looking to get a header and not break the bank, its not a 100% cheapskate thing, its just that id feel like i was robbing smsp if i got a sparks...kinda liek a guilt thing cuzi k now more than 600 dollars of r&d went inot the hytech, comptech race and rmf and whatnot...

whatta you suggest?

i heard t he sparks is done anyway

 

I went with the vibrant 4-2-1 w/ 2.5 collector on my C5 eg.

 

How about an SMSP one-piece? Will be a bit more than your $600 budget if you opt to have it coated, but still worth looking into.

 

anyone else? how about the mugen replicas?

 

funny how you dont want a sms copy but you want a mugen copy...

 

dc jdm itr

 

whatever i jsut want a good header without paying a grand for it. i cant justify a thousand dollar header on a thousand dollar crx even if i plan t o make 190+whp. lets just be realistic here. and i wont feel like im ripping off mugen. they are just a weeee bit bigger than smsp.

 

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so you can make basically the same power as stock?

 

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so you can make basically the same power as stock?</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what ive seen on dyno charts. guess they just look cool. maybe ill jsut look for a used hytech or something.

 

rmf &gt; an-r &gt; smsp &gt; hytech &gt; dtr &gt; stock

you can find used an-r's for like $500 or less...i bought a merge/coated an-r on here for $440 shipped

 

im seeing street collector an-r headers for 530.. now my question is....compact version or the custom version....both are 530 with the street collector..

 

i'd look for a used one with a merge

 

edelbrock proflow with a 2.5in collector

 

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i've seen a car or two make pretty decent power with them...just not a common header..why, i don't know

 

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wtf is this crap????

 

that "crap" is what my personal expierence has led me to present

 

get a 160 $ megan racing off of ebay and modify it...add a 2.5in collector.

 

megan racing.com sells them with 2.5 inch collectors

 

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Huh? Maybe same as jdm itr stock... It's got a 2.5 inch collector, and flows decent. For 300 bucks it's the best "bang for your buck".

PS: Your little list is retarded. Every header is designed for different motors. I've seen tests showing hytech making more then rmf. I've seen dyno's where bisimoto headers made more then smsp. It all depends on the motor and the tune. Don't spread missinformation.

 

i said IN MY EXPIERENCE meaning on the engines i've owned or worked on

and no, the JDM DC makes about the same as the USDM ITR or GSR head

 

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and no, the JDM DC makes about the same as the USDM ITR or GSR head</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah sure it does, I guess that explains 170 whp at 8550 rpm on a b16 with just IHE ITR IM and ITR TB tuned with hondata s100 on CAT's dyna pack. which is considerably more than the stock 138whp at 7200. the 32 extra whp must have been all in the intake right

 

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you said you owned a 2.1 liter engine before.. you had a rmf custom header for a 2.1? you seem to be a SRZ header test fan...
my sprak racing header just made 191whp on a dynojet.. most i saw on srz test was 185... maybe my stock jdm itr had a better head from the factory .. we'll see how the spark racing header will do in test part 2.. but i did hear spark racing in going bankrupt, so who really cares about a header taht isnt in production anymore..

 

Not to hijack your thread but DRAGLS how were the gains with the Vibrant? I am looking into one.

 

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Yea even thought i didnt dyno my GSR with the header my *** dyno could definatly tell a big difference through the whole power band, and that was without the 2.5in collector mod. It is for sale now

 

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Can you dig that up ? I would like to see it.Was it on HT?