Hey h-t

Alright i have about $400 laying around and i want to get a header. This is my setup:

2000 civic lx w/b16a sirII
Cheapo hp racing header
hi-flow cat w/ muffler shop piping(2.25?) going to a apexi' n1 universasl muffler

I've been searching for awhile....and getting some info off of h-t. I want to get a good header. I've been hearing talk about vibrant j-spec, oem jdm type-r, dc sport jdm style, megan racing,jdm **** jsr ss header...

In my opinon i wanted to stay oem and just get the oem jdm itr....But i start seeing all these other ones. Which one out of these would be best for the $$$? My car ran a 15.2 W/ the cheapo header...I just want something with a little better quilty.... I plan on doing skunk2 stage1 cams....If i go with the oem itr header will i see better improvements over all the rest?

-Thanks

 

couple more hundred and DTR all the way.

 

I got my brand new OEM JDM ITR header for ~320 bucks. You cant beat that price for the R&D put into it, the quality, and performance gains. Plus it has schweet mounts to install a heat shield and skid plate to protect it from bottoming out and to maintain the stock OEM look (incase under-hood inspections are ever done).

 

where did you get a brand new OEM JDM ITR header for 320?

 

I bought it through my engine builder, Id have to ask him where he bought it from. Although this may be a "special" since I was also paying for the engine build and all the install labor.

Hes on this board. Scott from B-Series.

 

Yeah, probaly jdm would be the best bet.I just want to get a few other opinions. The jdm header, it doesn't come with the flange or anthing like that so i've seen

 

for $400 get a DC JDM BEST BANG FOR BUCK HEADER

 

I hear they have a bad ground clearence...i don't want it to be scraping the road

 

Ive had mine on for months, Ive yet to bottom out on anything. besides if you are afraid of that just buy the JDM ITR skid plate. They go for like 30-50 bucks (got mine used for 15) and will help prevent any unwanted scrapes on your collector pipe.

 

i just ordered a tsudo 4-1 header with no collector(135 shipped). i'm going to be running that with a hollowed cat and stock catback on my gsr, i'll let you know how it goes.

 

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They do.

Mine looks like someone took a louisville slugger to the two tubes closest to the ground.

My car isn't that low; maybe 0.5 - 0.75" down from stock.

 

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Mine looks like someone took a louisville slugger to the two tubes closest to the ground.
My car isn't that low; maybe 0.5 - 0.75" down from stock.</TD></TR></TABLE>

drive more carefully. i live in new york, recently rated the worst roads in the country and i have a 2.5" drop on my car. header is dent free.

watch those pot holes!

 

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cool let me know how that goes...

Thanks guys for the help...i really like all the opinions i'm getting

My car is going to drop about 1.5 pretty soon...so the dc might be out