ive been reading that dc sports now welds there headers to fix the seperation problem people were having..

if i buy the header from online how willi know that im getting the fixed version rather than a version without the fix?

 

i would really love to know abt that too .. ~

 

same here, I'm a little hesitant to order mine

 

that makes 4. i'm interested to know too

 

Well I just received mine today. I too am now curious to see if mine is one of the "fixed models". It's dated 31st of May 2005 so I would've hoped so, otherwise I guess a weld job is in order.

 

That looks like the old model to me. I'm thinking that you need to get some welds put on that before you put it on.

 

Will do on Friday! Thanks!!!!!

 

but it was only made 2 weeks ago??? (thats if that is the built date on side)

 

The old one looks like this.



Try to get some clear close up shot at the joint. That should be the new one with a bead of weld all the way around the joint.

 

Close enough? On closer inspection it looks like there could be welds that they've blended before applying the rather fragile and easily abraded ceramic coating. I've highlighted in magenta loops what I'm talking about.

External weld


Down the spout

 

That looks like the new version as you don't see the joint line. It has been welded all the way around.

 

matell where did you get yours?

 

Definitely looks better and different than the old version I have.

Is that how yours looked DrkAngel?

 

wait, so where can we buy the new(welded) ones online?

 

A question for those who have re-welded: Did the re-weld areas eventually deteriorate and rust? I would think that the welded area would compromise the coating.

 

I bought it through a trader and member of "the other forum". Wholehyper is his alias. Excellent service and price, he even sent it USPS to keep the cost right down and it was still delivered to Australia in about the same time it would've taken the much more expensive UPS.

 

It shouldn't be a probelm as the weld is not exposed to moisture like on the outside. The rest of the exhaust system will rust before the header.

 

My mistake Matell. Yours just look different that what we had to do to get ours fixed before it was installed. The new ones look alot cleaner that just some tack welds thrown on like mine.

 

the only sure fix is to buy another header.

comptech is the best imo so far - until the toda comes out.

 

The problem for most is paying the hefty price for the comptech for a 1-2 hp gain -- not worth it IMO. You could change your oil and get 1-2 hp.

 

haha...header is only 1-2hp gain?....the hell