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Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:52 pm

im looking to order a brothers turbo header for a t3 1 1/2 dia.i was wondering if anyone every dealt with them or have one?whats the quality like?im looking to order one this week for a 1600 dp with a t25 but he only has the 1 5/8 in stock.is this to big?i plan on uping the motor to a 1776 later on.

Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:23 pm

I did not buy mine from brothers but they are all coming from the same place, and i dont think that they carry a 1 1/2. If you want you can just buy mine and save a few dollars but its for big power. T4 Flange. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=623815

good luck
~Mark

Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:46 pm

i kind of figured that,but is the 15/8 to big for what im looking to do?i know there are many variables like heads/cam but i dont want to buy something that isnt going to work.

Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:54 pm

Brothers is real good and the quality is top notch

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=244593&highlight=brothersvw

Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:04 pm

Brothers is one of the best at customer service and communication. You will be pleased to buy anything from them because they will comunicate with you to let you know what is happening. I'm pretty sure this is the same header that others are also selling, but you can't beat service like Brothers.

Kevin

Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:15 pm

well got all my stuff from jacob at brothers machine and was real happy with it.communication was awesome and so is the quality of the parts.hope to get this project started in the next few weeks or so.

Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:03 pm

I just got my 2110 from them last week and I am very pleased all the way around with the quality and service...Jacob is the man to speak with!!

Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:29 am

I have 14 gauge T3, 1 1/2" drag race, off road header in stock (raw, can coat polished or black ceramic)! And you do not want 1 5/8" on anything under 2.3L unless it’s going to be a REAL... high rpm use!!!

Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:46 pm

Who makes a quality 1 3/8"(1.5) under the lid street sedan header? I currently have the 1 5/8" CB hideaway that is too large for my T3'd 1904cc.

I saw DRD's 1.5" sedan header was wondering who has one and how they like it?

Anyone?

Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:53 pm

[quote="A.J.Sims"]I have 14 gauge T3, 1 1/2" drag race, off road header in stock (raw, can coat polished or black ceramic)! And you do not want 1 5/8" on anything under 2.3L unless it’s going to be a REAL... high rpm use!!!

does the 1/16 really make that much of a difference?i know its that much more space to fill in and the turbo may lag a bit but it kind of opens up option for later down the road for me.any suggestions?

Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:29 pm

1 ½” can be used on 2387cc combos and will help for fast spool up on small combos, I know that most of the shop still only offer the 1 5/8” 16gauge but that’s a big opening for most combos and it’s all about air speed and volume making its way to that turbo! We make our headers in 14gauge for the strength, a turbo + carb can be close to 30lbs and if anyone has had the old off road turbo headers they tend to crack as most back then did not know about the abuse all that heat and weight can cause. So we make all of our headers a little thicker!!! :D

Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:55 pm

do you think it will work ok for a 1600/1915(future) set up?will it be a huge difference compared to the 1 1/2?i could totally see what you mean by weight with the turbo/carb/intake bolted together then bouncing around in the car.i was going to support it with an adjustable bar to the case.thanks for your help.

Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:16 pm

my sicilian mafia connections say that everyone gets thier "over the top" style headers from the same company, in orders of 20 at a time.

but its a secret. shhhhh! :roll:

Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:35 pm

All of us do but I still have control over how my order is made! There’s a price difference between 14 and 16 gauges so some shops jump at the chance to make more money on the 16 gauge units. Not naming any one here just saying we have that option also. We also don’t use the ceramic coating that comes with the headers that most other shops do (at least the ones that order the headers pre-made, coated and all boxed up). All of our headers go to a different shop for the coatings and we get them coated inside and out. We also offer Polished Chromex, Black Velvet, Flat Sliver and Flat Bronze color coatings. If you need we can custom make an adjustable wider header for the larger combos. :D

Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:38 pm

A.J.Sims wrote: All of us do but I still have control over how my order is made! There’s a price difference between 14 and 16 gauges so some shops jump at the chance to make more money on the 16 gauge units. Not naming any one here just saying we have that option also. We also don’t use the ceramic coating that comes with the headers that most other shops do (at least the ones that order the headers pre-made, coated and all boxed up). All of our headers go to a different shop for the coatings and we get them coated inside and out. We also offer Polished Chromex, Black Velvet, Flat Sliver and Flat Bronze color coatings. If you need we can custom make an adjustable wider header for the larger combos. :D

=D> sweet.

theres something about a bronze header, with an exposed engine bay. really trick