okay so i want a new header but im not trying to spend a lot of money on one so i looked on ebay and found **** like this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33631

anyone have any experiance with cheap header like this??? it looks okay got a nice flange and a 2.5 inch collector and the welds look pretty good from the pictures...


Modified by highperboi at 2:14 AM 6/7/2005


Modified by highperboi at 2:14 AM 6/7/2005


Modified by highperboi at 2:15 AM 6/7/2005

 

bump

 

the only thing I fear of a problem you might have is ground clearance and how good of a flange it has, you dont want it to crack the welds like it did on your JDM header, if you want to get a cheap one buy like the Megan Racing one, I wouldnt mess with that header, stop being cheap and just save up $200 or $300 more and get a better header.

 

^WRONG.

The megan header is actually really nice. The have a really crappy eBay brand reputation but anyone who ACTUALLY has inspected this header or owns it knows that its is much better quality than a JDM DC 4-1 that costs twice as much. I beleave HookUps tested it against the OEM JDM ITR and it made 4HP and 2 TQ over the OEM piece. Its really an excellent value for the below $500 header market and again the construction and fitment is excellent.

 

Bump for more info on this cheap header...

 

I have a dynamic autosport header, i am almost certain these "cheap" headers are the same thing (this one, meagan) Great header if thats all the performance you want. I dont know why i bought mine, i guess just to try it.

Best bet, buy one of spark racing's new headers, they are cheap and make awesome power from what i've seen.

Here's my ground clearance on a b16.

And a little side note, its flat as fawk now

 

I use the ebay 4 to1 megan w/ 2.5 collector. i use to run the DC 4 to1 w/ 2 or
2 1/4 collector. the megan's quality is real nice to be cheap priced, just as nice or nicer than DC. my tuner highly recommended a header w/ a 2.5 collector so w/ my very low budget that was all i could afford so i've stuck w/ it until one day i save for an RMF or something else

 

For the money, an Edelbrock pro flow is a pretty nice peice.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lilredhatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I use the ebay 4 to1 megan w/ 2.5 collector. i use to run the DC 4 to1 w/ 2 or
2 1/4 collector. the megan's quality is real nice to be cheap priced, just as nice or nicer than DC. my tuner highly recommended a header w/ a 2.5 collector so w/ my very low budget that was all i could afford so i've stuck w/ it until one day i save for an RMF or something else</TD></TR></TABLE>
lilredhatch told me about the header it's very good for the money....

 

ya megan racing header is pretty nice i think. had good reviews and such. iam looking forward to get one.

 

how much and where can i get a megan racing header? got a link to anywhere?

 

Megan is ok if you have access to a Tig to fix it. My collector completely broke off 6 weeks after installing it. Tig'd it back together and no problems since.

 

I swear I saw the b series Megan Racing header for like 150 or 200 shipped, as recent as last week or so. I just went to their website and now it's selling for $269. wtf. am i trippin, or did they really raise that price??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nissanjon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I swear I saw the b series Megan Racing header for like 150 or 200 shipped, as recent as last week or so. I just went to their website and now it's selling for $269. wtf. am i trippin, or did they really raise that price??

</TD></TR></TABLE>Maybe they saw this tread and decided ta raise the price

 

the prices have been going up on them for awhile. its still a steal at below $300 shipped.

 

get the edelbrock b series header on ebay for a little under 300 shipped, and then get the collector modded to 2.5.
owns the dc jdm itr header, and ground clearance is like stock.

edit: i only see one for the 99-00 civic si out on ebay right now

 

it is still 199 shipped.. devl tuning

 

does devl tuning have a website?

 

I have the Megan Racing 4-1 header with the 2.5" collector on my JDM B18C I love it!! Haven't had one problem with it and would buy one all over again if I had to. I recommend it to anyone that isnt looking to spend a small fortune on a nice header like SMS, RMF, HyTech, etc. My ground clearance is good and well I have heard of these headers breaking if you dont use the spring bolts or a flex pipe but that goes for alot of headers.

 

on flange what end of header and cat?? so if i use spring bolt from stock on i dont get crack end part like someone in here did?

 

I just used to the stock spring bolts where the header would bolt up to the converter so it has a little movement there. I have a friend that didnt use any spring bolts or a flex pipe and his 4-2-1 DC header has a crack in it now.

 

n/m found it: devltuning.com

btw my old dc 4:1 header is totally carbon coated on the inside of the pipes...until i get a new header, what can I do/use to clean the inside of the header?

 

who to mess with that lousy header if you can get DC sports ceramic (new) under $250 on Ebay???
When you will first time hit the bottom of the header all your money saving will wanished..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EITCP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">who to mess with that lousy header if you can get DC sports ceramic (new) under $250 on Ebay???
When you will first time hit the bottom of the header all your money saving will wanished..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Whatever dude dont bottom your car out and you shouldnt have to worry about it so much. Megan Racing headers are good **** I dont care what anyone says it works great on my car and Im sure it would do the same on many others.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EITCP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">who to mess with that lousy header if you can get DC sports ceramic (new) under $250 on Ebay???
When you will first time hit the bottom of the header all your money saving will wanished..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Apparently, you havent seen many jdm 4-1 headers from DC, the ground clearance isnt anything special, come to think of it just about every dc header i've seen including mine is dented all to hell