Raceland

Raceland stainless steel exhaust header

[11/14/2009] Reviewed by: Alan

Applicable to: '90 - '97 1.6 liter

The product looks well made. It's a 4-2-1 design, made of stainless steel with nice-looking welds. It came with the head-to-header gasket, but no downstream gasket. I posted a bit of a write-up and some pictures here: http://sentimentalmechanic.blogspot.com/2009/11/var-gajshost-https-document.html

This was one of the few things I've done that have gone off without a hitch. The old header came off, no problem. The new one likewise went in easily and I had no clearance issues. There's a bit more power in the mid range and up top. It's also quieter, thanks to the fact that the new one isn't cracked like my OEM header was.

It looks like this is a European company trying to break into the US market; their catalog features a lot of products for Renaults and Citroens. I'm pretty impressed with it, especially considering the sub-$100 price. Unless you really need the extra 1.5 horsepower (that's a snarky guess) you might get from the Racing Beat or Jackson Racing header, it's not worth plunking down the $400+ on those name-brand units. The Raceland header fits and works.

Not an installed item