Do Comptech headers make the exhaust louder??
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Do Comptech headers make the exhaust louder??
I'm thinking about dropping the 1,200.00 on the headers, are they worth it. For 1,200.00 I BETTER fell a difference. I heard they are worth 30 hp peak, but 5-10hp under normal driving. I am a college kid on a budget...but I'm always up for a performance upgrade.
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I had my headers and exhaust installed by the dealer before picking up my TL-S, but from what I've heard, the headers can definately be felt when in VTEC and they don't increase the sound level of the exhaust. My car is a rocket.
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I can feel the difference, esprcially above 5,000 RPM, and unless it's my imagination, I think that the exhaust sound with my headers is slightly throatier than pure stock.
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If you don't mess with the intake the headers make the exhaust note margially deeper and louder in VTEC rpms only.
Much bigger noise gains with the addition of a CAI or a short ram. In fact, you'll get more of a noise increase by substituting a free flow filter in the stock housing than you will by adding Comptech headers.
Much bigger noise gains with the addition of a CAI or a short ram. In fact, you'll get more of a noise increase by substituting a free flow filter in the stock housing than you will by adding Comptech headers.
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