fsttyms1

Yea ok.

fsttyms1

just go to their site and order them

burnerjunky

do i need to get different head gaskets and bolts like everyone had to when these first came out. Or have they improved their own gaskets and bolts.

pizz419

ok. i googled xs headers. no official site. can you point me in the right direction? pppllleassee? i wanna order them tomorrow when i get paid!

burnerjunky

search xs power, it gave me the site

Gee-TR

made in china, thats all I have to say.

6MTUA5

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http://ssautochrome.com/

http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1494

DAVERUBINO

Have you had any experience with these? I've had mine for two years now and I had to pay $150. The best $150 I've spent on my car. Everything doesn't have to cost $500 and be made in America apparently my friend.

pizz419

stupid question....on xspower.com they are $130 shipped. on ssautochrome.com they are $88, with shipping $103.83.

has anyone ordered from either site? obviously i would like to save $26.17 but the $88 on ssautochrome.com sounds kinda fishy... can anyone verify integrity?

pizz419

what the eff isnt made in china! for the price ill take a chance.

fsttyms1

What isnt made in china??
And Oem is best why?? and making them yourself

Sorry comptech is the best, not oem or trying to make them yourself. These are knockoffs. For the price and the gains they give ill take it. Working for me with no issues for over 45k now.

fsttyms1

get the 88 dollar ones. Same thing

pizz419

K. Im gonna order in the morning!!

burnerjunky

do you still need to get new gaskets though with these, or can i use the setup they ship with it?

6MTUA5

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Use the OEM engine block to manifold gaskets (they're metal) but the 3 "O" rings that they supply(for manifold to J pipe and J pipe to cat).

burnerjunky

what about the bolts

6MTUA5

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Get new ones I forget what size look for the XS header thread.

pizz419

just ordered mine!!!! now i just need to get some bolts.

Gee-TR

Unfortunately a lot of things are made there cause its cheaper to produce.It's business. I'm not saying the headers don't work, I'm just saying why buy cheaply made parts for your car, if you care and love your car, why not get the best? I guess since theres not that many manufacturers that make parts for TL's, we are forced to choose what ever is being made at the time. By all means do what ever you want to do, I have no problems with that. I just recently got back to the honda/acura scene, so I have to get used to not having so many choices in parts to choose from, if I came off as a dick, its because I've had some experience with the XS power stuff and I'm not to fond of there products. I'm from the Nissan community, but have had hondas/acuras in the past. All of the products I've used either didn't fit right or cracked. Maybe cause I deal with a lot of boosted cars which produce a lot of heat and pressure, but who knows. I know whats good and whats bad. But maybe for the TL's this header just might be ok to use, but I wouldn't buy one.

Gee-TR

Thats great to hear, I'm glad you've had such great success with these headers. I haven't had any experience with these headers but have had experiences with some other XS power products and they were not to great. You don't have to pay $500 on something thats made in America, just buy something that s $1000 thats made in Japan...hahaha, j/k. Point is you get what you pay for. In your case it was well worth the $150.

SSMTL01

Acknowledged- but like someone said for $100 who cares- there is a huge power gain from it even if it doesnt last ten years. Mine are holding up great so far minus the resonance which I have mostly fixed. I can't afford $1000 headers on a college budget.. just not practical.

pizz419

exactly! if you have the extra money then go all out but for us young ppl with limited extra cash.....$150 for headers. hell yeah. if they break ill buy another set.

pizz419

so has anyone ordered their xs headers from ssautochrome.com?? i placed an order early am 1/10 app 12:38 am. Paid online with cc, money was taken out of accnt on 1/10. today money is back in accnt. only thing i can think is that they just verify you have the money and then once they ship they charge your accnt. ive contacted them via email....but no response as of yet. any ideas? they dont have a phone # listed on their site. or am i just paranioid/impatient as a mofo?

pizz419

yeah so they just emailed me back...finally! OUT OF STOCK FOR at least the next 60 days!

DAMNIT!!! I was really hyped to get headers!

AcuraDreamin

Alright, so here is yet another xs header update. Just put them in yesterday. Had a few problems, 1 being i blew the battery fuse and freaked out when i had no power... Then when we got all the bolts on, we remembered we didnt put the o rings in... and worst of all we didnt use the new bolts i bought...long story.

Anyway besides all the problems and mistakes by my friend and I, the headers are in and the power gain is quite nice.
Have a little resonance which decreased today around 1.5-3.5 rpms. Have a small ping around the cat once in a while. Both are minimal and im guessing when i put the new bolts in and tighten well these problems will go away. I generously wrapped the flex pipe in header tape i found for 20 bucks at NAPA, so this may have helped decrease resonance.

The install is actually quite easy if you follow instructions, use new bolts, and dont blow a battery fuse. Most important thing is to have patience, take your time, and having all the tools necessary. I say this because we probably wouldnt have gotten the rusted bolts at the cat off if we didnt have an impact wrench. Taking off and putting on the rear manifold is not too difficult, just do what everyone else said and pretty much lay over the engine.

One question, how did you guys get your hanger to bolt in, did you use extra washers or some kind of extension?

6MTUA5

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Is that why they refunded the money?

pizz419

yeah money was refunded. but just checked my email (literally just now) and they shipped me a package got a fex ex tracking # and all
checked my CC accnt. NO charge from them!! so maybe ill get them for free.

ill let you all know.

AcuraDreamin

now that would definitely be a sweet deal!

pizz419

hell yeah!! my luck they will double charge me or something next week. LOL

ill keep ya posted!

brune55

I have been following this thread for a while now. I have been waiting for my headers I installed on my 03 TL - S to get broken in to see if I had any problems that I read about on here. I purchased a beautiful set of Megan Racing SS Headers to go with my Tanabe SUPER MEDALION HYPER SS Exhaust system. I have to say, "this is the best investment I could have made for this car. I have nothing but compliments from others ( onlookers, mechanics and such.) I had my local Meinike shop install both systems and they said they have never had such an easy and beautiful set of headers and/or exhaust they installed or seen. They were a perfect fit they said with no leaks or places hitting. I took the extra precaution of getting a tube of Permatex Gasket material and had them put it on all the header gaskets, even at the convertor. I used Megans manifold gaskets and bolts.

The performance increase has been exceptional, along with the Injen RD CAI and Unichip performance unit. I just wish they would come out with more performance products for the J32A2 engine on the TL-S. It is a beautiful car to trick out and tune. To all the TL lovers............ ............

Antonio7

Does any have problem with the DC header? or fitting issue.Thanks in advance.

AcuraKidd

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anybody know the difference between these XS headers and DC Sports headers?

What are the current prices for both?

Which are better and why?

6MTUA5

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1. Look it up

2. See above

3. DC Sports because it's a better company

AcuraKidd

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I heard that the reason the XS Power headers are soo cheap is because they have really bad welds and will usually break after about a year, is this true?

DC3328

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if anyone could be so kind, whats the gain for a tl-p with xs headers?

jdubbs11ghost

what brand are these?