Header prices

[Dave Deerson]

I am curious as to what the going rate for a custom set of 4 into 1 ( not crossover,180deg) headers are. Since I do all of my own fabricating I never had to pay someone to do this for me, but have wondered what a "professional" fabrication shop charges. So let me know also if the headers were for a mid engined or front engine,equal length,etc...

Dave D.

[Mike Pass]

For a GT40 stainless steel crossover manifold which is the only one I know about they varied from £2,000 to £3,500 in the UK. Priced from last two years.
Cheers
Mike

[Ian Anderson]

I always wondered this too.

I know a VW air-cooled chap will make up custom headers, 4 into1 or turbo application for around £200

So that is for 4 cylinders so make that£400 for an 8 cylinder

Strange but you mention GT40 and the price multiplies.
Ian

[Frank Catt]

A set of header pipes in mild steel and ceramic coated finish will cost around £900UK from most suppliers

[Terry Oxandale]

Not surprising. I build my own headers, and by the time I've gathered all the supplies (flanges, tubes, collectors, fitting sleeves, gas, etc), I'm already $600 in the hole, and that's for a simple 4-to-1, and no ceramic coating.

So... I've reached out to Hot-Jet electronically with their online order form, (within the last couple of months) here in the states, twice, and never got a response other than "thanks for your query, our staff will contact you shortly..." reply. If this is an indication of there service, I'd like to look elsewhere. Have any of you got a suggestion on who else provides a good quality ceramic coating service for my headers/mufflers/coolant plumbing lines?

[Alan Watkins]

Olympic coatings in Escondido, CA, nr San Diego, did a great job coating my FE GT40 headers:

Olympic Coatings - Powder Coating, Sand Blasting, Thermo Coating

IIRC, they do only four colors: black, white, silver and "titanium". See What color are your headers?

Back on the subject of cost, I've heard of one set of SS headers for a FE GT40 costing $5,000.

[Dave Deerson]

I use Central Connecticut Coatings( used to be called Air Born coatings) and have had very good service and results from them. Years ago, I used to send to Jet Hot in Alabama, but service changed and the warranty changes from lifetime if new to only a few months.
As Blue stated, yea, it is still expensive even if we build our own!! I had easily $500-600 in my headers for my IMSA Fiero without any "fancy" merge collectors, forget about a budget for stainless!!
I just built a set of "mid shorties" for a friend's 5.0 Miata(10lbs of sh*& in a 5 lb bag!!) to replace an absolutely horrible attempt by the original owner that ended in a cracked,leaking mess of mig beads and exhaust sealant. I have easily 24 hrs of labor in them up to now and not totally done! I am afraid of making a bill for him,although I feel that I have to be fair to myself.

Dave

[Jim Rosenthal]

Mine were made by Stainless HEaders in Minnesota, who did a fine job, for about two grand. They still have my old ones as a pattern if anyone needs a set.

[AdrianBurton]

I am plannig to use thermaltech for coating my headers, they are in Va
Header Powder Coating - Thermal Coating for Exhaust - Thermal Engine Coatings - Piston Dry Film Lubricant - Motorcycle Ceramic Coatings Exhaust

[Bob I.]

I got a surprise a few years ago when I dropped by a custom exhaust shop here in the Sacramento area.
This shop does excellent work and makes what looks to be custom exhaust art. Their merge collectors are claimed to be exceptional.
I was told that a complete custom bundle of snakes for my car , SBF, would be around $12,000 and if I wanted them done in stainless it would cost about 50% more($18,000 for stainless).
They did imply that this price would include installation. Furthermore they told me that they have, in the past, built a system for some one with a GT40 from South Africa.
Too expensive for me.

Bob

[Al Wohlstrom]

A guy here in Tucson that does a bunch of turbo work did mine, they ended up costing $1,100.00 for exhaust tips, mufflers, cats, flanges, bends, tubing, billet hangers, clamps, ceramic coating, and labor. He does nice work at a very fair price. He also did a sump and a angled pass through on my tank.

[Jack]

Very nice Al!

[Pete]

I was quoted $7000.00 for a set of mild steel snakes here in the northwest U.S.A. I chose to do my own to assure I'd get what wanted rather than pay for someones artistic whimsy at that price.


Pete

[Tom]

Re east coast coating, I've used Prodigy Coatings in Cortland NY for a couple different pieces. Joe is a good guy, gets stuff done on time and produces good results. Highly recommended.

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I am surprised by the costs of headers. I seem to remember Kooks telling me they could do stainless headers for $2K, but that was a few years ago.

[Dan M]

Originally Posted by jimbo

Mine were made by Stainless HEaders in Minnesota, who did a fine job, for about two grand. They still have my old ones as a pattern if anyone needs a set.

Hi Jim, I would be interested in your old headers if they are still availble. I could use them to check clearances on my scratch build.

Thanks, Dan

[Neville]

Originally Posted by blueovalz

Not surprising. I build my own headers, and by the time I've gathered all the supplies (flanges, tubes, collectors, fitting sleeves, gas, etc), I'm already $600 in the hole, and that's for a simple 4-to-1, and no ceramic coating.

So... I've reached out to Hot-Jet electronically with their online order form, (within the last couple of months) here in the states, twice, and never got a response other than "thanks for your query, our staff will contact you shortly..." reply. If this is an indication of there service, I'd like to look elsewhere. Have any of you got a suggestion on who else provides a good quality ceramic coating service for my headers/mufflers/coolant plumbing lines?

Hi Terry, Ive used Calico Coatings, great people and great results, had racing Ferrari and race bike stuff done, very pleased, Neville Nesbitt, P.S. they also do the bearing coating on shells.

[Richard]

I checked with two local exhaust builders and both said between $3,000 and $3500. Perhaps getting pre-bent pieces and doing your own would be cheaper... just tune up your TIG skills.