Brand New LoveFab Headers. A First for the NSX Community

[Cody@LoveFab]

I've been insanely busy with diesel products lately and haven't been over here much!

I'll get a picture uploaded to the site tomorrow morning guys :smile:

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

Here's a picture of our headers and exhaust mocked up on a C30A. Sorry for the grainy picture, it was from my phone so the quality isn't the best.

Here are a few pictures of our headers taken with a real camera. Notice the seamless internal welds produced by proper backpurging techniques. No actual internal welding was performed. This is what a weld looks like with good penetration and proper welding techniques. Every weld on our headers, exhausts, and turbo systems looks identical.

 

[UnhuZ]

they look awesome!!

 

[Ponyboy]

Wow, Cody. They do look great. What do you think the performance gains on a Stroker engine (3.6l) would be over Comptech headers?

 

[Ponyboy]

Wow, Cody. They do look great. What do you think the performance gains on a Stroker engine (3.6l) would be over Comptech headers? Anybody's guess?

 

[Mac Attack]

Wow, beautiful - I especially like the collectors :smile:

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

Thanks guys!!!

I think larger displacement engines will see a huge percentage gain because of the need for higher exhaust evacuation that "production" headers cannot provide.

We build the collectors in-house and can modify them to the customer's specifications. Here is a 6-1 collector used in our Dodge Cummins 6.7 manifold(still needs finishing around the collector flange area):

 

[Ponyboy]

I think larger displacement engines will see a huge percentage gain because of the need for higher exhaust evacuation that "production" headers cannot provide.

Thanks Cody. I've been in contact with John at Hytech to get some custom headers done but consistent communication with him is tough at best. Can you PM me a cost for a custom set from you?

 

[Mr2NSX]

Cody, I have the ARC baffled high capacity oil pan on a 97, will your headers fit under it? I love your design, but I'm not sure it will fit. How much room do you have between your headers and the oem oil pan?
thank you
PETE

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

The headers are quite close because of the design parameters that we had to adhere to. Do you have any pictures of the oil pan?

Here's an interior collector picture that I know I have posted before:

 

[Ponyboy]

Hey Cody, I have the same oil pan. Here's several pics:

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

It looks like tolerances are in our favor! If the "header" portion of the pan isn't any deeper than stock then our headers should fit just fine. We left about .25" of clearance with our headers just FYI.

 

[nathan]

It doesnt look like these headers / manifolds will work with your turbo kits that are out there. I presume those will look a bit different?

 

[v5e_nsx]

Any member receive their set up yet? Any dyno done from members?

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

It doesnt look like these headers / manifolds will work with your turbo kits that are out there. I presume those will look a bit different?

Again, these headers will not work for any of our kits sold before 12/08. You must return your older generation secondaries for modifications, and then the new headers will work with the modified secondaries. We have no plans to build headers specifically for the older generation kits made before 12/08.

Nobody has jumped to the plate to take advantage of the great discount we have offerred. We are still actively looking for a SC'd car!

 

[nathan]

Again, these headers will not work for any of our kits sold before 12/08. You must return your older generation secondaries for modifications, and then the new headers will work with the modified secondaries. We have no plans to build headers specifically for the older generation kits made before 12/08.

Nobody has jumped to the plate to take advantage of the great discount we have offerred. We are still actively looking for a SC'd car!

Sorry, I mean to say that they wouldnt work. Not that they would work. Typo on my part. However, that is still not an answer that I wanted to hear

 

[Juice]

Any time I see Cody's work, I get goosebumps, my wallet gets the chills and my wife gets the rolling pin.

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

Thanks Juice!

We are finishing up another set and will have more pictures by the weekend. :smile:

 

[Honcho]

Cody, those welds are very impressive! What a beautiful product!

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

Today I'll be comparing our headers with some close up comparison photos of another popular header.

Stay tuned! :biggrin:

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

We had a huge influx of work so pictures were put on hold. I'll do my best to get them up this week.

 

[Juice]

Cody, are these also new for the turbo builds, or have you been using these for your turbo builds for a while now?

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

These have been standard issue with our turbo systems since December of 2008.

 

[Cody@LoveFab]

We have been a little busy this spring, so I appologize for the delay in this thread!

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Now, here are some substantial differences between the LoveFab FI headers and another very well known and respected header.

The collector flanges on "brand X" header have a 1/4" "step" that greatly interupts the boundary layer inside of the collector area. This introduces massive tubulence in the header which will greatly reduce potential power production.
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Pictured here, is the LoveFab header. The low angle merge collector coupled with extremely high attention to detail results in a turbulent-free collector zone.
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Here you can clearly see the shallow merge angle of the LoveFab header vs. "brand X". This is extremely important in high horsepower forced induction builds!
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Here is a general comparison of the rear header. The shallow merge collector coupled with equal length results in a better performing product.
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And here is a rear collector picture of the "brand X" header showing the large intrusion projecting into the exhaust stream.
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Finally, the rear collector of the LoveFab FI header.
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These comparison pictures only show a small glimpse into the construction quality of our headers. We average 4 days for one set of headers and utilize extensive welding and finish-porting techniques which results in the best performing product possible.

Thanks guys!

 

[WingZ]

Hey Cody three questions

1. Are these made to order?

2. How much lighter are these than the factory NA2 headers?

3. Will these throw the CEL light I hear of so often?