fsttyms1

Mine will be here friday for luck that there are no problems

c0v3rr1d3

iTrader: (4)

put mine in last friday, only took like 2 hours with a lift. No problems so far, no leaks/resonance at least that i can hear so far. Just buy new oem header to engine gaskets and some stainless steel bolts to replace the ones that come with the headers.

chewi

sweet..good to hear....

I'm about to order them but I'm really confused about the shipping cost to CANADA.

At the top is says it cost $140 to ship to canada

Then at the bottom of the page it says $50 to ship to Canada.

ANY of you CANADIANS out there bought one? How much did u get charged for shipping?

joe80055

The headers are completely installed, the modified cat's working nice now.. I LOVE it! The minute the headers finally broke in, I took off... and I instantly turned into a mime... I was so impressed, I couldn't even speak. I even spelled out h-o-l-y-s-h-i-t through silence. Just beautiful. What's even more nice is the bronze/gold look from the heat really blends in well with the engine cover paint.



Oh c0v3rr1d3, thanks for the gasket, I really needed it badly.. I just custom fitted it to the xs headers.. yes.. i cut the gasket, made it overlap, cut off any extra and tightened the hell out of bolts.. no leaks at all so I'm all good to go I'll bring the downpipe to the next meet

PiZauL

iTrader: (1)

Looks good man. Just wondering, what engine paint did you use? I tried to make mine that red, but apparently the duplicolor "Ford Red" looks more orange than red..

fsttyms1

It DOESNT need to be heat paint, if it got that hot teh plastic and other parts under the hood would melt! The outside of your car gets hotter sitting in the sun.. go pick out what ever color you want off the shelf and spray it with that. I prefer body color matching but thats me. There are a million different colors available, im sure you can get a red you like.

Acuracy02

I ordered mine today. Should take 2-3 days to receive it from what others have been saying. I'll try and post pics also since my engine is apart right now anyhow due to replacing the valve cover gaskets and grommets. I plan to run stainless 8.8 bolts and OEM head-to-exhaust gaskets with the XS O-Ring gaskets that everyone has been saying work fine.


Joe80055 - What mod did you do to your cat?

fsttyms1

mine come tomorrow. i ordered them monday afternoon. Ill be installing them tomorrow also. im going to reuse the oem gaskets on the heads and i have all teh other bolts recomended already just laying around

joe80055

Scroll up to post #84. I had to cut off the studs and replace them with nuts and bolts since the nuts were too rusted to take them off with an impact wrench or torch in order to put the headers on.
Haha, I didn't use Duplicolor for the engine cover, I hate the quality of that paint.. I only use duplicolor to paint my calipers black. You have to go to walmart, it's in the spray can section.. I'll post a pic for you tomorrow morning when I get the chance. I know the can was labeled Ford Red, but I don't remember what number was on it. I used that Rustomatic (not sure if it's spelled that way) primer, then the red paint, and the Rustomatic gloss finish to give it that shine and make it easy to clean whenever it's dirty.

joe80055

You'll LOVE them... question is, you have a '99 like me--how are you going to get the nuts off those super-rusted studs? I had to cut my headers and downpipe into pieces to do such a thing

fsttyms1

nope i dont, i have a 2000, and if you saw teh 6 speed conversion thread, you would see i also have a new motor in it and have already removed every bolt, so they will come of liek butter for me

Acuracy02

Yea, the six speed conversion that I am dying to see. You only live an hour away from me!


Lol.

fsttyms1

come on up. ill take you for a ride

joe80055

With the 6 speed conversion, I just had to fastfoward it to the end, there's 35+ pages to being with! lol

fsttyms1

Well if you look at the one thats stickied and you cant post in its 1 page. plus if you read all 35+ of the other one you wouldnt miss out on any thing

lostchild83

Ordered mine yesterday! I should be getting them sometime next week! Can't wait!

2003tltypes

just to make sure it will fit a 2003 tl-s...right?

fsttyms1

yes.

Phesto

yes no problem..

fsttyms1

Mine just came. Off to teh garage to install

Phesto

what are your intial impressions Fsstym1....................since you have seen(maybe installed) DC and Comptechs,I'd value your opinion.

fsttyms1

They seem pretty good. Welds look good too. I had slight fitment issues with the cat bolting up (but thats most likely my fault from all my exhaust mods of removing resonators and such) the 3 bolt holes didnt want to line up. I forsed it on but ill address and straighten it up in the future. No leaks yet. Havent taken it for a spin because i cant. They poured new curb yesterday and it will be a week before i can get it out of the driveway

Phesto

Nice..........time to test out the 6spd TL soon...................I'm glad you thought the welds looked good,I thought they looked comparable to the old Megan's.

2003tltypes

will it make it fail the smog test? is it 100% legal?
i live in tracy ca

joe80055

Hey, you're not the only one, I had fitment issues as well. Even if you forced it on, you won't get a leak as long as everything's nice and tight. I couldn't even tighten the hanger's bolts, I had to leave the hanger alone. There are no leaks so far and I've had it on for a while. I must say.. in VTEC, especially around 5-7K, the car sounds MEAN. like woah!

chewi

so do you guys feel the power when you hit vtec?

is the increase in hp noticeable?

MikePA

Go to the CompTech web site and look at the dyno graphs. They'll tell you where the gains are.

c0v3rr1d3

iTrader: (4)

i definatly noticed an added boost to go with the ice box intake i have also. It runs throughthe first 3 gears a lot faster now

kuni808

Hey guys so im wondering these XS headers they dont have any resonance like the megans?? im really thinking about switching to these headers if that resonence is gone. i dont want to buy another header with this stupid cricket noise coming from my car. i hate that. blah. but if you guys say that there is no resonence then that might have to be my next purchase. any other fitment issues or anything??

joe80055

Jared, you'll be fine. Buy them. You won't have any fitment issues for your year so you're all set. By the way, I LOVE the wheels you gave me

fsttyms1

Well after a 300 mile road trip this weekend, i have no leaks or resonance. As for if they imporved power?? never really got to test car and know what it was like before it. But it sure is fast. Every thing bolted up great. I just had to attach the manifold to the lower pipe before tightening the manifold pieces up. it allowed enough play to alighn every thing. No problems with the hanger, O2, or hitting any thing. I did notice a nicer exhaust tone

DAVERUBINO

These fit a 2000 TL-p? If so, I'm buying them. Thanks for the help!

joe80055

They fit all the second gens, so you'll be fine.

Acuracy02

Mine came today. Picking up my gaskets tomorrow from Acura (because they are lame and parts closed at 6pm today) and installing them tomorrow night. I'm about to run to the hardware store to get the bolts I need.

Now, for the potentially unfortunate news.....

I was talking to my friend who spent some time working at a local shop and spent about a year distributing parts from rare Japanese companies that previously were not well recognized within the US, examples being Junction Produce, Wald, etc. He has done a lot of work with forced induction so clearly those parts are under more stress. He knew the name of these headers right away and mentioned (as I verified when I received mine today) that the headers are stainless but the flanges are a mild steel....two metals that have different properties when heated up...two metals that when placed under stress when heated will crack. This has yet to be a problem from what I have read on the TL/CL forums so maybe this is only related to XS-Power turbo manifolds that this seller distributes, but I just thought I would share with you what I have heard....I am in know way saying this will affect us on the TL but this is coming from a source I trust.

The GOOD news is that this same friend has spoken with this distributor and was informed that they offer a lifetime warranty on their products....so if they do break sources claim they can be replaced under warranty....forever.

I believe all this to be true and that he and I were speaking of the same distributor XS-Power but I know that there are other rip offs closely related to XS-Engineering, etc. so there is a chance I am off. Just a heads up on the potential good and bad.

acuratle

I've Had Megan Headers For About 2 Years And The First Set I Blew All The Welds I Took Them Back For Warranty And They Exchanged Them No Problem. They Gave Me Another Set And These Ones Were Made Diffrently. They Had Extra Brackets Welded On In The Same Place The Welds Broke. The First Set Did Make Alot Of Noise And The Whole Time I Was Thinking That This Type Of Car Should Not Make This Kind Of Noise. The Second Set I Got About Six Months Ago Was Alot Better Only I Didnt Get A Chance To See If They Made Alot Of Noise Because As Soon As I Put Them On I Wrap Them Up. So I Dont Know If Its The New Desingn Or The Header Wrap. But It Is Super Quite.

Acuracy02

The SHIFT key is right next to the "Z" if you ever need it.




I'm just messing with ya.

chewi

VERY INTERESTING.... any body else want to chime in?

joe80055

As long as there's a warranty, I won't care if they break 20 times in a row.. at least it's free. lol ... now, if Acura only applied this to their POS tranny policy.. ugh.

Topher707

yup, im with you on the young and poor... after buying a TL my pockets are pretty empty. Im hopefully going to order a set of these today or tomorrow... IF I DONT GET OUTBID!

Topher707

LMFAO, when i read this i almost fell over!