Elementz

Hi all. Yes indeedy, my brand new Megan Racing headers were delivered to my doorstep yesterday!

I will be having them installed this weekend. Is there anything I need to do after they are on? Like reset ECU?

Will I be able to feel a difference in power?

I know these are a lot of dumb questions, but any info would be greatly appreciated.

MikePA

Who is doing the installation?

Do you also have an aftermarket exhaust system?

Elementz

Dynamic Motorsports in Dillsburg, PA will be doing the install on Saturday morning. And, no I do not have an aftermarket exhaust (don't want one either).

Why, are you in PA? If so, what part?

MikePA

About 15 miles from DMS. What are they charging you to install the headers?

Elementz

Not sure. They only charged about $100 labor for my pulley install. I think there labor rate is like $70/hr. So it'll prolly cost me a couple hundred bucks.

BTW, I'm in Mechanicsburg. PM me sometime if you ever need additional info.

joseph_99tl

Elementz...

be sure to get back on how much the install costed.

i would like to know.

Elementz

I will.

SLAMMED_WDP_TLS

did you get the headers from the groupbuy of the v6 forum or you bought it somewhere else. Thanks

fsttyms1

you can reset the ecu and go out and drive like crazy. it will tae a while for the ecu to fully learn.
as for gains its not going to be like a SC or nos but they will be there

Elementz

Actually, these were off Ebay. Very good price too, but the guy only had 3 sets.

Elementz

Do I have to reset the ECU? Or will it learn the new setup w/o resetting it?

moahdriven

yea im still waiting on em too, im gettin really pissed. I kno dave is trying but its getting annoying

Elementz

Okay ladies. DMS installed my headers on Sat. morning for $116; 2 hours of labor. They did disconnect my battery so my ECU is in the process of learning my new setup. This weekend the car felt exactly like it did right after my CAI install....like crap.

The car now sounds a little meaner though. As soon as you as you fire it up, you hear a deep, slightly audible growl which sounds real nice.

Fitment was almost perfect. The heat shield on the 1st catalytic converter needed a very slight trim to get the pipe to sit flush when bolted to it.

Anyway, I think the ECU is definitely close now. I got in this morning to go to work and noticed a pretty big difference. I came onto the main road and gunned it thru 1st, 2nd and into 3rd. Well, as soon as VTEC kicked in in 2nd, the tires slipped a little! I was like HOLY F*&K! In dry conditions too!

Today, at lunch, I'm going to give her hell. I'll let you know how it goes.

Oh, and BTW. The welds looked VERY good!

joseph_99tl

yes yes...tell us more.

redbaronace

has anyone from the group buy received their headers yet. i was told that they would arrive sometime the first week of december. its already the 3rd week and im getting somewhat impatient.

anybody else know of anything regarding a status. i did try emailing dave, but no response from him in 3 days.

peace
b

keepingitclean

dont worry, justkilling time is a legit seller. He did order the parts from megan. You will be getting yours soon.

PenguinQX

iTrader: (1)

I got mine last week.. I was the in the first shipment tho... It took about a week to arrive at my house from shipping date. The headers appear to be in ok shape, but the box is beaten to HELL. That's UPS ground for ya.

andrew_gordon

I got mine from Dave in about a week's shipping time. Thats to Canada too. Everything is in perfect condition and went on flawlessly.

redbaronace

i appreciate the update. i have been wanting to get them in and naturally i want them soon.

i have an installer who will put them in for $60.00

b

fiveoh-tl

What sort of power gains can be expected on a '02 TL w/ Megan headers.....how's that compared to Comptech headers?

keepingitclean

Ill post the results after i dyno my car with megan headers on the megan website. im really sorry for not being able to do it sooner. My car has been giving me a lot of problems lately. Ill try to resolve everything and run asap.

peachblossom

same gains for all headers. TL-p gets less than type-s tho, 15-20 for tl-p, 20-30 for type s

sux for tl-p'ers ey

MikePA

By and large, headers are headers, so the gains will be about the same across brands (except for the real junk headers). CompTech has some graphs on their site from dyno runs.

Everyone quotes the 15 - 20 hp for TL-P. What they fail to mention is that this additional horsepower (16.3 - 17.9 hp gain) is achieved at 6,000 to 6,750 rpm and it was with headers and their muffler system. What percent of your driving time do you spend at these rpm levels? I imagine most people spend the majority of their driving time at less than 5,000 rpm where the average gain with headers and mufflers is 2.4 hp.

sc354

According to most owners with headers, you really feel a difference in the high RPM's. Generally if you are passing or just ripping it on the highway in 3rd gear, that is when you will feel the difference with the headers.

All in all, if you can score a good deal on Megan or alphawerks headers, I say go for it.

Later guyz..

Hurleysurf24

post pics of the inside where the three pipes conenct please

MQMH_03

let us know how the install goes and if any part like the 02 sensor had any problems in terms of fitment...

PDX3.2TL

post pics of internal welds so we can compare them against the Alphawerks. If you do a search for the alphawerks on ACL you will find plenty of info for and against them...

samkws

dave is an awesome guy

always look for the best deals for us

honest and reputatable

i ordered the apexi coilovers from him for only 445 shipped