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GTsRasta · 07-01-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by turbophil

What are you talking about? I went on ebay just like you. We both got taken for 25 bucks. Where's that Celica kid when ya really need him... Rasta, you owe each of us 25 bucks for posting too late

Bahhhh...the mods closed down the first thread I made of this header when I posted up that really cheap price. Didn't want to get in trouble for posting up the cheapest price again!

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Originally Posted by ZJChaser

BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Did one of you get one before me?!?!

"Dear AJ,

Regarding your order and sorry to inform you this item is on back order from factory up to 4 months. During this reason, your order will be automatic cancelled and nothing to be charge.

Thanks
Customer Service Team
"

anywhere that has them in stock? Going to be desperate to get something in ASAP

Comfirmed with another shop that Weapon R will not be shipping another batch for a long time, so you'll have to find somewhere that actually stocks them.

Is that from the website I posted? I heard Weapon R stopped making batches of them as well, but I didn't know some of those websites didn't have'm in stock...oh well. Time to hunt them while you can.

As for them being sold on eBay...I don't seem to see them after searching...

jim-clayton · 07-01-2008, 12:00 PM

eBay Motors: Weapon R Street Header for 05-06 Lotus Elise (item 310054103296 end time Jul-25-08 21:55:10 PDT)

"lotus header"

GTsRasta · 07-01-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jim-clayton

eBay Motors: Weapon R Street Header for 05-06 Lotus Elise (item 310054103296 end time Jul-25-08 21:55:10 PDT)

"lotus header"

Ohhh the irony there will be if it makes decent gains over the stock header...

turbophil · 07-01-2008, 02:09 PM

Drat- Just rec'd a refund from upscale auto for the headers... I can't get into ebay at work, but I bet that they refunded my money due to being out of stock... Darn it

Baysailor · 07-01-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by turbophil

Drat- Just rec'd a refund from upscale auto for the headers... I can't get into ebay at work, but I bet that they refunded my money due to being out of stock... Darn it

Yep, same thing happened to me too! Just received a refund from Upscale Automotive LLC. They sent me the following message:

Brian, thank you for your order from Upscale Automotive. Unfortunately, the Weapon R Street Header for 05-06 Lotus Elise is no longer in stock and no longer produced by Weapon R. We have canceled your order, notified eBay, left positive feedback, and refunded your payment. Alternatively, the WR Race Header for the 05-06 Lotus Elise is in stock and available on our website at Upscale Automotive. The Race Header will cause a Check Engine Light on the Elise and the WR CEL Fix O2 Housing is required to remedy this problem. In lieu of the situation at hand, we can include the WR O2 Housing for free if you order the Race Header - simply make a note that you'd like the WR O2 Housing when placing your order. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please let me know if there is anything else we can do for you.

Upscale_Automotive · 07-01-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by turbophil

Drat- Just rec'd a refund from upscale auto for the headers... I can't get into ebay at work, but I bet that they refunded my money due to being out of stock... Darn it

I want to formally apologize that the Weapon R Street Header for the 05-06 Lotus Elise is no longer in stock and is discontinued by Weapon R. An e-mail has been sent to those of you that ordered explaining this and notifying you that a refund and cancelation has been processed. Additionally, we also notified you that the Weapon R Race Header for 05-06 Lotus Elise is in stock, more than 15 of them at the time of this post. The Weapon R Race Header will throw a Check Engine Light, so the Weapon R CEL Fix O2 Housing is needed to remedy that problem. In regards to the situation involving the Street Header being out of stock and unavailable, we will include a CEL Fix O2 Housing FREE with your order of the Race Header if you make a note during checkout to the effect of "Lotus Talk 'UserName' - Please Include FREE O2 Housing." This offer is good for all Lotus Talk Members and those who have already attempted to order the Street Header. This offer is good through August 1st.

Again, we apologize for any inconvenience and hope that we can help you further in the future. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you for the time being. We are interested in improving our Lotus parts selection as well and would appreciate any suggestions or requests for specific parts to be added to our offering.

**For those that have requested international shipping quotes, our shipping manager has been out of town and will fill those quote requests as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

turbophil · 07-01-2008, 02:30 PM

I know dusty at nolimits still has the race header for 505 shipepd, which is cheaper than upscale... I guess I'll go down that road... Ughh... I was so excited about the $300 header... This week just isn't really going my way... Where's my rose colored specs anyway?

Cheers,

Phil

Edit: Ooops, no offense to upscale. Didn't see your post prior to posting my comments above. Thanks for the effort to make things right...

ZTEC · 07-01-2008, 02:47 PM

Same here - Just got the email! is there another source for this Shorty header?

turbophil · 07-01-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ZTEC

Same here - Just got the email! is there another source for this Shorty header?

It sounds like we're SOL on the shorty... They seem to be sold out just about everywhere

There's always the DC header. Dave was running one of those and I think it worked well. It's a stock replacement style header as well... They are also quite inexpensive...

DC Sports 4-2-1 Ceramic Header 1pc. Toyota Celica GT-S 00-03.3

Although we're now over the 300 mark, which has me leaning toward the long tube variant... hmmm....

jim-clayton · 07-01-2008, 03:45 PM

Is this anything?

Where's Rasta when you need him??

Toyota Celica GT | 4-1 Shorty Design MimoUSA Headers 00-05 [sjc-rd06cla03] MimoUSA

jim-clayton · 07-01-2008, 03:48 PM

Group buy with DC sports ????? Make them an offer?

$300.00 is magic number

ZJChaser · 07-01-2008, 03:52 PM

I dont care much for the DC sports design...maybe its race header time.

turbophil · 07-01-2008, 04:02 PM

Man this is just a bad deal all around... Trying to make lemonade out of lemons here... But really, could it get any worse?

Jim, you have time to call? I have got to boogie and won't have time tonight and in meeting a good chunk of tomorrow. 300 is the magic number. After that, a fella may just have to get busy with a die grinder on the stock header to remove the Texas sized lip going into the runners...

Best,

Phil

jim-clayton · 07-01-2008, 04:02 PM

Here's one $67.00 search ebay for celica header

eBay Motors: 00 01 02 03 04 05 TOYOTA CELICA GT-S GTS JDM 4-1 HEADER (item 160255304875 end time Jul-03-08 16:51:30 PDT)

Pestodude · 07-01-2008, 04:02 PM

Can't find it on ebay. Can someone post a link?

turbophil · 07-01-2008, 04:04 PM

Man I dunno about that one....

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Originally Posted by jim-clayton

Here's one $67.00 search ebay for celica header

eBay Motors: 00 01 02 03 04 05 TOYOTA CELICA GT-S GTS JDM 4-1 HEADER (item 160255304875 end time Jul-03-08 16:51:30 PDT)

jim-clayton · 07-01-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by turbophil

Man I dunno about that one....

LOL too funny

Phil, let me know which way you go. I'm standing by.

jim-clayton · 07-01-2008, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by turbophil

Man this is just a bad deal all around... Trying to make lemonade out of lemons here... But really, could it get any worse?

Jim, you have time to call? I have got to boogie and won't have time tonight and in meeting a good chunk of tomorrow. 300 is the magic number. After that, a fella may just have to get busy with a die grinder on the stock header to remove the Texas sized lip going into the runners...

Best,

Phil

I'll give them a call.

GTsRasta · 07-02-2008, 12:40 PM

WOW...bummer for such a nice product

. Weapon R really should have came here with the shorty header a year ago instead of newcelica.org, RIGHT when the GTS PPE race header was about to become distributed...

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Originally Posted by turbophil

It sounds like we're SOL on the shorty... They seem to be sold out just about everywhere

There's always the DC header. Dave was running one of those and I think it worked well. It's a stock replacement style header as well... They are also quite inexpensive...

DC Sports 4-2-1 Ceramic Header 1pc. Toyota Celica GT-S 00-03.3

Although we're now over the 300 mark, which has me leaning toward the long tube variant... hmmm....

DON'T buy the DC sports header. It has been proven for years and years that their gains are too inconsistant. Dave appeared to have tuned gains back when he had it, which is the same story with the (uber cool JDM but expensive) TRD and Trial shorty headers you can get from KINWAY MOTORSPORTS - TRD Performance Parts and Accessories for Sport Motors due to their bigger primaries, but the stock ECU gains are enough to show that it's not worth throwing money into tuning versus other headers. The most recent discussion and dynos can be read here:

dc-sports vs. stock header *dyno and vid* - NewCelica.org Forum

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Originally Posted by jim-clayton

Is this anything?

Where's Rasta when you need him??

Toyota Celica GT | 4-1 Shorty Design MimoUSA Headers 00-05 [sjc-rd06cla03] MimoUSA

Sorry buddy. That looks like it's for the 1zz powered vehicles

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Originally Posted by ZJChaser

I dont care much for the DC sports design...maybe its race header time.

Good call. Bad design.

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Originally Posted by jim-clayton

Here's one $67.00 search ebay for celica header

eBay Motors: 00 01 02 03 04 05 TOYOTA CELICA GT-S GTS JDM 4-1 HEADER (item 160255304875 end time Jul-03-08 16:51:30 PDT)

DO NOT BUY THAT HEADER EITHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New Ebay 4-1 Shorty Header - NewCelica.org Forum

Those same inconsistancies seem to be in that picture you posted as well. Cheap eBay header = FAIL.

Boosted2.0 · 07-02-2008, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ZJChaser

going to cost near that to port the stocker...I'm in. damn in CA tax. oh well.

should my EGT sensor go on any particular runner? or at the collector?

Since when is half of something near to it?

I charge $155 to port the stock header - is there someone charging more? Do I need to increase my prices?

The stock primaries are a good deal larger than the necked down size of the flange which is one of the reasons that porting makes as much power on the stock header as it does.

07-01-2008, 12:00 PM	#22 (permalink)
jim-clayton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 1,211	eBay Motors: Weapon R Street Header for 05-06 Lotus Elise (item 310054103296 end time Jul-25-08 21:55:10 PDT) "lotus header" __________________ 2005 Elise Storm Titanium

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turbophil Plug Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas City/ Overland Park Posts: 1,635 Images: 3	Drat- Just rec'd a refund from upscale auto for the headers... I can't get into ebay at work, but I bet that they refunded my money due to being out of stock... Darn it __________________ \| '05 GG LSS Elise \| A Track Chariot \| BOE ClamHinge \| BOE TVS SuperCharger 275whp/175wtq \| EFI Standalone Engine Management \| See my car at BOE Fabrication: www.boefabrication.com *----->Last Updated: 11/09/08* If something ain't worth doing right, it ain't worth doing at all...

07-01-2008, 02:30 PM	#27 (permalink)
turbophil Plug Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas City/ Overland Park Posts: 1,635 Images: 3	I know dusty at nolimits still has the race header for 505 shipepd, which is cheaper than upscale... I guess I'll go down that road... Ughh... I was so excited about the $300 header... This week just isn't really going my way... Where's my rose colored specs anyway? Cheers, Phil Edit: Ooops, no offense to upscale. Didn't see your post prior to posting my comments above. Thanks for the effort to make things right... __________________ \| '05 GG LSS Elise \| A Track Chariot \| BOE ClamHinge \| BOE TVS SuperCharger 275whp/175wtq \| EFI Standalone Engine Management \| See my car at BOE Fabrication: www.boefabrication.com *----->Last Updated: 11/09/08* If something ain't worth doing right, it ain't worth doing at all...

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ZTEC Third Eye Open Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,507 Images: 3	Same here - Just got the email! is there another source for this Shorty header? __________________ Bone Stock

07-01-2008, 03:45 PM	#30 (permalink)
jim-clayton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 1,211	Is this anything? Where's Rasta when you need him?? Toyota Celica GT \| 4-1 Shorty Design MimoUSA Headers 00-05 [sjc-rd06cla03] MimoUSA __________________ 2005 Elise Storm Titanium

07-01-2008, 03:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
jim-clayton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 1,211	Group buy with DC sports ????? Make them an offer? $300.00 is magic number __________________ 2005 Elise Storm Titanium

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ZJChaser blah Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Laguna Hills, CA Posts: 2,201	I dont care much for the DC sports design...maybe its race header time. __________________ AJ 06 Aspen White Exige - MWR Stage 4 motor : Exige S manifolds : MP62 : CharlieX Tune : FF 10psi pulley : RLS IC and pipes : Walbro 255 : RC550cc : Moroso Pan : VonHep Single : WR Race Header : JRZ DA Race Coilovers...(tons of other goodies)... 267hp/167tq at the wheels : Dyno

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turbophil Plug Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas City/ Overland Park Posts: 1,635 Images: 3	Man this is just a bad deal all around... Trying to make lemonade out of lemons here... But really, could it get any worse? Jim, you have time to call? I have got to boogie and won't have time tonight and in meeting a good chunk of tomorrow. 300 is the magic number. After that, a fella may just have to get busy with a die grinder on the stock header to remove the Texas sized lip going into the runners... Best, Phil __________________ \| '05 GG LSS Elise \| A Track Chariot \| BOE ClamHinge \| BOE TVS SuperCharger 275whp/175wtq \| EFI Standalone Engine Management \| See my car at BOE Fabrication: www.boefabrication.com *----->Last Updated: 11/09/08* If something ain't worth doing right, it ain't worth doing at all...

07-01-2008, 04:02 PM	#34 (permalink)
jim-clayton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 1,211	Here's one $67.00 search ebay for celica header eBay Motors: 00 01 02 03 04 05 TOYOTA CELICA GT-S GTS JDM 4-1 HEADER (item 160255304875 end time Jul-03-08 16:51:30 PDT) Attached Images __________________ 2005 Elise Storm Titanium

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