Excelerate

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DC Sports realized that the 2 bolt design had its flaws so they re-designed the header and are now producign 3 bolt designs. The new part # is HHC5528. These were just built last week. Build date is 5/14/07. I would not recommend buying anything earlier than that build date otherwise you may be getting the 2 bolt design which had some issues with exhaust leaks. This design will eliminate that issue. These headers are ceramic coated and will help keep the heat inside the header rather than the engine bay. I took a few pics.





We will be getting more of these in stock. I have 2 sets but they were pre sold a while back.

https://acurazine.com/forums/sponsored-sales-group-buys-10/dc-sports-header-groupbuy-tsx-04-cl-tl-317085/

$380 shipped and $5 for Paypal fees.

njzprettyboy

they look nice...

fsttyms1

Bout time. Though i just took a set of the 2 bolts off a members car this weekend and the welds were cracked on one of the manifold pieces

drcookie

Are the gaskets high quality or still crappy like the two-bolt version?

fsttyms1

I dont think there was any thing wrong with the old gaskets. The problem lied in the 2 bolt flange not being able to tighten properly to make a adaquit seal

Excelerate

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2 o-rings for the actual exhaust mani to j-pipe flanges and and a 3 bolt gasket with metal o-ring for the j-pipe to cat flange. It won't leak now.

orgnlprankster7

i wonder how these are compare to the XS headers

lodoss22

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Hey Excelerate,

Out in California if you don't have the proper display of CARB issued stickers on every modifications that you make to your engine you will get nailed by police officers. I learned that the hard way.

I was wondering, do these new 3-bolt headers come with a CARB legal sticker or is it welded on the headers itself? Could you please take a picture of it if it's welded? I'm deeply concerned, I don't want to make the same mistake.

Thanks for your help.

HittingDaLine

they look nice.

fsttyms1

only comptech are carb cert

2003TL-S

Not only was one of the manifold pieces cracked, as I found later there were two cracks in the collector pipe, one where the o2 sensor screws in and on one side of the flex pipe. So far my XS headers are a ton better. No leaks, no resonance like my DC's although I did have the XS's coated by High Performance Coatings, similar to Jet Hot, so maybe that helped eliminate any possible resonance even though many haven't had any with XS.

fsttyms1

Well that would explain some of the issues you were having with them then I was going to ask how you like them after the install. You heard mine i have no resonance and mine arent coated, but i liked how yours looked coated!

2003TL-S

Well you got a 6speed 2nd Gen TL, I have pretty shiny coated headers

By the way anybody that is thinking about doing a 6 speed swap into their TL, let me tell you, fsttyms1 if you don't know did it and his car flies!!! I could not believe how quick and smooth that thing was. He definitely got me thinking about doing the swap, it would be well worth the money, if I just didn't have a wedding to pay for. hmmmm....marriage...6speed....marriage....6speed. Too many hard decisions!!!!

slavver01

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6 speed swap


lol, depends on the girl tho. is she worth it? better yet, is an expensive wedding worth it

z3Ro

how low do these hang under the car? do u think u can get pix after the ppl installs them?

AMGala

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How much did it cost to get them coated, and how long did it take? Also, where did you get them coated? Thanks for the info.

2003TL-S

With shipping I think it was just over $200. The company is called High Performance Coatings, here is the website: http://www.hpcoatings.com
They were really quick, after they got my headers it was a matter of 3-4 business days and they called me to let me know they were sending them back to me. My advice make sure you email or call their customer service before doing this as they have many locations across the US and some locations may be quicker than others, mine went to North Carolina. Hope this helps!!!

AMGala

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Thanks

TOTAL~LUSH

do a potluck dinner and 6spd swap, daisys not roses!

fsttyms1