I've been interested in getting a set of these and i keep visiting www.ssautochrome.com and it says they are out of stock. So I email them and finally get a response today after 5 days and they said they ARE BACK IN STOCK, they just have no updated anything lately.

So for those of you who want some knock off comptech headers, here's your chance! They are priced at $120.01 SHIPPED ($95 + $25.01 shipping). I'm not too sure if I want to jump on these or not yet because I don't know if I want my exhaust to be that loud.

 

IT wont be loud, I bought mine like 3+ years ago and still work great.

 

For real? That would be awesome

 

get it! best bang for the buck.

it didn't really change the loudness of the exhaust since you still have your cat

 

HOw much did you feel in the butt dyno when you installed headers on your TL-P with all those bolt ons?

 

Any trouble with the welds or anything?

Also, I've been reading that their gaskets suck. Is it possible to use the OEM gasket instead?

 

i wish i could buy teh headerz

 

All you need is a jpipe and PCDs!

 

Wish I could buy them, but I live in Cali. Ugh...I hate having to pay more just for a damn carb number.

 

Makes me want to buy a new set... As far as a butt dyno, you could "feel" it, but we all know that a lot of that is in your head.

That being said, the headers are the best bolt-on aside from a S/C for the TL-p

 

Xs Header is one of best mod you can do for just $120. Yes you will feel big different even in TL-P.

 

For those of you that have them installed on your cars: How long have you had them? How are the welds? How are the gaskets? Any leaks/cracks developed? Do they rust over time? Are they really that good for 120 bucks?

A lot of questions, but I'd like to make sure I'm not buying junk. I've heard about these headers a while back. I'd like to reconfirm their quality with any member that bought them in the past and still currently have them installed on their cars.

 

definitely felt quicker than when it was just only intake




i remember buying mine for $103 shipped

 

I think I'm going to buy. I know that they are a hit or miss with the quality, so I guess I'll be crossing my fingers.

 

Anyone? >_>

 

Thanks for the heads up!

 

There was a poll about the quality. They seem to have a problem with the flex pipe and exhaust leaks. However, some people have had no problems with them at all. I believe Fatty has had them for a LONG time with no issues.

I'm going to give them a shot. Hopefully I'll get a good set.

 

I have them and they are great. They are the only headers with the bend in the pipe that will fit with a 6 speed unless you want to go custom. I have heard that the gaskets are hit and miss and I remember hearing from one person that the welds were shitty. Even if you do pay someone $50 to redo some welds they are still a steal. Whatever difference between these headers and comptech ones is definitely not worth ~$400+ (aside from the California legality).

 

ive had them foreverrr... i bought one of the first batches when they were made.. prolly at least 3 years...most likely more.. never had any problems with welds, cracking, gaskets or anything like that.. recently i needed to replace the flex pipe... id say def worth it... if i knew they were still making them i would have just bought a new set instead of spending the same to have a new flex welded in...

 

Hmmm. Thanks for all the responses guys. I appreciate the feedback. I did look into some threads from the search results I found but there wasn't as many direct "reviews" as what you've provided me and other members with here. I wish it wasn't so "hit and miss" with the quality...

 

I have had them as well for over 3 years and no issues whatsoever. I actually had them coated at the time to strengthen them and protect them by HPC, which is now owned by JetHot. I am glad I did it. Before I had them coated I had a buddy check out the welds and they were fine. Best bang for the buck out there

 

thanks for letting us know it was back in stock
i'm gonna order it next week and do what 2003TL-S did, give it to Jethot to coat the thing. 120 for stainless steel 6speed headers, can't go wrong with that

 

punzine

 

thanks for the info, just ordered a set

 

Lol check it out they sell a pulley for the Accord/Acura V6 for $20:
http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1661

"INCREASE YOUR HORSEPOWER ~ BIG ~ NOW! EASILY! THIS IS THE ONLY PULLEY NEEDED FOR POWER - NO NEED FOR THE HARD TO GET TO SMALL ONE THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE OUT !!! THIS IS AN EASY BOLT ON GAIN"

It's the freaking power steering pulley

 

Where you guys buying them from?
Do you know if they are from new batch or not?

 

I tihnk its cheaper to buy from xs power it 130 including shipping in the US I've been looking for these for a while and although it says outta stock i emailed em ontuesday and they said they had some in stock.

http://www.xs-power.com/acura-honda-...-headers-2.htm

 

That's more expensive than buying them from ssautochrome for both US and Canadian customers...check the original post. That's where you should be buying them from.

 

Wait, I'm confused. So both websites are selling the same product? Just different vendors? Or are the ssautochrome.com headers different brand than XS-P.

 

They great only downside is they crack but u can have them rewelded for dirt cheap and if u increase the b pipe to 2"5inch more power/TQ

 

i had them on 4 years and no problems definitely worth the money

 

hopefully i'll still be able to order them by thursday... i'd be devastated if i wasn't able to


NOOB question sorry but what's the B pipe?

 

their design in regards to tubing , how it merges looks like comptech-
they are superior to obx- centuries ahead of megans t-connection disaster; if they are truly stainless steel- there are 2 kinds used for exhaust- t 304 and sus 304 ( a less expensive alloy blend currently used by Dc Sports Headers- hopefully, the gauge of tubing isnt thinner than 18 gauge( 14-16 is best ) this refers to thickness of tubing walls- thin can lead to cracking... then there are the questions of welds.. so for the money- I'd buy them, take them to an experienced welding shop, have them inspect the welds- reinforce if necessary- buy oem exhaust gaskets( metal- not cheap paper/fiber)
wrap them in thermal exhaust wrap, ( where primary pipes go down between engine/body) (reduce heat soaking) get grade 8 hardware( lower numbers have less strength ) and put them on..

 

dc sports are more reliable ( supposedly ) been around for years, but
at 330.00- 360.00 not cheap- but less than trump priced comptechs.
then again there are many outthere with xs headers with no problems.
My vote- its a go..if you examine the design, kinks, bottlenecks, and other restrictions of the oe exhaust manifolds and tubing- its no wonder that headers are a top choice to upgrade- just avoid the inferior crap . my 2 cents ...

 

B-pipe is just the straight pipe that runs from the cat to the y split. I duno why it's called a b pipe. It's a straight pipe with a bend in the middle, so maybe B-end pipe.
Thanks for the info!
Bump

 

trolololololol

 

I have had the Stone headers for well over 100k miles and 7+ years. 0 issues

 

Has anyone gotten a set of them? Still don't know if they have any or not. No response to emails.

 

I've had my Stone Headers (ssautochrome) for a solid 6 years now. Awesome headers. Back then they were $300+ though. The quality was very good. I'm thinking better than the newer branded XSPower Headers, on average. I'd buy the XSPower's if I had to. It sounds a little sketchy until someone gets a set from them though.

 

Stone headers are from ssautochrome? I thought that they were both XS-P. Whatever, nvm I'm confused.

But has anyone gotten a set of new headers from either of them? I don't want to order if they don't have any left.