Unfortunately we are out of headers, for two reasons.
First, I'm looking for another manufacturer as the last batch of headers I had made locally were not made per my specifications. When I went over to talk with them about the issues I had, they weren't very concerned about taking care of the problems. Therefore I decided to look for another manufacturer. I think I found a company and have them working on a protor type. If that doesn't work out, I have two other companies on the back burner.
Then there's the Pacemaker headers, which are made in Australia. Personally I prefer the Pacemakers over any other, as their quality is second to none. But there are a few problems to overcome. Not only do I have to pay to have them shipped over, I also have to pay jobber pricing, which makes them very expensive in comparison to US headers. On top of that, when the US dollar dopped in value last year, it make it impossible to compete with the US market. However, I've been watching the exchange rate, which is starting to swing in the opposite direction, in favor of the US dollar. If our dollar continues to gain value, and if I can find a way to purchase the Pacemaker headers at a lower price, I'll be able to import them once again. Since I doubt that I'll be able to convince Pacemaker to set me up as a distributor, I started looking for other options. I recently started talking with a company in Australia, who is interested in selling my products. In exchange, they may be able to help me out with the Pacemaker headers. On top of that, I may have found a cheaper method of shipping. While were still not there, it's looking pretty good.
The second reason, and more importantly, is cash flow. With the sagging economy, sales have been really slow the past six-eight months. While I've saved up enough cash to order another batch of headers, I decided to put the money elsewhere while I look for another manufacturer, or wait for the US dollar to gain value. Instead, I'm put my money towards finishing up the big six aluminum head, and hope to have the proto type done in a few weeks. It's been sitting on the back burner for several months, as I simply didn't have enough funds to continue. Hopefully I made the right decision in going with the big six head, and giving the header problems time to work out favorably. Only time will tell.
I am talking with one US manufacturer about producing an economy header. They make headers, they just don't use mandrell bends. This means they are done like headers were back in the sixties, in which the pipes have small kinks in the bends. While it doesn't look as nice, they will still perform better than a stock exhaust manifold. The nice part, I'll be albe to sell them quite a bit cheaper. So that's a strong possiblity too. I like the idea of having a cheap header for those on a tight budget, and a top quality header for those who can afford them.
Anyway, if you need headers right away, don't wait on us as it may be a few more months before we have them back in stock.
