What's a good 4-2-1 header to buy?
What's a good 4-2-1 header to buy?
I currently have a DC sports 4-1 Ceramic header and I've been wanting to change it to a 4-2-1 one piece header to have better ground clearance and have more end torque..... any ideas and suggestions will be very appreciated 
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Re: What's a good 4-2-1 header to buy?
Trade whoever wants to trade with you for a 421.
Unless your engine is really built, or you plan on doing it, a header doesn't do much anyway. Just get a name brand one and you'll be all right. No names tend to crack.
Unless your engine is really built, or you plan on doing it, a header doesn't do much anyway. Just get a name brand one and you'll be all right. No names tend to crack.
Re: What's a good 4-2-1 header to buy?
non of my friends have a 4-2-1 lol but I was looking at the T1R 4-2-1 one piece header? does anyone know anything about this header? I would also like a header that would bolt on to my stock USDM cat. BTW this header will be going on my B18C1 GS-R stock motor.
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Re: What's a good 4-2-1 header to buy?
There are many off the shelf headers that perform better than the stock exhaust manifold or in your case a DC Sports header, but don't perform as well as a custom header that is tailored to your motors setup. Remember, the off the shelf headers are designed to perform on a variety of engine setups so one may perform well on one engine, while another header may not perform very well, and these headers could perform the opposite on another engine setup. When thinking about the off the shelf headers, the cheaper priced ones, for the most part, offer minimal performance gains compared to the stock exhaust manifold, where the more expensive shelf headers will usually perform better than the lesser priced headers which is obviously better than the stock manifold.
There are also custom headers that are tailored to your engines setup and will maximize its potential (provided that the engine is taking in the necessary air through the intake and dispelling it through a properly sized exhaust). These headers range in price from slightly more than the higher end off the shelf headers all the way up to a couple of thousand dollars depending on the options that you choose (1 piece, 2 piece - slip fit, mild steel - coated, stainless, etc.).
There are also custom headers that are tailored to your engines setup and will maximize its potential (provided that the engine is taking in the necessary air through the intake and dispelling it through a properly sized exhaust). These headers range in price from slightly more than the higher end off the shelf headers all the way up to a couple of thousand dollars depending on the options that you choose (1 piece, 2 piece - slip fit, mild steel - coated, stainless, etc.).
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Re: What's a good 4-2-1 header to buy?
i haven't heard many people with strup header, i bought some for $50 lol no dent nothing i am pretty happy with them they bolt right up to the stock cat
Re: What's a good 4-2-1 header to buy?
There are many off the shelf headers that perform better than the stock exhaust manifold or in your case a DC Sports header, but don't perform as well as a custom header that is tailored to your motors setup. Remember, the off the shelf headers are designed to perform on a variety of engine setups so one may perform well on one engine, while another header may not perform very well, and these headers could perform the opposite on another engine setup. When thinking about the off the shelf headers, the cheaper priced ones, for the most part, offer minimal performance gains compared to the stock exhaust manifold, where the more expensive shelf headers will usually perform better than the lesser priced headers which is obviously better than the stock manifold.
There are also custom headers that are tailored to your engines setup and will maximize its potential (provided that the engine is taking in the necessary air through the intake and dispelling it through a properly sized exhaust). These headers range in price from slightly more than the higher end off the shelf headers all the way up to a couple of thousand dollars depending on the options that you choose (1 piece, 2 piece - slip fit, mild steel - coated, stainless, etc.).
There are also custom headers that are tailored to your engines setup and will maximize its potential (provided that the engine is taking in the necessary air through the intake and dispelling it through a properly sized exhaust). These headers range in price from slightly more than the higher end off the shelf headers all the way up to a couple of thousand dollars depending on the options that you choose (1 piece, 2 piece - slip fit, mild steel - coated, stainless, etc.).
I have been doing a lot of research and it looks like I will need to find something more appropriate for my motor which isn't anything serious since it's stock.... but anything is better than stock so I'd like to purchase a nice quality header soon that doesn't require me to do major changes to my oem cat etc for Inspection reasons.
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