So once again, I was dreaming of a set of headers that maybe came off a crashed car, and the owner didn’t know what he had and might be selling on fleabay or craigslist or something for cheap. Just doing my wishful thinking rounds. I found these:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzI5WDEwNjU=/z/6l4AAMXQVT9S1Cld/$_57.JPG
I also noticed that the seller is local to me now, and not wanting to go through ebay, I figured a slightly more personal approach was in order. I contacted the seller through his facebook page, hoping I could stop by and see for myself:
Squid
Hey, I noticed that you guys are selling the XSP/SSAC headers for V8 S4’s. They look better than some early photos, so maybe they have been revised? May I stop by and check them out? And/or just check out the shop in general? Also, do you have VCDS? I need my B6’s keys recoded to the car after I installed a new CCM.
Thanks,
Jason
Other guy
I dont have a shop anymore
Just an online store
Squid
Okay, thanks. So if you are in Irving, can I see the headers? I can’t buy something that requires 20 hours of labor to install without seeing first.
Other guy
I dont stock these local anymore
No.one local was buying
Too much money shipping them all over the place
Squid
Okay, thanks. Good luck with sale.
Other guy
I sell them all the time and have them on all kinds of 4.2 engines now
No editing whatsoever was made to this, I’ll have you know. And yes; I gave him pink because I thought it was fitting. I was going to respond by asking exactly which other 4.2 engines these headers would fit, but I didn’t want to get combative when all I really wanted was an up close view. The auction says 17 units sold; I assume that’s not internal “purchasing” by himself or friends to drive the number up and make it look like a better sell. Assume . . . It just seemed to convenient to me that he sells them all the time, and has them on “all kinds of 4.2 engines now”, but can’t show me one.
So in any case, they do maybe look a little different to me than the initial, but still with the lousy collectors, very basic fitting, who knows. Also “321 flanges and 304 piping”; interesting. I was hoping for a real look at them, for several reasons, but what I found was what seemed to be a very unknowledgeable seller at best. At worst, well, this is America, land of capitalism and buyer beware [;)]
Anywho, more useless observation from your friendly neighborhood squid. Also, if you come across a used set of real headers, and you just can’t stand the sight of them any more, I can probably help you with that problem.