Tomei EL and UEL Headers Teaser!

[jdmblood]

Originally Posted by toby714

http://www.ssi-2735.com.tw/product/147295.html "jdm" tomei header made in taiwan? welds and design looks fairly similar

so are tomeis just a rebranded header from taiwan? i thought they were jdm yo!

[toby714]

Originally Posted by jdmblood

so are tomeis just a rebranded header from taiwan? i thought they were jdm yo!

most likely. even the "open flash headers" are made by stivo concept(made in the Philippines) are rebranded by the openflash guys.

[Ultra8666]

I'm tempted to get those Taiwan SSI headers, I'm just worried about terrible fitment.

[Maverickgear]

Originally Posted by jdmblood

so are tomeis just a rebranded header from taiwan? i thought they were jdm yo!

Even if they're from Taiwan they're pretty sweet looking headers! Hahaha

[gabeg86]

They look similar, but they do have their differences as you can see. The flanges are different thicknesses and the piping thickness is different as well. 12mm flanges front and rear for Tomei and 12mm front and 10mm rear for SSI. Pipe thickness is 1.5mm for Tomei (same as stock) and SSI has a thickness of 1.8mm. Other than that, they seem very similar. Runner diameter is the same (42.7mm) as well as the collector (60.3mm SSI and 60.5mm Tomei).

[Ultra8666]

Originally Posted by gabeg86

They look similar, but they do have their differences as you can see. The flanges are different thicknesses and the piping thickness is different as well. 12mm flanges front and rear for Tomei and 12mm front and 10mm rear for SSI. Pipe thickness is 1.5mm for Tomei (same as stock) and SSI has a thickness of 1.8mm. Other than that, they seem very similar. Runner diameter is the same (42.7mm) as well as the collector (60.3mm SSI and 60.5mm Tomei).

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I think I might just go for it.
The guy I've been speaking with who sells them says they've never had any issues with fitment. They also come with 1 year warranty.

[gabeg86]

Originally Posted by Ultra8666

I think I might just go for it.
The guy I've been speaking with who sells them says they've never had any issues with fitment. They also come with 1 year warranty.

You'll have to let us know how everything turns out! It comes with the overpipe too which is awesome. Any info on pricing?

[Ultra8666]

Originally Posted by gabeg86

You'll have to let us know how everything turns out! It comes with the overpipe too which is awesome. Any info on pricing?

The pricing surprised me but also made me a little worried ahah it's $400 US with overpipe and the hardware..

[gabeg86]

Originally Posted by Ultra8666

The pricing surprised me but also made me a little worried ahah it's $400 US with overpipe and the hardware..

Oh damn that's super cheap! Even compared to a cheap, crappy header from Borla and an overpipe, you're looking at ~$700-$800. What grade of stainless is it? It doesn't say on their website

[Ultra8666]

Originally Posted by gabeg86

Oh damn that's super cheap! Even compared to a cheap, crappy header from Borla and an overpipe, you're looking at ~$700-$800. What grade of stainless is it? It doesn't say on their website

Not entirely sure but i think i heard elsewhere its the same as Tomei

[calmtigers]

Originally Posted by Ultra8666

Not entirely sure but i think i heard elsewhere its the same as Tomei

I would be wary in the sense that they might look very very similar if you notice small things they're actually quite different one of the biggest is the design of the longer runners is different which makes me think the other headers (non-tomei) are copies just like other people have copied the borla etc.

Also I'm fairly sure that Tomei is full JDM

[Ultra8666]

Originally Posted by calmtigers

I would be wary in the sense that they might look very very similar if you notice small things they're actually quite different one of the biggest is the design of the longer runners is different which makes me think the other headers (non-tomei) are copies just like other people have copied the borla etc.

Also I'm fairly sure that Tomei is full JDM

Yeah ive kind of been turned off now that he tried telling me hes sold 400 sets and that he only takes bank transfers... He can keep it...

[Fizz]

Originally Posted by Ultra8666

I think I might just go for it.
The guy I've been speaking with who sells them says they've never had any issues with fitment. They also come with 1 year warranty.

To my untrained eye, the SSI header looks the same as the PSR branded header (www.prospeedracing.com.au) that @Wayno has on his car....except he had his thermal coated. If you refer to post #493 in this thread you'll see that he had some fitment issues with his header. If I'm not mistaken it's also the same header that Forged Performance was selling but stopped after they did some testing. Quite possibly due to fitment issues.

The issue with cheap Taiwanese headers are that they can be hit or miss. Some people will praise them because their unit was problem free, whereas others may not have similar luck.

You also need to ask about the details of the warranty they provide. Some can be quick to point the blame at installer. Also, unless you're installing them yourself, you will have to pay someone to remove the faulty header, and then again to refit the replacement header when they send you another unit.

By the way $400 with overpipe is a very good deal in comparison to what PSR is selling them for. Are you sure you're not mixing this up with the Empire header?

[Ultra8666]

Originally Posted by Fizz

To my untrained eye, the SSI header looks the same as the PSR branded header (www.prospeedracing.com.au) that @Wayno has on his car....except he had his thermal coated. If you refer to post #493 in this thread you'll see that he had some fitment issues with his header. If I'm not mistaken it's also the same header that Forged Performance was selling but stopped after they did some testing. Quite possibly due to fitment issues.



The issue with cheap Taiwanese headers are that they can be hit or miss. Some people will praise them because their unit was problem free, whereas others may not have similar luck.



You also need to ask about the details of the warranty they provide. Some can be quick to point the blame at installer. Also, unless you're installing them yourself, you will have to pay someone to remove the faulty header, and then again to refit the replacement header when they send you another unit.



By the way $400 with overpipe is a very good deal in comparison to what PSR is selling them for. Are you sure you're not mixing this up with the Empire header?

Nope $400 for the SSI UEL header from Taiwan i have been in contact with him over many emails but paying through bank transfer just turned me off even though it's probably fine.