OBX headers experience

[richard sanderson]

Just had these OBX headers fitted by Redline Estepona. They charged me 16 man hours, which I think is very fair. The car is original and has done 130k, so the RH header was extremely difficult to get off. Lots of botched looking welding around the place - was that original? The RH sensor wires extended, some messing with the dipstick tube, a slight mod for the steering tube, and all bolts put on, whereas the original headers only had 6 each side! Previously the car had an annoying drone when cruising at legal speeds in a high gear. I usually had to drop a gear to stop wifey complaining! Now all that has gone. The whole thing sounds crisper, and a bit quieter. It maybe even revs a bit more freely, but that could be just subjective because I've got my baby back! Will be showing it off to a couple of ex-IMSA and ex-F1 drivers next week (John Fitzpatrick and Howden Ganley) - that says how pleased I am. I have also - at last, got Spanish registration. What a pain. If anyone else wants to try it, I recommend importing to the UK first, and then bringing the car in to Spain with UK plates. I think it would not be possible to bring it straight in from the US, too many Catch 22 situations exist in the bureaucracy here!