Okay, lemme just get this straight . . .
After months of internal debate, I'm finally ready for headers. I would love the Kooks, but the install cost I understand is very high. Now, the Reinhart "Spring Sale" $900 exhaust kit is for the ceramic-coated Cobra exhaust manifolds and NOT for the SVO shorties exhaust system?
I was interested in the SVO shortie exhaust system, for the same reason, I think, that TAF originally chose the SVO shorties over the Cobra exhaust manifold route--purely cosmetics, i.e., they LOOK like headers, right? And the Cobra exhaust mainifold, well, looks like an exhaust manifold, and the fact that the Cobra manifold looks more "unmodified," "more factory," since it's basically a cast iron manifold, yes?
Are there any other pros and cons of the SVO shorties vs. the Cobra exhaust manifolds that I'm missing here? Doesn't the Cobra manifold weigh more than the SVO shorties?
These are what I think are the facts--please confirm/deny at will . . .
1. Cobra exhaust manifolds are cast iron. True or false?
2. Cobra exhaust manifolds are heavier than the SVO shorties. True or false?
3. Cobra exhaust manifolds are NOT internally ported and polished, simply "port-matched" (which simply means that the orifices on the manifold are the same size and shape as the orifices they're mounting to) True or false?
4. Both system's X-pipe and extension pipes are 2.5-inch diameter. True or false?
5. The SVO shorties offer only slighty improved performance numbers over the Cobra exhaust manifolds. True or false?
6. The brand of the high flow cats of either system have not been stated. True or false?
7. The the high flow cats of either system do not have a CARB number. True or false?
8. The only benefit of the Cobra manifold over the SVOs is its "factory look" to better preserve warranty claims. True or false?
9. The primary benefit of the SVOs over the Cobra manifold is its "header look." True or false?
10. The Reinhart SVO shorties exhaust system also includes everything you need except mufflers. True or false?
11. The Reinhart ceramic-coated SVO shorties exhaust system is NOT on sale for $900, and are more expensive. True or false?
12. The Reinhart ceramic-coated SVO shorties exhaust system with high flow cats probably WOULD pass a California emmissions test when new. True or false?
13. The Reinhart ceramic-coated SVO shorties exhaust system with high flow cats would probably NOT pass a California emmissions test after 2-5 years. True or false?
Thanks for any and all input!