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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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I have seen headers and Cat converters on ebay for sale. These on my 93 Civic LX are starting to get rusty around the connectors. I'm wondering how good an upgrade would be, such as here: http://cgi.ebay.ca/DC-S-4-2-1-...wItem or if it would be better just for me to go to an exhaust shop and get them fixed up. Thanks.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:13 AM
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don't wasting your money on ebay crap. after you buy 10 ecrap headers you could have afforded a quality header for the same amount that will last.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:15 AM
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Ok. Thanks for the input. Also was wondering, are those cold air intakes on there any good?
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:15 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bsixteen &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">don't wasting your money on ebay crap. after you buy 10 ecrap headers you could have afforded a quality header for the same amount that will last. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:41 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bsixteen &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">don't wasting your money on ebay crap. after you buy 10 ecrap headers you could have afforded a quality header for the same amount that will last. </TD></TR></TABLE>

What he said...
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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The cold air intakes are probably good but the exhaust components are trash. You get what you pay for.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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i heard megan racing catbacks were pretty good. but havent heard much about their headers
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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as far as intakes..you probably won't get any different gains from an AEM intake compared to a pipe w/ a filter on it. i think for the money $200 isn't worth what you get for an AEM intake. yeah its nice quality i guess but its pretty much just a pipe w/ a filter. i think you might only see something nice if you go w/ the uber expensive ones like the CF j's racing or some other one i can't remember
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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Thanks guys for the replies. Another question, how good do you think the radiators would be that are on ebay?
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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how much do you have done to your car right now? list the mods.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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None. it's all stock.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Clairvoyant &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks guys for the replies. Another question, how good do you think the radiators would be that are on ebay?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Unless you have overheating problems, you probably don't need to replace the radiator.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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Well the radiator is starting to go, and i'll eventually have to replace it anyways. How bad can they get before needing replacement?
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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how do you know its starting to go? my car has got 165k miles on it and mines fine lol
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 12:58 AM
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egay crap i pm'd u
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 09:15 AM
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I know the radiator is starting to go because it is rusting and starting to get holes through it.
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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if its getting holes and leaking you need to replace it before any performance mods. your header and exhaust won't do you again good when you overheat your car and screwi your motor. if you want to get an aftermarket radiator go w/ Koyo or Fluidyne. but OEM will be just fine.
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