performance wise? is it the same?

 

Maybe you should take it by a paintless dent repair place, and see if they could work the dents out for you.

 

fyi you can use photobucket to upload images for free

 

Yes, but it won't be enough for you to feel. If you got a good deal, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

The difference between a stock header and a perfect J's header isn't enough for you to feel either.

 

hahaha not for the price at least..

 

take it to a shop that has a acetylene torch to heat it up to where they can pry it out with a bar.

 

Proof of this?

I know the J's replica's are hit or miss in the power department.

 

yeah maybe that will work..i am a bit sceptical taking it to shops cause they may F@#%K it up..

 

As soon as I figure out how to prove that GPW is better than BB, I'll figure out how to prove this.

Seriously though, I haven't seen anything that makes me think a person could feel a difference between the stock header and the J's header. The general shape of the torque curve is the same, so the only difference would be magnitude. You can't rely on "feel" for magnitude changes this small. However, my T1R header does change the shape of the torque curve, which is easy to feel.