Some people want quality and some don't care.

 

Until the OBX headers start breaking left and right, it doesn't seem logical to say that they are not a quality product. It's way to early in the game to pass judgement. No doubt the C/T's are made from a better grade of steel and the welds are better, but the OBX appear to be good enough to get the job done at this point. Only time will tell on the overall quality.

 

the only problem in my mind is the fitment issues. if i had to buy headers i would probably go w/ obx, because i'm not made of money. but i'm glad i have comptechs.

 

when i wanna go fast my next mod will be a motorcycle!!

 

only reason i got the comptechs was cuz I bought them used, otherwise i still wouldn't have headers, OR I would've gotten the OBX's.

 

I could of used that $700 towards a better set of tires..

 

i dont know where some of you fools get this info about 7-10 hp gains with the OBX..thats total bullshit...its not even LOGICAL!! the OBX are the same thing as Comptech with sloppier welds and a different flange. thats it. i can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that the OBX gains produce HIGH gains and i am probably one of the most skeptical people about performance mods and what the ACTUALLY do....i had a CAI for about 2 weeks, CAI "supposedly" puts up 5-10 WHP...personally i think thats BS, i think if a CAI does 5-7 WHP thats ALOT. and not only that, but i didnt feel a damn thing....anyone who says they can actually FEEL a CAI with no other mods is dreaming. these OBX headers produce WAAAAY more than 7-10 WHP because the added power is VERY noticable....if CAI does infact add 7-10 HP (which, again, is up for debate) you cant feel it, but the headers you can FEEL without question. the OBX probably have the exact same gains as the Comptech. if the OBX gains are more or less than Comptech, its a very very small and trivial amount.

I have no other performance mods besides the headers, my car ran a 14.8 (see the signature) ill be back here on november 2nd with an updated time with the headers.....that will be proof of their benefit.

 

just fyi jim, my best times w/ headers and exhaust were 14.80's, after the cai i ran a 14.67.

that is fact

 

thats a pretty low time with headers and exhaust, isnt it?? i did a 14.8 totally stock....and now the car pulls way harder, im expecting about a 14.5-14.6 with these headers alone!!

 

the car had 18" 3 piece wheels on it.

heavy wheels = slow. :o

 

That's exactly my philosophy.

 

UPDATE: Ok... so I've been paying closer attention to how fast the car revs once it is at or above 5500RPM the past few days and now I will admit I do notice a difference.

From what I remember before I had the headers after vtec engaged and the plenum opens the RPM's pretty much increased from that point on at a constant rate.

Now with the headers I do notice that once the RPM's are around 5500 they start to increase at a much faster rate the rest of the way up. The increase after that point is very obvious.... the only reason I think I wasn't noticing anything before is because I didn't think about the fact that the majority of the gains are after 5500. Now that I am paying close attention I do see the difference.


TypesKid, lets still meet up sometime this weekend and put the OBX headers up against the comptech. I sent you a PM BTW.

 

whats sad is that even my sister can tell the dif. with just the CAI. she asked me to drive her car because it was making a wierd sound and so we switched cars and she drove mine. its her first time to drive my car with the CIA (she didnt know i had one installed or what one is). when we got to our dest. she asked "what did you do to your car"
i said "what do you mean."
she said "its a lot faster"
You know what.
I guess shes got the best imagination. :thinking:

and mattg i like your post.

 

"its her first time to drive my car with the CIA"

Whoa .. didnt know you worked for them wheres the sniper at?... wheres bin laden at??.. hahah