I was just looking over the comptechusa.com site, under headers they have two for the Type R. One is TIG welded stainless steel which costs 525 and the other is a MIG welded stainless steel for 425. What is the difference between MIG and TIG and would there be a difference in power between the two? Thanks!

 

Don't buy Comptech header you will not gain much if any power. Buy JDM

Spoon, Mugen, Hitech, Toda, DC JDM or Honda JDM Header.

 

Ditto.

 

Yeah do yourself and your R a favor and get a JDM brand header. they have a 2.5" collector, but, you'll also need a High Flow catylitic converter.

The TIG welding is a more precise weld and I don't remember if it is free form or wedler fed. The MIG tends to maybe have some more imperfections. Comptech is a very good company that makes stuff for Honda/Acura Exclusively but, there are better choices out there for a good header for your R.

My choice was the Spoon mated to a Carsound H.F. cat.

Good luck,

A.

 

I had the comptech, it sucks...better than stock, don't get me wrong, but it sucks...
I'm much happier w/ my Spoon


[Modified by typer98, 10:10 AM 10/10/2001]

 

Okay, thanks all, what does the spoon go for? and the carsound cat?

 

spoon goes for 900-950 bucks, not sure about the cat.