Getting more air into your engine and more exhaust out is the key to a performance motor. That's where exhaust headers come in. Exhaust performance headers do away with the performance-robbing exhaust manifold that came with your car. Headers provide each cylinder with its own mini exhaust pipe, which means exhaust headers prevent the backpressure that occurs in a common exhaust manifold. When cylinders don't have to fight each other to expel their exhaust, they can put more power through the wheels, and a bigger grin on your face. Exhaust headers come in all shapes and sizes for hundreds of applications, from leading manufacturers such as Edelbrock Headers, Hedman headers, JBA headers, and Pacesetter headers. Honda headers, Toyota headers, Mazda headers, and VW headers are all now available to put the punch in your sport compact. Of course, Hedman hedders, JBA headers, and Pacesetter headers are produced in a variety of configurations for Camaro and Firebird, and musclecar headers are available for many older applications as well. Combined with a high performance cold air intake and high-flow air filter, adding performance exhaust headers is one of the first performance modifications you should make. You have to cover the basics when you're building up your motor, and performance headers should be at the top of your list.