looking to see now days what's the best header out there for a B-series for a 87.2 crank and 85mm bore... back in the day it was the Hytech... anyone?

 

HyTech, SixSigmaRacing (Danny Tran), Myers, and ASP (Advanced Street Performance) are all excellent choices.

 

^^Well this is interesting, looks like a couple HT accounts got hacked into.

Also if you're on a budget I recommend the 1320 SMSP "big tube" style header. Assuming you have a good intake setup and decently high compression with some good NA cams, the big tube header with the 3" outlet is a really nice and inexpensive piece.

Edit: My message above about the hacked accounts are referencing posts that are now deleted, some hijacked accounts look to be spamming viagra info.

 

ChanceEG, do you mean the post above this one ??? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I agree that there are a hand-full of companies that produce a header, from a performance standpoint, that is a really good "Bang-for-the-Buck" choice. 1320 is one of them. Now I know that this is going to sound a bit "Bougie", but when money is no object, you CAN get better performance !!! I know it sounds scary to spend $1600-2500 on a header, but if you can afford it, do not hesitate to take the plunge. I can tell you from experience that they work !!!

Years ago, my H22A4 swapped Civic had a stock bottom end and Crower Stage 2 cams with valve train... and exhaust gas was directed through a DC Sports header. It produced 195 wheel HP tuned at the time. I coughed up the cash for a DTR 4-2-1 Stainless header... and was rewarded with 216 wheel HP after re-tuning. That was a 21 wheel HP gain over a Name Brand Header !!! I have never seen this level of performance improvement from a moderately-priced header... especially if you were replacing a header of similar cost with one like a 1320, PLM, Yonaka, etc.

 

There were a couple posts (now there's just this one from jonathanmasta) of old HT accounts spamming Viagra and Cialis information in a language I don't recognize at first glance. Looks like mods are deleting them but more are trickling in.

And yes I agree 100% that something like Myers, Hytech, or ASP all produce headers with nicer finishes and quality than 1320, but wanted to give an option in the sub-$1000 range that I've still seen work very effectively (if money is a factor).

 

Is it possible get a b-series Hytech header anymore? It's been like 15 years since I even looked at their stuff but it appears everything now just points to Drag Cartel which only lists k-series.

 

I just got an S2K one from John a couple of months ago... I called him on the phone.

 

Nice, that's great news. I'll give them a call. Thanks!

 

thanks for the input... is it possible still to get products from SMSP? all I see re repros on the net

 

Nope. That company is no longer in business. The founder passed away.