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New J-body header from RD Fabs.
Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:47 PM






Header is all 16ga.Type 304 Stainless. Length is 14” and the collector is 6” long 2” prim to 3” DP.

Discuss...



Check for a post by me in the P&M section of J-body.org by the end of the weekend for more info.



Tinkles

2003 Cavalier 1SV
Bagged and Blown



Re: New J-body header from RD Fabs.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:06 AM
it looks gorgeous.

how much?



Re: New J-body header from RD Fabs.
Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:01 PM
what kind of gains are you looking at compaired to the 4-2-1 and the 4-1 headers?
Re: New J-body header from RD Fabs.
Sunday, February 14, 2010 6:52 AM
How much? Looks great! Any dyno information?


"FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS DRIVE STOCK"




Re: New J-body header from RD Fabs.
Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:02 AM
The car put down 219whp on a Dynojet with these mods.

* Eaton M62 S/C
* Nate's 3.1" pulley
* GM Stage 2 belt
* OTT Dualpass endplate
* Cobra heat exhanger
* LSJ injectors
* "Custom" intake w/ K&N filter
* GM Reflash
* NGK LTR6IX-11 spark plugs
* RKsport spark plug springs
* RKsport upper and lower engine mounts
* TTR solid tranny mounts
* RD Fabs 2" primary long tube header
* Full 3" Atomic exhaust

It was a dyno day so they didnt bother trying to get a tach signal so i dont have any other info.




It is listed on their site http://www.rdfabs.com/exhaust.php for $650, but are having a sale on JBO for Feb. 2010.

OhDatCav wrote:what kind of gains are you looking at compaired to the 4-2-1 and the 4-1 headers?


We were not looking for a specific hp # gain. The goal was to create a high flowing header that would compliment high hp S/C builds(Harrop builds). We went with 2" O.D. primaries to increase flow in the higher RPMs and we made it longer to help with the low end power. It is a very nice compromise of the Tusdo/RKsport 4-2-1 and Pacesetter LSJ/L61 4-1. I have not noticed any loss in the lower rpms and have noticed a nice gain up top.



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219whp - I <3 whine

Re: New J-body header from RD Fabs.
Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:15 AM
Here are some finished pics:

Inside of the collector


Exhaust ports compared to the stock L61 manifold


Collector size compared to the stock L61 collector


Side by side with a stock L61 manifold


Clearance


Another clearance shot, everything is aprox. 1/2" away, perfect fitment.


Installed in my dirty engine bay

Installation was a PITA due to it's length. We had to unbolt the upper engine mount and front(5-speed) tranny mount to tilt the engine forward. The we had to drop the subframe ~2" to get enough room to drop it in. Cody from RD Fabs has a whole write up on JBO about the installation of this header.




219whp - I <3 whine

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