What Are Headers and What Do They Do?
 A beginner-friendly guide to exhaust header design, performance, fitment, tuning, sound, and emissions considerations.
 A beginner-friendly guide to exhaust header design, performance, fitment, tuning, sound, and emissions considerations.
Headers can work with a stock exhaust when the collector, flange, pipe size, sensors, catalytic converters, and vehicle fitment are compatible.
Smooth exhaust bends rarely reduce noticeable power, but crushed pipes, tight turns, poor routing, and incorrect pipe size can restrict performance.