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06-22-2017, 06:55 PM | #1 |
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Exoticspeed UEL header, Gruppe-S clone?
Just browsing fleabay and came across these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exoticspeed-...dXuIru&vxp=mtr
Doing a search on this brandname has given little to no feedback. Their front pipe and catbacks look nice as well Compare the pictures of the exoticspeed to gruppe-s . http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81839 Looks exact except the badging on the runners. Even the flanges have that same s engraved in it. The exoticspeed with the shipping and the overpipe comes to about $100 cheaper than the groupe-s with the same.
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Wow, a knockoff of a knockoff
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Well people say the gruppe-s is a knockoff of the tomei but the bends on the tubes are bent slighty different from the pics ive compared. These exoticspeed look exactly like the gruppe-s.
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They don't show a picture of the collector?
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Nice, but Gruppe-S is on the forums and can be reached if there's issues.
- No pics of the gaskets (Gruppe-S has known quality gaskets) or hardware. - No pics of a normal off the shelf one to know it's true quality (yet) - Overpipe looks janky? Just looks weird on the bends. - No oil pan heatshield option. I'm a fan of Openflash's stuff, but their header just wasn't up to par IMHO. Flanges aren't stainless, no expansion joints at all, collector isn't as good as Tomei/Gruppe-S, and quite a bit more expensive than a Gruppe-S. YMMV |
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-will most likely go with grimmspeed gaskets regardless of what header I choose - Yeah hoping someone has tried these out on here - yeah really analyzing this one could just be the bad angle of the pic? - can get a stick on heatsheild anywhere not seeing the inside merge collector is a concern though.
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- Simply dunno. Overpipe has very little gains anyway so I didn't bother (stock front pipe to retain a cat as well) - Gruppe-S heatshield is already cut to size and fits perfectly. Totally worth it for the $20 I spent. |
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going to be working with FRSport who sells this header on a review stay tuned
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Well after more research these headers were sold under the name kinugawa which is under the name kamak these were selling on here around 2015. So in conclusion gruppe-s=exoticspeed=kinugawa=kamak all made from the same factory. The only difference is how much you pay for the same thing
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When I had my G35 Coupe, I had an Exoticspeed catback exhaust which sounded great and was good quality and had good fitment. It was a stainless steel knock off of the Amuse full titanium exhaust and was fairly popular in the Z/G crowd. Can't comment on any of their other products though.
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Basically buy this for $150 although a WRX you see where I am going.
All these no name cheap companies have no innovation, just copy whats there and do a poor job. You get what you pay for. https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...35331.html?s=p
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