Best place to find ? 4into1 headers

[legendprice]

Hey all, I have found some great assistance in here from the members who had offered assistance, My Shop Mechanic at local dealer told me that A new 4into1 header and upping the carb jets to match the header specs would run Me around $600. I am wondering if anybody knows where I can find header for a 1982 GS650E either V&H or Kerker, Prefereably Black not chrome. for a reasonable price?

[rphillips]

Your, (my), best friend is the internet, but I don't have many friends. Just my opinion

[Steve]

Can't help you with your search, but I'll be the one to open the can of worms.

Are you looking for a particular look?
Do you want a particular sound?
Are you looking for more power?
Are you merely trying to reduce weight?

Looks are subjective. Some people like the 'unbalanced' look of a pipe on one side, others don't.
The smooth sound is great, just keep the baffle in and most everybody will be happy.
If you want more power, a header does not add too much by itself. Maybe 5 hp or so.
No question that a header is lighter. That will increase performance almost as much as the horsepower gain.

Any way you look at it, though, you will have to re-jet your carbs when you put on the header. If you retain your stock airbox, you will need different jets than if you also add pods (individual filters), but you will still need larger-than-stock jets either way. If you do the pods, too, it is helpful to to a Dynojet kit, which includes different needles, as well as jets. This will add over $100 to your project, and is something that MUST be done to keep your engine alive.

Just something to keep in mind, in case you have a limited budget.

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[jwhelan65]

Ebay.........

[posplayr]

Ebay.........

Figure out what crosses with your bike and throw out your search net (or is it net search ) (ebay, CL, GSR etc....)

[chef1366]

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/Product.jsp?skuId=44409&store=Main&catId=&productId=p25533&leafCatId=&mmyId=16525#fitment

[brveagle]

a period gs650 header is almost impossible to find.

You might as well get a MAC or stay stock.

[JTsGS650]

I imagine this would also fit your E model

http://www.laser-exhausts.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&category=1759&keywords=all

[redryder]

4-1

i've got a 4 into one header for a 1984 550-ES. probably could be bought pretty cheap. e-mail cgrosshart@sbcglobal.net

[neeko]

I recently purchased a Vance & Hines exhaust system that was 4-1 and came off a 1985 gs700. The headers are black and if they fit shoot me a pm and we'll work something out!

On a side note; does anybody have a 4-1 header preferably in black that will fit a 1981 gs550lx? Are there any headers from other yr/model that will fit this bike?