before I drop a Grand on a piece of metal, would someone tell me which Brand work best for stock pipes. preferably someone who has one of the two brands.
thanx

 

I've got the OBX's, finish quality sucks (ceramic coated peeled off w/in first 2 weeks of ownership); RayLaks Acura had a helluva time getting them to fit but they definitely increased performance going by the "seatofthepants-ometer". I don't have exp. w/ any other headers so impossible to give objective comparison. Would I buy 'em again? Probably since they are 1/2 of the cost of CT.

 

bro i got comptech heads and my boy has the obx... now i wish i never dropped that kinda $$ on the comptechs because they all do the same shit.. but dont 4 get, after you install the heads, make sure you put some kind of "lock bolt seal" so that they dont come loose

 

if u got the $$$ go comptech

 

I personally paid $400 for OBX headers WITH install. Granted I got Stainless steel so I didn''t have peeling issues, but unlike most, I had to re-tighten my bolts...twice.

 

Don't forget about the alpha headers, i heard good things from them on this forum so far

 

I have had both the OBX's and now have the CT's. Only 2 things I noticed in difference
1-- Resonance, I had more of it with the OBX.
2-- When I took the OBX off, you could see where exhaust was escaping (Could also hear in the winter time at cold start up), and I had the bolts as tight as I could get them.

The overall build quality is better with the CT's, but as far as performance goes, they are equal.
You should actually check the Black Market of this site, and over at Acura-TL.com, and see what comes up. I bought my CT's there, for < $700

 

thanks for the tips guys

 

Comptechs if you want it to last and fit and finish.