Should I just go with OBX SS headers??
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Should I just go with OBX SS headers??
My budget is about 800-900 dollars at this point.
For about 538 dollars, I can get a brand new Zex wet nitrous kit with a blow-down tube. That leaves me with just enough money to get a set of new OBX headers for about 330 dollars.
But the question is, should I just hold off on headers for the time being and wait for Stone Racing headers (been waiting since November of 2003) or a used set of Comptech headers for a good price? Comptech still goes for 600-700 used, and I'm not sure if I want to spend that much. I know Comptech is good, but it really is overpriced, not to mention used.
So should I give it a shot with OBX and get headers and nitrous at the same time (fun shit ) or what?
For about 538 dollars, I can get a brand new Zex wet nitrous kit with a blow-down tube. That leaves me with just enough money to get a set of new OBX headers for about 330 dollars.
But the question is, should I just hold off on headers for the time being and wait for Stone Racing headers (been waiting since November of 2003) or a used set of Comptech headers for a good price? Comptech still goes for 600-700 used, and I'm not sure if I want to spend that much. I know Comptech is good, but it really is overpriced, not to mention used.
So should I give it a shot with OBX and get headers and nitrous at the same time (fun shit ) or what?
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Originally posted by Red Rider
Get " previously owned " Comptechs
Get " previously owned " Comptechs
No, like I said in the original post, I think even used Comptech headers (going for like 600-700) are overrated, not to mention that they are used. Hence the reason I'm considering buying NEW OBX headers for 330.
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Originally posted by Pure Adrenaline
I wonder if Comptech has a Pre-Owned program.
No, like I said in the original post, I think even used Comptech headers (going for like 600-700) are overrated, not to mention that they are used.
I wonder if Comptech has a Pre-Owned program.
No, like I said in the original post, I think even used Comptech headers (going for like 600-700) are overrated, not to mention that they are used.
With all the OBX horror stories, just get the Comptechs and forget about it.
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There was someone on here that spent more money on the install, then unistall then re-install and ended up buying a set of CT headers b/c the OBX weren't covered under warranty and they had a bad weld..
He spent way over $1,000 on it..
I'd say like everyone else above to get a set of used CT headers..
He spent way over $1,000 on it..
I'd say like everyone else above to get a set of used CT headers..
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Mine haven't cracked but I do suffer from that 2500rpm resonance and it makes me mad. But, they were cheap so I don't complain. If I had it to do over I'd go with Comptech though. They both give you the same gains and if you don't mind a bit of resonance only at that rpm then they are a sweet deal. If there is a bad cracking problem then you might want to reconsider but I haven't heard too much about that until now. 
then again, I don't read every post about the OBX headers since it just deteriorates into a CT vs. OBX rant eventually.
then again, I don't read every post about the OBX headers since it just deteriorates into a CT vs. OBX rant eventually.
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Originally posted by rondog
don't get oBX, I have them, and everybody I know who has them had them crack on them. if I use the word them, one more time...
don't get oBX, I have them, and everybody I know who has them had them crack on them. if I use the word them, one more time...
pure, read this
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...&highlight=OBX
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