where can i get some xs headers from i tried the xs site but they are sold out. i cant go with comptech because it too much for me

 

thats the million dollar question.
right now, used is the only way to go.

 

dam that sucks. they need to make more or something.

 

samething with DC excelerate is waiting for there shipment.....

XS yea used plus i cant get them anyway there illegal in CA. but keep your eye on the BM there maybe something popping up

BTW what is the XS headers website...I heard there are some SPC headers or something like that too out there.. there suppose to be good

 

lol.. so worried about CA smog.. might as well just spend the big bucks on comptechs or DC


waste of money imo.

but since xs is no more... eh

 

I think DC is going to running for a little under 400

 

even still...

you could have bought 3 xs headers and had 3 chances of one being perfect. and then sell off the other two haha

and they won't do visual smog check.. i think first few smogs you do are just to see if your car passes emissions and not visual...

well, for me, i got my dad's buddy who's son is on acurazine..

wow.. how crazy.. lol

 

this what we will do Josh when its time for smog ill drive to to where your at and you can get me hooked up...

 

^ haha, ok. go ahead.

 

so whats is the next cheapest headers i can get since we cant get xs no more

 

you have to look around for headers. Probably DC i know excelerate is suppose to get them for like 365 i think

 

How about, there's a lot on Ebay one which similar price range to xs and sometime, it cheaper under accord model it's claimed fit to 2G tl.

 

Yes Accord 98-02 V6 models are the same as the 2nd gen TL

 

How about Megan Racing? They are about $350 and seem to work great on my 01 accord V6.

 

hmmm never heard alot about them maybe someone else will jump in and let us know..

 

Megan in the past gave TL users a lot of issues. More so than XS

 

who cares about it being illegal. paint the front header with hightemp flat black paint. ive had my hood popped, cop didnt even notice... there wasnt anything shiny to attract his attention.

 

^ smog is my problem

 

should still pass. and i doubt theyll notice either. just keep going to different shops until someone does it.

 

I can get some for 200 from a shop but i dont feel like dealing with the smog thing. I can just wait for the DC ones

 

Spray them with black or gray heat paint, and or find a way to get the stock heat shields to fit over them to make it look like stock. There is nothing about them that would cause them to fail any emissions

 

^well I never had to smog a car before because we usually switch cars every 2 years but i think im keeping the TL for a while dont they do visual smog too or something like that... Thats what I heard

 

o wait im sorry never mind i see what your saying Kris

 

i just checked excelerate's online store and they seem to have the DC sports ceramic coated headers in stock

 

so can we feel good about the newer DC's now?? headers is the last major mod i need...damn xs and their bullshittin around on the matter...

 

No excelerate doesnt have them yet not till May maybe even not then there on there site but they dont have them I talked to them on THursday

 

What's a waste of money?

 

buying a CARB legal headers instead of just getting something else thats cheaper and works as well when you can always just get away with it.

 

Hey Cali people, with all this CARB stuff, do they actually look at headers on an inspection or what? stock headers don't have any kind of stamping that say CARB approved or something do they? what if you had your heat shield off with stock headers, would you fail?

Looking forward to learning more about these DC headers...the XS seem to be a good choice but can't get them new anymore..someone local here may be selling their XS headers to me but if that falls through, i need another option and i guess it may be DC

 

actually, you have to keep your heat shields on...



where bolt #5 would screw into is actually just a hole. with threads... so if you have it off, it'll sound like you're running no exhaust and just headers.... but more fartier.. lol

i haven't done smog yet so i wouldn't kno about visual inspection...

 

i might be getting some XS headers too.. Im just going to try and get around it somehow with the carb number....

 

where are you planning on getting the xs headers from?

 

my buddy sold his CL-S so im getting some parts off of him

 

I found some headers on craigslist, new, that appear to be XS Power. They're in Clarksville, TN if anyone wants to look into it. I personally have a set already, just figured I'd help another Aziner out

$130 OBO which isn't too bad all.

http://clarksville.craigslist.org/pts/1099320794.html

 

Not XS headers.

 

has that flex pipe on the front downpipe

 

Ah you're absolutely right! I didn't even notice it

 

it was worth a shot

 

So XS doesnt have the flex pipe?

 

ive been reading threads on xs headers and it seems to me that gains from these headers will only be evident in higher rpms only. Is this correct? I'd say I drive normally and does not floor a lot... will I get any benefits in adding this mod to my 03 TL-S?