Harold's F'ing me over

Harold's F'ing me over - big time.

I guess what I am getting to is...if you spend all kinds of money building everything else to a certain level, it seems kind of senseless to suddenly develop a "tightness" at the exhaust ports? people seem to think nothing of spending 2 - 3 - 400 just for powder coating or a wee bit more for ceramic. WHY does it seem so weird or maybe not weird but "UN-frugal" to have the benefit decent long lasting well made exhaust? When I started this project I didnt really have the money for ANY OF IT. I saved, I sold stuff, I bought & sold stuff, I worked a few odd jobs, I found ways to pay for pretty much everything ( still have a few things to get like wheels & tires)...blue lines ( blue Streaks ) are around $600....the cragars are also around $600....and right now I don't have it....but I will find it & when the times comes I will have it. ALL of this hobby is prohibitive when you try to do it all at once. Simple answer I cannot do it all at once....for each segment I have had to build up the funds, this is just not a place or time for ME to get "cost conscious" ( too close to the finish)

i agree 100%. i see guys do it all the time. the biggest two things seem to be headers and a converter. for some reason they spend thousands on everything else on the car and then can't bring themself to spend on headers or a converter. i just can't understand it. a converter can make or break your combo, headers and be a real pain but there are options that make them cake to install and last (tti,dougs) but some can't get past the price, yes they are not cheap but man once on they are so much better then those $150 cheapo's. i do basically what you do. i'll gather stuff over the years that seem to be good deals, when i really need/want something for my car i sell that stuff hopefully for a profit , if i still don't have the money the car will sit until i save the difference.