Got my new headers installed finally! I've waited months. My OEM header was cracked completely around the number 4 cylinder tube. Exhasut smoke would get into my interior so I would have to drive around with the climate control on re-circulation mode qhich makes the air so stuffy inside, and ahrd to clear the windows. I could turn it off re-circulate mode but i'd poisen mysself with those exhaust gasses from the cracked header.

The upstream 02 sensor didn't even budge out even when we got it red-hot! had to get a new 02 sensor. Start it up, wow it's alot quieter than my cracked header! Taking off gradulally in 1st sounds remincent of a Type-R ( you ca hear the exhaust valves better due to the new headers being a thinner material than stock cast-iron which quiets it even more.

When in 3rd or 4th gear and I want to accelerate, i'd floor it instead of down-shifting and I could feel the motor going better than before. The bottom end tourque definatly improved. The top-end I felt with smooth, seemless power and silky VTEC transitions.

About color changing on the stainless steel, i was told on HT that they turn a nice bronze color when you wipe em with WD-40. They did turn bronze within just a couple mins. Tried to polish of the bronzing with Mother's polish, the color does not come off it stays which is no problem just trying it.

 

nice man how much they run you? cause my dc headers are dinged in at the bottom

 

enjoy i've heard good things about those headers

 

does anyone know what color chrome changes into?

 

It costed approximatly only $60.00!!

The guy i bought it from is JSAuto Accessories

http://stores.ebay.ca/JSAuto-Accessories

I will try to take some more updated pics tommorow of the bronzed color. I can definatly feel the differnce in the pedal. will not throw you back in your seat like a $5,000 turbo of coarse but definatly makes a differnce you can notice ,worthwhile and worth the money

 

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not exactly sure but I believe it blends blue and purple. i thought my header would turn blue, maybe not yet, maybe cause i wiped em with wd-40. either way im' happy with the bronzed finish

 

Oh yeah if anyone's thinking of Cermaic headers. I wanted them too! why didn't i get them?

Did alot of research, turns out ceramic is more prone to cracking. I definatly do not want that even though some say it has thermal properties. even if it's a cheap header, my buddy had brand new $350 DC-Sports 4-1 ceramic headers on his B18C5 swapped 00 SI and they cracked within a month!

I felt more safer getting stainless steel, nice bling factor also

 

ebay headers suck but hey if your happy then more power to you.

 

they suck the exhaust gasses out really nice

 

header* not headers,V8s have headers not I4s

 

^^^There's always one. You. Suck.

I've got an eBay header on my Si. For the money, they do work.

 

GL on those headers.

 

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right on bro! you got it

 

i dont think it is so much a problem with looks and power as it is with quality in materials and how long they will last.

 

If anyone's interested,m I'm selling one that's almost new for 30 OBO + shipping.

 

are you running your stock exhaust?

 

yeah stock exhaust for sure, I like my stock exhaust system so far. nice and quiet, feels like not too much restriction either, just the right amount of backpressure. gotta love Hondas OEM exhaust system. I wouldn't have even touched my stock headers if they weren't leaking. I must admit these aftermarket headers really free-up some hiddin power I've been waiting to find.

 

Nice to hear something good came off of ebay. Plus if they do break, then lesson learned and not a lot of money lost. Good luck!

 

hmmm...maybe i should try out ebay headers....did you also get the catalytic converter or did you just keep your stock cat?

 

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.....riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

 

Pure comedy in this thread...

 

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You g2 understand, it's what is all intents and purposes a STOCK D-series motor - it's just NOT worth paying 350 for a DC Sports header, Ebay on stock D-series FTW!!!!

I'm all for that, only reason mine's not free, is because somebody GAVE it to me...and free &gt; ebay &gt; DC Sports (in terms of stock d-series motors).

I mean if you wanna spend say 50 bucks on an ebay header that nets you say...5hp......or pay 260 on a DC Sports header that gives you 6.5 or 7hp.

D-series motors don't respond well to bolt-ons, not worth wasting all your money on.

I mean ****, 4 DC-Sports headers and you can start your own budget turbo....

 

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When in 3rd or 4th gear and I want to accelerate, i'd floor it instead of down-shifting and I could feel the motor going better than before. The bottom end tourque definatly improved. The top-end I felt with smooth, seemless power and silky VTEC transitions.
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Pure comedy as someone stated above!!
I have ebay headers also!! cheap and effective but not "HORSEPOWER FREER" HAHA

 

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Pure comedy as someone stated above!!
I have ebay headers also!! cheap and effective but not "HORSEPOWER FREER" HAHA </TD></TR></TABLE>

Did install 'em all at once?

 

Heres a picture of the stanless steel slightly bronzed now. I just polished off the fingerprints etc off lastnight with mother's polish. The bronze will npot polish off but that's no problem I like the color.