i got teh 0bX cermaic headers for 280 shipped... can wait till i put them on itsd about time i go those things

 

Might wanna think twice about the ceramic headers. The people I know that had them had all kinds of problems with the ceramic coating peeling. Just a heads up.

 

way to rain on his parade...

dude, it'll be fine. i'm gonna get my obx's next week too.

 

^ he's just telling it how it is.


there were quite a few horror stories about the ceramic coated OBX headers.

 

i agree, think twice before opening the box

 

fuck it i dont car how it looks as long as i get the whores power from them. and i didnt want chrome cause i think its ugly as dirt when it turns brown

 

^ you contradict yourself.

 

Yeah, peeling ceramic and rusty steel look much better.

It's your ride....

 

OMG...CANCEL your order and exchange it for SS! Like I've said before...do NOT buy OBX CERAMIC HEADERS!

Ceramic coated headers may be alright with other companies...but (specifically) OBX has proven itself to peel & rust in a matter of months! If you *must get OBX (regardless of reason) get only the SS version.

The most common mistake is that people *think OBX ceramic is nothing more than SS headers coated with ceramic. If this was true, then yes, cermic coated SS headers is the way to go, but in OBX's case, THEY ARE NOT MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL!

 

I would heed everyone's warning on this one.

I don't know anyone who was happy with the coated ones.

 

to late i got them off ebay i cant undo the deal and if i have a prob it has a lifetime warrenty from obx so ill just bitch or wait and get antha set once they rust.

 

if they rust just spray paint them.

 

2 pairs of obx is still less then half the price of comptech. so i will deal with the prob as it arrises. im sure not every single header does that. they could have changed the material or not i dont know but if i do have probs i will let u know. 2 reasons i got the cermaic 1 i dont like the look of ss headers after they have been driven on for a while 2 they were 50 bucks cheaper. ( i honestly didnt know they had rust issues i know bout the fittment probs but this is the first ive heard of the rust

 

I've seen the rust and it's not a pretty site. In about a year and a half (through about 2 philadelphia winters) the rust build-up was so severe it caused a leak through one of the pipes. I understand your scenario, and if you can not return it for whatever reason, at the very least ATTEMPT to prep it to see if you can at least slow down the aging process.

Here's one cheap idea...remove the existing ceramic coating off (using a non-chemical paint stripper) and spray paint it with a couple of light coats of 1200 degree engine paint. Trust us, the labor you put in now WILL be cheaper than a remove/install later.

 

Lord....

www.jet-hot.com Solve's ALL your rusting, peeling, blah blah blah problems

 

I thought of that. But judging on the fact that evilone bought the ABSOLUTELY cheapest headers he can buy, I highly doubt he would go through the financials of shipping his headers back and forth to get them professionally coated.

That's more for existing Comptech users looking for the extra edge.

 

whats about header wrap tape that should sheild it from the elements plus ishould helpto keep the heat soak down in the engine bay right.??

 

Cover it in this stuff and you won't have to worry about heat causing cracks, leaks, or heat soak.

 

WTF is that?

It looks like you unwrapped a mummy.

 

Asbestos

 

 

man OBX has leakage problems already on top of that CERAMIC? That is not a good idea. I know its cheaper but I dont think by much to get the SS. ITs not the matter of rusty SS and looking ugly, its the quality and cracking. A handful of my friends tried out ceramic headers and most of them if not all of their headers cracked on them. We were warned by our shop NOT to buy ceramic headers since it cracks easily. But if you dont care about the quality or dont care bout the time and money to put on the headers on and then take it off again once it cracks, send it back under warranty and do the process again. All because you want to save $50 then Go ahead. If you are doing the install at a shop. Wouldnt be more cost efficient just to buy SS. SS>ceramic Stronger wise. just speaking from experience. I aint talkin smack or I aint raining on your new toy. Just telling my stories.

 

Ahhaaaaaa. Warranty? Try getting OBX to pony up on that warranty. Read the posts about people with cracked welds, unaligned mounting holes. OBX basically will tell you to go pound sand.

OBX has never honored a warranty claim.

Are you installing them yourself?

 

no my boy is a tech at acura and he is doing them for me. as for the warrenty u could sue the shit out of them it says right on the box warrenty for life on defctive equipment. like crack welds and shit. they have to cover it or if not i will hit them with a law suit. and i bet ya they cover it once i go the court route on them.

 

That will make them rust faster as it traps heat and moisture.

 

FYI my OBX SS headers look the exact same now as they did two years ago when they were installed. I too had read all of the horror stories about the ceramic, which is why I went SS.

 

Cracks, leaks, and heat soak will be the least of your worries as you struggle to breath with bleeding lungs

 

Won't affect you for 10-40 years anyways... You gotta die of something :smitty:

 

haha..excited ass...i'll be under the car taking them off. I was thinking of polishing them for you but for my drill broke.