Lord Helmet

I finally got the headers in yesterday! The gains were not immediate but after some driving last night and this morning, I gave it a nice punch to the floor and wow, what a difference. I should have gotten this done a long time ago. Despite what everyone has said about fitment with anything other than Comptech, I bought the cheap ebay SSAutochrome/XS Power headers. They are absolutely perfect. Everything lined up exactly how they were supposed to and there is no resonsnace. Now time will tell how they hold up as far as the welds and such goes. They look good but I know looks can be deceiving. As far as I'm concerned, it was $150 well spent.

Just thought I'd share!

hoss

Yea,I just got the same set of headers and put them on myself.....no problems(except one of the stock bolts breaking off from the cat.).But all is fixed now and it is awsome>

RaviNJCLs

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The fitment issue is usually hit or miss with the non-Comptech ones. There is also the issue of the welds holding.

Good luck with them. Enjoy.

fuzzy02CLS

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That make's 3 members All positive!

Time For Sleeep

why not just buy dcsports if you wanted a cheaper price?

any case, headers are fun; glad to hear you're happy w/ the new mod .

Lord Helmet

Well, I've had these headers since before last Christmas. If I would have known about the DC's at the time, I would have bought those more than likely. The DC's are still more expensive than these but all in all, it was well worth the $150 even if they only last a year.

Thanks for the comments, guys!

fuzzy02CLS

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& DC doesn't fit the 6MT.

Lord Helmet

That's the other thing I am happy about with these. I can take them and put them on the 6MT if I get one.

spdy0001

Exactly. I really question the quality from a company that doesn't realize that they could make one header for both trannies. It would have just taken minimal research on their part

REDLINEN

My meagans are being installed as we speak. I cant wait till I pick it up I might get a ticket on the way home. Lol But the resonace we will see if its really that bad. If so the shop that is installing them (Lou's Custom Exhaust is the best around when it comes to pipe fabrication so ill have them remove the front flex and see what that does.

fuzzy02CLS

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That resonace might be the way the gaskets are made. XS is the only one that has the same compression gaskets exactly like CT & stock. All others use a regular gasket.

Lord Helmet

My XS's came with what seemed to be regular gasket. It was completley different than the stock one. I put it on and it doesn't sound like it's leaking so we'll see. I was a little leary about it at first but I figured, what the hell.

Blitz

For clarification...what gaskets are used with the Comptech's? I've heard stock and none before.

Lord Helmet

My stock ones were like 2 thin pieces of tin mashed together but the XS gasket was like a normal gasket. Never seen a comptech one.

J32A

I meant to post my experiences with them but I make 4

03 CL TypeS

Good stuff, and good to hear they fit the 6MT................................ *juuuust* in case it doesn't sell, he he he ...

cltypeSLOW

comptech tells you to just use OEM gasket and no gasket b/w downpipe and manifolds.

Mikes96TL03CLS

That's good to hear. Although if I go with a header, it will be DC Sports.

fuzzy02CLS

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Hold up.....
2 sets of gaskets here....

1 set are the ones that go to the engine on each side where the header mounts to. Those you can use stock ones. Or CT, or XS includes them.

2nd set are the ones that go to the downpipe on the front & rear sides & the cat flange. Those in stock form & CT are a metal ring the goes inside the pipe & compresses into a groove when tightened.

XS & CT seem to use this same method. The others use a standard flat paper gasket between the flanges.

Now...unless XS changed thier design since I got mine........ Mine came with 3 round metal compression gaskets. They fit exactly like CT into a groove in the pipe.
Look at CT's install...
http://www.comptechusa.com/store/med...ons/ins028.pdf
3 2 1/4" compression gaskets.

fuzzy02CLS

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And here's the ones I got....notice the same 3 gaskets
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Accor...spagenameZWDVW
I'm not sure if these are the same as the XSpower ebay guy that is selling. They are the same company so I would think they are. But the auction pics are different. So is price.

Lord Helmet

Exactly what I bought. If you look in one of the pics, you can barely make out teh XS Power label that is welded on them kind of opposite of the hanger.

Oh yeah, and the shipping box said SSAutochrome on the sides and the box inside containing the headers had XS Power and Accord 3.0 all over it.

REDLINEN

Got my headers in the power is sick but there is resonance I guess when I get some time ill take it back and have the front flex removed. till then I guess ill deal with it. Car kinda sounds like a G35 now if there was no resonace. And I did get a speeding ticket today the first one in 3 years....... Damn Headers I had to see what power they made though.

htown

LOL! You foresaw your future. How fast were you going?

Nitz

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Accor...spagenameZWDVW

Looking at this ebay auction, it says 8-15 hp gain. Aren't the comptech headers supposed to be like 30 more hp to the wheeels? Are these a different design or is it 8-15 hp on the v6 accord and still a better gain on the CL? Please let me know asap as I may bid on these...

Blitz

Damn, did he predict that or what?

tjs 98 cl

did you just leave everything else stock or did you redo the whole exhaust

ProvidenceLeaf

Hey, where is Lou's Custom Exhaust located?

Lord Helmet

All the headers seem to have the same gains for the CL as the Comptechs. I saw that too on the auction I bought from. Trust me, it's more than 8-15hp.

Lord Helmet

Yeah, everything else is stock. IMHO, the only reason to do anything else is sound or looks.

fuzzy02CLS

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Yeah I'm sure the power is close to CT if not equal. There's not a whole lot to them. All of them should make around the same power as CT.

MSW 6SP

so you guys think that XS's put out the same horsepower regardless of what the ebay site says?

Man this is tempting, im 100% getting headers for my 6 speed and was planning on getting Comptechs because of the quality but its so much damn $$.

$150 compared to over $1,000

what to do, what to do ....

fuzzy02CLS

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Well I had CT's on my old 6mt. Most of the same mods on this one, & they feel the same in the power dept. Someone would have to dyno them to be sure.

Lord Helmet

Lord Helmet

Damn that sucks.

You have a front flex pipe? Do you have the Meagans(sp?)? It seems like those of us with the Comptechs & the XSP's have had less problems than the rest.

REDLINEN

Yeah Lord Helmet I have the Meagans
And Providenceleaf Lou's Exhaust is Located all over mass. Here is the link.
http://www.louscustomexhaust.com/locationsmap.html

All Mine

Congrats, Chris. I'm going to buy some when I get paid again. What was the biggest hangup on your car?

Lord Helmet

Thanks, Ryan. The biggest issue for me was getting the bolts off the cat and the botls off of the stock manifold/a-pipe connection. I striped two of them trying to get them off so I had to have a shop get them off for me. No biggie. Aside from the tight working environment on the back side of the motor, it was a breeze after those bolts were off.

MSW 6SP

I'm bidding on a set right now

another 6 speed member to add to the list

poisx7

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sorry, know that feelin.........

Lord Helmet

What feeling?