DC Sports or OBX Headers?

[UneaK]

i am looking to buy headers but should i spend the extra money for the brand or will the off brand do just as well?

[simmode1]

Either. Buy the kind that comes attached to a turbo flange.

For the price you pay for those two headers, the gains you will see won't be worth it. Paying $300+ for ~5hp is not a good idea.

The Ebay knock-offs will give you the exact same performance as those expensive units for half the price. But beware going cheap, as well. Just plan ahead for the EGR fitment issues you'll encounter.

But seriously, no. Start saving for turbo parts. N/A is extremely unsatifying.

[Philipio]

No EGR fitment issues with my OBX, just car fitment issues. It rested against the floor pan, had to beat it in a little bit .

[Wc240]

you wont be disapointed with the DC, plus you can get the ceramic coated and i dont know smog laws out there but if there bad, DC is a 50 state if your wanting to cheap out, go for obx but BEWARE!!! many have had o k experience, most have to modify them to fit, only a select few have no complaints. as for difference in power, no one has tested side by side but atleast DC tested theres and have dyno graphs to back em up
Modified by Wc240 at 11:16 PM 6/8/2009

[UneaK]

you wont be disapointed with the DC, plus you can get the ceramic coated and i dont know smog laws out there but if there bad, DC is a 50 state if your wanting to cheap out, go for obx but BEWARE!!! many have had o k experience, most have to modify them to fit, only a select few have no complaints. as for difference in power, no one has tested side by side but atleast DC tested theres and have dyno graphs to back em up

Modified by Wc240 at 11:16 PM 6/8/2009

well OBX has ceramic coated ones too...

but really we are just looking at the fittiment and DC having dyno graphs to be the only diffrences.

thanks guys

[IDRFT95S14]

the stock mani gives you like 30+ hp while those give you 5hp

[zerepdivad]

I have an obx on my sohc daily driver. made a slight difference nothing major really. fitment was perfectly fine with me except that the o2 on occasion will knick the firewall which isn't too big ofa deal. doesn't hinder performance.

[Chaluska]

+1 TURBO header.

[schanne]

Waste of money unless going turbo. Seriously, save for a swap or just get a fake blow off sound speaker. Why not get a turbo kit for about a 1000 more and have boost?

[mattblancarte]

I agree with some of the folks in this thread. N/A is a major waste of time when going for power upgrades. Try to set some goals for your car power-wise, handling-wise, etc. and then map out your mods from there.

Headers aren't going to do crap, especially not $300 bucks worth of crap.

[breadbox]

are they both 4to1 or are they 421 headers?

[schanne]

Look at the people that are possitive about the n/a header.Then look at the people that say "don't bother going for a header when you can save a little more and boost" The people that have been through this stage are now doing a swap or going turbo because they realized that just a header is a waste. Live and learn, take advice from the people that have been through it already and wasted there money.

[UneaK]

421

but its really only going to be my daily driver so i just want a clean ride thats nice

[simmode1]

Look at the people that are possitive about the n/a header.Then look at the people that say "don't bother going for a header when you can save a little more and boost" The people that have been through this stage are now doing a swap or going turbo because they realized that just a header is a waste. Live and learn, take advice from the people that have been through it already and wasted there money.

So true... So very very true...

But the op probably won't listen. Just like none of us who've already been there didn't listen.

[schanne]

Exactly, that's the problem.

[zerepdivad]

I actually turbo'd one of my 240's before i put a header on my daily driver.....

[Wc240]

been down both roads. just thought OP has already thought about this. but now that i think about it, probably not

[sean8564]

Dc would be the way to go

[UneaK]

only reasons im not going turbo is i am not a very good mechanic, probably cost way to much, and i am not the best driver... so it would be really sad if i totaled the car and put all that time and effort in to putting a turbo or doing a sr20 swap...

[Wc240]

good reason. but, it can also be called a "learning experience"

[UneaK]

lol i think i have learned enough.

its my first car.

check out my thread.....

zerothread?id=427227

[Wc240]

im just f'n with ya man. just sayin dont be discoureged cuz your not a master tech or sometnin, ya know

[UneaK]

well its kinda hard cause i don't want to have to pay someone to do all the work for me

[Wc240]

true. definatly dont wanna drive scared the whole time. and i know how bad it sucks when your only car is down

[UneaK]

yep well thanks for every ones input...

[asoomal]

Dc is what I bought, still gotta install it (damn EGR tube won't come off).

I was gonna go turbo, but then I'd have to buy everything else such as intercooler piping, get a good tune, do that PCV valve mod for the KA, get my brakes and suspension done (IMO turbocharging an S Chassis without upgrading brakes and suspension first is f***ing dumb), etc.