CLSixspeed

Hello,
If you live in the Baltimore city/Baltimore Co. area and have XS power headers... I would like to ask you if i could hear and feel the difference these headers make. I have been looking around for a NON comptech header, and these seem to be it. If you wouldnt mind showing off your car for a bit for me, please let me know.

thanks!

CLSixspeed

43 views... but no friendly cl-s owners around huh? Hopefully someone is out there... i wanted to get these soon.

Paclark01

I bought my Comptech Headers used. Check in the Black Market. You might find a quality used set of Comptech Headers.

Sorry, no experience with XS.

Dirty Type-S

XS and MEgan heaers are the way to go IMHO... if u have the money, go for comptech but for 150 bucks, a lot of users here have XS and they seem to work just as good as comptech.. just without the name.....

1200 vs 150... u doecide.

CLSixspeed

Oh, Im not spending $1300 for a set of headers... comptech can bite me. WAY over priced IMHO.
I only wanted to check out the XS headers first hand prior to purchasing... but it doesnt seem there is anyone in the baltimore area that has them or has them and is willing to show them off...

mrsteve

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XS headers are only $150?

gaping46and2

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SG81

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ya, and that's the reason i wouldn't put them on my car.

you get what you pay for

mrsteve

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I usually say the same thing. But here's the problem. I've been buying (expensive) Comptech products for 4 years now because I was paying for the piece of mind and the reputation that Comptech offered.

Now that's all out the window. What do I get now for buying a remaining set of Comptech headers? There's nothing to back them up anymore.

The XS headers are an exact clone of the Comptech 6-Speed headers and for $150 you just can't go wrong. Most dealerships charge more than that just to install Comptech headers.

I thought the pricing was more like $350 but at $150 it's an absolute steal.

I'm gonna have to pick up a set myself. I sold my Comptech's over a year ago because I thought I was going to sell my car. But for $150 and 2 hours in the garage to pick up 30whp why the hell not!

CLSixspeed

My thoughts exactly.... so does anyone have these in the baltimore area? I'd love to come see and hear them...

Paclark01

It wasn't worth the risk for me to spend $150.00 then 2.5 hours in my garage and hope the XS headers wouldn't fit properly. On top of that I would have had to purchase better hardware. From what I read on the forum the hardware isn't quite up to par.

I was lucky and found my Comptech headers for a great price and had them Jet Hot coated so my total cost was within my budget, and substainally less than the retail price of $1300.00.

But, as others have said... If you want bang for the buck, give XS a try. If it sucks then you are only out $150.00.

mrsteve

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I could understand if it was the crappy Megan or OBX headers that had tons of problems. But these have been around for quite some time now without any problems because they are an exact clone of the Comptech's.

Comptech prices were so high because of their R&D. Also I think their sales helped fund their race program as well.

SG81

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the more i read this thread, the more tempted i am to give it a try (b/c ya $150-200) , but i just don't have the time to have the car go back in the shop in case there is a problem. with the Comptech's, they were tried and tested and i saw the power numbers.

i am still looking for headers myself, but i have a feeling Comptech will re-open under a new name in a bit

mrsteve

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They might... but many companies have gone under lately. SSR, BBS, Apexi, now Comptech...

zigzagzig

are the 98-02 accord headers the same for our cars? I don't see any auctions for CL's

gaping46and2

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They are for the same application.

gaping46and2

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Several members on here have had the XS headers for over a year now and have had zero issues and with similar gains to Comptech's.

mrsteve

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And where's the best place for me to purchase these headers? Do we have a vendor on the forum?

gaping46and2

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EBAY!

belcom

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that's what I was thinking when purchasing a $500 set of Alphawerks headers, and they turned out to be absolute crap. Talk about being screwed for your hard earned money.....

mrsteve

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Just picked up a set for $110.

Really can't beat that price. A cold-air intake is more than that.

mrsteve

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Where do I purchase the "better" hardware?

SG81

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damn, $110 i might buy 2!

g1underground

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Found mine at Lowe's.

Dirty Type-S

at a hardware store... like home depot or hyatt building supply..

i live in Germantown MD and have these.. there not installed yet, but im looking for someone arond this area who could... for money..

i just dont have the time nor energy right now to install them..

mrsteve

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http://stores.ebay.com/SSAutoChrome-...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

CLSixspeed

alright so when you get them installed.. how bout a sound clip or a visit to baltimore?

Paclark01

Good Luck... I live 10 minutes from Germantown, MD and have had the worse time locating someone. So I bit the bullet and I take my car to Criswell Honda for services or issues that I can not address at home in my garage.

mrsteve

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So the hardware that you replace are the bolts, washers, and nuts that connect the manifolds to the downpipe?

OEM hardware should be still utilized for the rest of the install.

zigzagzig

we should figure out a group install day of some sort

mrsteve

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You can get OEM Acura parts from your dealership for about $30.

kyle77777

Can anyone find a link to the OEM hardware?

mrsteve

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I suppose I can put the part numbers together.

Gimmie a minute or two.

mrsteve

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90065-PC1-300 - Studs (6)
90212-SA5-003 - Locking Nuts (12)

The studs have threads on either end and won't require washers.

kyle77777

Thanks! I just added the price up on acuraoemparts.com and it was $47.83

gaping46and2

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I don't think the OEM bolts fit.

kyle77777

Im going to get mine at a hardware store and im going to take in the ones that are included so i can compare and make sure they look similar

mrsteve

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Why not? I used OEM bolts on my Comptech's. XS is a clone of Comptech.

I guess we'll see once they arrive.

CLSixspeed

Ok so after 30+ posts... not one seems to be helping answer the original call for help.
Maybe we should stick to the topic and request at hand folks..

mrsteve

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Obviously no one local to you has the headers and thus the topic has shifted slightly off your initial question. The XS power headers will perform the same as the Comptech headers. Would you like to see a video?