saw these headers for the 997tt from maxspeed-motorsports for $800. looks like a great deal and cheaper than getting the oem units ports and extru-honed.

http://www.maxspeed-motorsports.com/997ttheaders.html

btw, i was told that the 996tt and 997tt exhaust manifold is the same which would mean the headers are the same as well. does anyone know?

 

Never heard of these guys before. I dont' know about you guys, but anything that goes into my tt needs to be from a reputable company. It kind of makes you wonder when other well known companies like AWE, EVO, Cargraphic, and many others sell their systems for over $1800 and this system is only $800.

 

Agreed. I'd be leery about something that's "new to the game" and these guys sound like it. Even to the point where I'd end up paying more for certain parts.

 

Jason,

Love your new Avitar BTW. That's one hella cute clue tt

 

Thanks! I love it too.

 

Having changed my headers a few times I would venture a guess that the piping orientation would make changing the bolts very difficult. The access to the lower half of the head flange is almost completely obstructed

 

Looks like your typical Chinese header with poor quality stainless and high carbon flanges. Don't expect to get more than 1-2 years out of those before they crack...

 

Stay away. A friend got some similar for his 996TT and the construction was terrible.

 

$800.........Dont expect the same quality of a EVO

 

Thanks Eugene, that's a very helpful piece of advise.

here's a picture of MBRP's prototype header showing a better design that allows access to the outer flanges bolts.

 

The flanges are stainless, but I don't think the weld are back purged...

 

Yeah I'll bet they are using a high carbon stainless which is cheaper than cheap. The also have virtually none of the heat and anti corrosion properties that 304/316/321 have.

 

Now thats quality