Has anyone seen these before?

I was just browsing Ebay, and look what I found... a cheap Motad alternative!
I'm not sure if its worth a try, what do you guys think?

HONDA VFR800 VFR 800 EXHAUST COLLECTOR 1998 1999 2000 - eBay (item 140304558659 end time Mar-10-09 07:36:19 PDT)

 

Yes, and I have sent a few e-mails to them,seem very responsive. Never had a chance to look at their stuff up close and personal. Looking at their feedback,they might be ok.
I am thinking of getting a set, if I can scrape up the $$$. eddie

 

Motad Alternative

Sandy bike spares exhaust PROBABLY is Motad. The giveaway would be the set from the 3rd gen. If they have that funky collector with the side entry pipe, than it is Motad.

Still, SS headers are nice, regardless. BTW, want some for your 3rd gen, use the 4th gen headers. You will lose the center stand, if you had one, but you can use any 4th gen slip-ons after that.

Larry

 

Be curious to see how much shipping to the States is.

 

just got e mail back and they are working on set up for 6th gen now and should be ready for summer JOY

 

I'm thinking about just getting one for the 98-99 (the ones with out the o2 sensor holes). If you get an exhaust you should probably get a power commander, and if you get a power commander you have to get the o2 eliminators... so why get ones made for the sixth gens anyhow? I guess if your going strictly oem replacement and not looking for any power gains... but who would do tht? lol

 

Just to be clear, we have checked with Motad UK, and these are NOT Motad exhausts.

We here at Annitori do not know anything about these, have not seen a set and to date have not received any dyno graphs on them to see if they work or not. We are always very unsure of VFR designs because it takes a lot of effort to manufacture pipes that can at least match stock, and we cannot seem to get any "actual" graphs to look at.

Any actual customers out there have one on a US bike?

Obviously we are always interested in distributing new products, but so far we can't tell you anything "plus or minus" about these, except that they are definitely not Motad.

If that helps your conversation at all...

 

i would deffinetely feel a lot more comfortable forking out 400 plus dollars, if i could see atleast one dyno sheet showing the before and after graphs of any of the various headers. ive got three options: stock 98-99 headers, the motads, and the sandy's garage. so far there has been jack shit for physical evidence of any power gains. all i know is that the cat has to go! my right ankle is frying on a daily basis and im getting sick of it.

i like the idea of the sandy's headers, "cheap and promising a performance gain". but, looking at them, i am a little concerned about the pipes not crossing up. where on the stock and the motads, the front left and back right cylinders meet up and the front right and back left meet up before all four cylinders go into one. the sandy's simply go front left to back left and front right to back right. i have no idea what effect this will have on performance and most importantly SOUND.

looks like i am going to be the guine pig... im just worried because i have heard horror stories about how equal length headers will make one of the most beautiful sounding subaru sti's sound like a civic.

 

Here's another option...like you didn't have enough choices already? :tongue:

eBay Motors: HONDA VFR800 INTERCEPTOR vfr 800 Stainless Head Pipe (item 300301918168 end time Mar-27-09 08:11:59 PDT)

 

i was on that uk vfr site and they were saying SANDY and DELKEVIC were backed by the same manufacturer. luckily these arent worth considering without the rear pipes. as i've got the skinny 43mm pipes(6th gen) vs the 98-99 45mm rear pipes.
im getting a headache thinking about another variable in the header equation!

 

Which part exactly is 43mm vs. 45mm? The rear down pipes from the head to the collector or?

 

i think the whole sixth gen header is in 43mm and the whole 5th gen is in 45mm. this was said to light off the catalytic converter faster... any ways the DELKEVIC doesnt come with the two rear pipes, so it wouldnt be that much use to have a full 45mm header and two 43mm pipes in the back. i dunno i might just suck it up and get the motad. ive been reading the reviews of the sandy and DELKEVIC and theyre kinda hit or miss with quality control.

 

you mean these bad boys?

eBay Motors: 1999 VFR800 VFR 800 REAR EXHAUST HEADERS (item 120390424981 end time Apr-10-09 03:28:38 PDT)

 

there ya go!
kinda looks like they sprayed them down with wd40 or something before they took the picture to make them look more shiny/less rusty huh?

 

um...I think it's just oil from when he took the bike apart or what not.


I believe these were the headers for it. He may still have them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=

They look a lot better than my headers on my 98, I'll tell you that. Looks like some motor oil was spilled on them for sure though....

I did buy a box of all the nuts/bolts from this 1998 or 99 vfr he parted out. I received them in really good condition and they were packed quite excellent, even for just nuts and bolts. Triple bubble wrapped and in a sturdy box.

 

FYI the 98-99 are larger diameter than the 00-01 which are smaller and have cats+02s plus I believe the 00-01 are the same as the 02-present vtec 6th gen.....

 

I just got a set of headers from the guys at Delkevic US. Price was $275 shipped to my door. They shipped same day they received payment and I got them in 3 days. Can't comment on fit yet as I'm waiting on a gasket set from Service Honda. They do in fact, have the larger diameter tubes. I'll post a complete write up once I get them installed. Let me know if you want pictures of them setting in the box, they look just like the picture in the original post.


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You know, I REALLY do not envy you guys at the moment, it seems "anybody and everybody" has suddenly come out with an exhaust for the VFR and now even WE cannot keep up with the differences! :smile:

And having been at this for 20+ years, I do know that VFR exhausts are very difficult to make right, and to make WORK right, so somebody needs to play "guinea pig" here and let us all know what is really there so I can tell my boss what is going on!

But we will keep watching your comments and see what turns up...

 

MD,
I will not be able to get a before and after on the dyno, but I am planning on getting it custom mapped at the end of the summer. I did a quickie measurement the other night and they were about 4mm larger than my stock (04) rear pipes. I got my shipment from Service Honda and they shipped the wrong gaskets, so it will be another week before I can install them. This is the second time they have shipped they wrong part so next time I'll go with someone else. I'll add a picture of them in the box as a teaser tonight when I get home.

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