the badmab header for the lsj. had a link but its not working.

the only bad reviews ive seen so far are the nuts/bolts. sounds like a deal I cant pass up on. anyone have anything negative to say about it? other than the bolts/nuts?

 

What have you heard about the nuts and bolts? I have one and I keep having to retorque it?

 

what ive read so far is that the ones they send you dont thread up or something along those lines.

 

mine was making a popping noise at cruising speeds. could really only here it at 60 mph or faster. after 20k miles, the popping noise turned into a leak. the weld on the first cyl runner was cracked halfway around the pipe. they say that it has a lifetime warranty, but i didnt save on to the receipt and brad at badmab wouldnt email me back about it. oh well


ive been too lazy to take it to another exhaust shop and get it rewelded. that popping noise drove me nuts forever lol, so stock will do fine until i get over being lazy

the gaskets they send suck as well. just reuse the stock gaskets. at least the front one, you might need a new rear one, but might not

they send standard bolts. the close equivalent in metric fit better. this is the same for the stock manifold as well

 

see thats why I posted this. the other ppl who have this header say that its really well built. thats why I wanted more info. I plan on buying it from BNR. if I dont get enough info to change my mind.

 

for the price they aren't bad.

 

There's not many choices of a headers that will allow you to use a standard down pipe. (shorty)
Badmab and GMPP, besides stock. Hahn shorty, but super expensive. And ZZP used to have a shorty, IIRC.

 

The header is decent. It's fairly cheap too. It's a good deal for someone not looking to go past stage 3 or so. But a shorty header on our cars is a huge restriction once you go past a certain point. If you got the money then definitely go with a ZZP lt

 

well being super poor im having to go one part at a time. so in the future I would be getting an aftermarket downpipe. my car has some type of exhaust but I have no idea where stock ends and ghe new stuff begins.https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-0l...xhaust-299277/

 

or possibly some pacesetter ones from summitracing. both are the same price range.

 

if you compare the pricing of the longtube headers from zzp and a zzp down pipe/ badmab header, your looking at a 150ish dollar difference. if you can save up and go longtubes, thats the best option.

if you are patient, wait till zzps black friday sale, they usually do 1 or 2 longtubes at half price iirc
and even more at like 30 and 20%

 

Badnewsracing has been sold out of badmab headers for a few months.

 

a shorty header is not a restriction or hold back

 

Do not reuse stock gaskets. Don't be cheap, go to CED and buy genuine GM

 

If the gaskets are still good then they are ok to use.

 

I emailed them and they said that they could get more right now. idky they have it listed like they dont have any.

 

Oh. That's good then

 

a stock or copper exh gasket is reusable I wish someone made a copper intake gasket

 

Maybe saving up for a quality part or different part is a better idea? Instead of buying cheap parts that are meh and having to fix or replace later?

Do you even have stage 2 gmpp? Real intake? tune, pulley, heat exchanger, motor mounts, etc?

 

I have had one on my redline for 4 years and hasn't leaked once. Properly prepped surface, proper gasket, proper torque sequence, And a Retorque after 2 heat cycles and been fine since

 

I had heard/read that the badmab was a good header, just cheaper.

as far as anything else nope. just airbox mod and w.e exhaust is on the car. when I buy the header i was looking into buying a HE and possibly a dual pass endplate all at the same time. or maybe just one or the other for now.

 

Don't be afraid to check out used parts either. As long as they are still in good shape.

when it comes down to it, as long as you feel safe buying the badmab header. Go for it.

 

oh ive def seen some used for sale that I want lately. just underfunded at the moment. Its all dependent on what I want and whos selling what when I can afford it. like now I hafta buy a rim cuz mine is cracked. so thats a setback.

 

i know the stock intake gasket is not reuseable, but didnt gm start selling a metal intake gasket to that is reuseable? or am i assuming incorrectly?

heres the link

Ecotec LSJ Intake Gasket 12597855