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Hurray!!!!! After waiting since April 03rd, mostly due to Portuguese customs, I am very happy to share I have received my headers 😝 Super Thanks to Darryl (Duc2V4) & Lance (sfdownhill) for making this possible!!!!

I must come across one of the politest bikers around, because every time someone cuts me up, all I do to express my annoyance is cancel my indicator.

My headers arrived unscathed! Mr. Squiggle did a very thorough job of packing, and he even threw in all the hardware, gaskets, and aluminum Sebspeed center stand stop that he had collected for the header! 😆 Due to the fact that now is coming into some of our best riding here (cool mornings/evenings, warm afternoons, mountain roads open and clear, many days still sunny) and due to a lot of my spare funds currently going to my Suzuki Cappuccino restoration project, I will probably install these and work on a tuning solution sometime this winter. Here's a few photos of the big sturdy box, and the headers out of the box on the kitchen floor. And before someone asks, yes, that is a dirt bike wheel in the front entry of my place. 😜

I doubt swapping for 98/99 headers is going to make any noticeable performance difference, tho it may alter the sound some presuming you have an aftermarket can on it. The cat has multiple times the diameter of the tubes so can get exhaust gases through sufficiently to not quash power. The VFRD headers are larger diameter than stock, so that is more impactful. I thought losing the cat would help keep the heat down, but that wasn't particularly obvious. Also keep in mind that your headers are stainless while the early 5th gen headers are mild steel and can corrode significantly. Someone who's actually run other brands of headers will have to comment on that - I'm no help on there. If you want to keep up with your buddies, you're better off getting the suspension done, taking some track time under instruction and if you need to, shed some weight from your own carcass. I've lost some significant weight in the past year and have noticed that the 'ol girl seems to have more giddyup than before.