How bad could an ebay header possibly be?
#12
Re: How bad could an ebay header possibly be?
They are pretty good quality and will give you as much performance or close to a DC....with that said it will only be 2 or 3 hp. Not worth the money, even if it is only$50. Save your money and buy your turbo parts.
#15
Re: How bad could an ebay header possibly be?
I have ordered Ebay headers for a few cars and some like the SSauto V6 MX6 ones are quite good.SS has some JDM style ones with the 2.5" collector etc and they look pretty good as well.
#16
Re: How bad could an ebay header possibly be?
Im sporting one now, its ok, but N/A still sucks. "stainless" is a load of BS. Ive had mine for a little over 7 months and its starting to not look so happy. Not nearly as bad as if it were just steel, but its cheap stainless. I got nothing top end, but it felt (there we go w/ the 'feel' crap again, hehe) like it had more low end to me, i could get off stop lights easier, passing in 5th was a little more not so crappy, just around town it felt like it wasnt so shitty. Mind you, I had a stock exhaust on it w/ 1-7/8" pipes at the time. Fitment was good, BUT you have to match the ports on the 2 pieces and on the head flange b/c they are not quite right, just slightly off, if you dont I can see you loosing power b/c of the blcoked/mismatched ports.
#18
Re: How bad could an ebay header possibly be?
Originally Posted by Whitey
I know a guy who got one of those ebay headers, 5 years later... BAM. Herpes.
eBay header=cheap
cheap=good
good=works
works=reality
reality=header on your honda not gonna do very much
#19
Re: How bad could an ebay header possibly be?
Originally Posted by samson
I know a dude that spent $1100 on an SMS header for his Type-R, but "dude, when it hits V-TAK..."
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The big dollar headers, when correctly matched to the engine, are voodoo. You will not get gains like this from a DC sports, as those are a well-constructed "show" header meant to look good, and don't really perform. The primary diameters, lengths, and *especially* collector + expansion chambers on them are completely wrong to make power. eGay swill is only going to be worse.
The aforementioned ITR hatchcrap ended up becoming a built 2.1 liter ITR, 85X92mm. It made 158 peak... wheel torque :P Expensive, not at all worth the money it takes to build one, but a big dollar NA Honduh is really really fun to drive.
Either spend the big dollars, or go turbo.
#20
Re: How bad could an ebay header possibly be?
i had a ebay header on my car for 2 years now n my car has been running strong. oh yea i bottomed out once to didnt crack the header, just a small little bump. but yea for real save up for that turbo. or buy it piece by piece like me.