Pics and performance of a DC header and full exhaust?
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Re: Pics and performance of a DC header and exhaust? (BLK98EX)
perfomance wise you will just get a slight kick, nothing major. I would save my money on something else. I mean for that money you could piece together a homemade turbo. You would still need an exhaust but that DC one would be too tiny.
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Re: Pics and performance of a DC header and exhaust? (BLK98EX)
I did header and exhaust and I wish everyday I hadnt wasted the money. But if you decide to do it i would not recommend DC. Search and you will find a lot of cracking DC headers. I would recommend greddy or even a knockoff toda header. As for exhaust, I would go to your local muffler shop and have piping bent. Much cheaper and almost exactly the same proformance.
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Re: Pics and performance of a DC header and exhaust? (JakeIsCool)
I'm sorry but your input is false
Every header subjected to the kinds of curbing and soaking while wet IE driving in the rain with rust and crack which is why they recommend SS though not full proof certainly alot better.
DC sports is a very big company with very strict standards. Which is why they are often last to market with items
they are not all out like some brands but they are meant to bolt on an pass smog and lots of abuse, though in the GHT they made only 1 less peak hp to TODA and SMSP both of which are 3x as much so they do there homework
DC is a great product and I've never gotten less than I've expected while some of there stuff is just flashy they made there bones on headers and do a good job for the money
I believe Greddy only has stainless so comapring them to ceramic steel is not a good vs.
If you can find a muffler shop who can do mandrel stainless or close you would be better off performance wise but if you want to bolt it up and be done with it the SS stuff from DC is very good
I would have thought seeing the off the shelf 4-1's make equal power to more expensive and ported JDM ITR's would have settled most of this kind of bad info but I guess because some people have what they think is a bad experience with the only brand they've ever tried they are somehow experts without figuring out first why they had that experience
DC replaces headers that have filled out the warranty cards still which is alot more than most and when my friend curbed his they replaced them no sweat.
personnaly on the exhasuts I like RS-R the best for off the shelf. I've had a few and always been very happy.
Every header subjected to the kinds of curbing and soaking while wet IE driving in the rain with rust and crack which is why they recommend SS though not full proof certainly alot better.
DC sports is a very big company with very strict standards. Which is why they are often last to market with items
they are not all out like some brands but they are meant to bolt on an pass smog and lots of abuse, though in the GHT they made only 1 less peak hp to TODA and SMSP both of which are 3x as much so they do there homework
DC is a great product and I've never gotten less than I've expected while some of there stuff is just flashy they made there bones on headers and do a good job for the money
I believe Greddy only has stainless so comapring them to ceramic steel is not a good vs.
If you can find a muffler shop who can do mandrel stainless or close you would be better off performance wise but if you want to bolt it up and be done with it the SS stuff from DC is very good
I would have thought seeing the off the shelf 4-1's make equal power to more expensive and ported JDM ITR's would have settled most of this kind of bad info but I guess because some people have what they think is a bad experience with the only brand they've ever tried they are somehow experts without figuring out first why they had that experience
DC replaces headers that have filled out the warranty cards still which is alot more than most and when my friend curbed his they replaced them no sweat.
personnaly on the exhasuts I like RS-R the best for off the shelf. I've had a few and always been very happy.
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Re: Pics and performance of a DC header and exhaust? (eg2R)
I have Comptech stainless header and exhaust for my 97 Civic EX. I like it, but I have to agree with one of the other guys, that your money could be better spent or spent on better parts.
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Re: Pics and performance of a DC header and exhaust? (JakeIsCool)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JakeIsCool »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I did header and exhaust and I wish everyday I hadnt wasted the money. But if you decide to do it i would not recommend DC. Search and you will find a lot of cracking DC headers. I would recommend greddy or even a knockoff toda header. As for exhaust, I would go to your local muffler shop and have piping bent. Much cheaper and almost exactly the same proformance. </TD></TR></TABLE>
A cracked DC is rare. Alot of people put them down, but even with Titans great header test, they did well even up against Toda, SMSP, etc. For the amount of performance you'll get from a bolt on, the DC 4-1 is a good buy. It won't make as much power as some of the other tuners products, but they're affordable.
A cracked DC is rare. Alot of people put them down, but even with Titans great header test, they did well even up against Toda, SMSP, etc. For the amount of performance you'll get from a bolt on, the DC 4-1 is a good buy. It won't make as much power as some of the other tuners products, but they're affordable.
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