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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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Ceramic or Stainless??

I'm trying to decide on the type of headers i wanna get for my 06 TSX AT. I've heard of the ceramic coated and the stainless steel type. Which would be better to have installed for in the long run of having this car? And any specific brands well known for their headers and performance output for the car? Preferrably ones that dont rattle, unless theres a way to fix that problem. Thanks
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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i got a DC Racing ceramic coated manifold on mine and the point in that is to keep the engine bay temp down so i suppose its worth it and u notice bottom end torque improvements
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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i got a DC Racing ceramic coated manifold on mine and the point in that is to keep the engine bay temp down so i suppose its worth it and u notice bottom end torque improvements
until the flex pipe breaks
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Old Mar 10, 2011 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by feuss2
until the flex pipe breaks
So then pretty much if ceramic coated is out, also due to if engine bay gets too hot ceramic coated is gonna crack like a fat womans ass, what stainless steel headers would u recommend? Brand?
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Coastie114
So then pretty much if ceramic coated is out, also due to if engine bay gets too hot ceramic coated is gonna crack like a fat womans ass, what stainless steel headers would u recommend? Brand?
I think he was referring to DC Sports headers having quality control issues that caused them to have a tendency to crack. I think they have a revised model, but I don't know if it is still prone to cracking.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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stainless because it last longer and give a nice look after a few uses ,
but remember to get true stainless though
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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I have had zero problems/regrets with my Comptech stainless headers.
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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+1 on Stainless Steel, will last longer
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 04:31 AM
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Yea im def lookin at the CT Engineering (Comptech) headers. Seem like the only stainless steel ones that ive found so far and have heard of that will fit my car without any modifications.
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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There is a way to mitigate vibration from that header....I believe its adding a brace of some sort. I think the solution is on the other TSX website...
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