me that they looked into it but abandoned the project when they discovered there was very little, if any, gain available.

cruiserdan, I think TRD is more interested in selling their supercharger. Headers, IMO, is a must if you have forced induction system.

 

[cruiserdan]

cruiserdan, I think TRD is more interested in selling their supercharger. Headers, IMO, is a must if you have forced induction system.

If that were the case they would not offer V6 or V8 headers either.


They do.

 

[cruiserdan]

dan, was trd considering production with stock exhaust or did they have another system in mind, because obviously with headers and toyotas original cats the gains wouldnt be good because the cats are so restrictive.

Have you looked through an 80 series cat? They do not look restrictive to me.