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Old Dec 8, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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I can get a DC Sports Header for $75 off a guy who used it on his show car so he says there's hardly
a couple hundred miles on it..After reading a bunch I'm in-between and most those Posts were old.

So would it be worth the $75 to deal with the rasp and CEL factors?

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only you can decide that
Old Dec 8, 2010 | 10:25 PM
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Ya guess I should re word the question..since most the post i found on it were from 07ish I guess I'm wondering how well do they hold up and has anyone had any issues with these headers in the long run..haha idk guess just wonder if 75$ is a price I can't pass up..
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Decent price, minimal gains, looks good though, just use a 45 degree O2 adapter with a 1" extension on the S-pipe O2 censor and you will be fine.

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in my opinion it wasnt worth it! lol rasp sucks unless u go out of your way to fix it using a couple huge resonators but the gain is minimal and its more of a pain than its worth!
how ever for 75 thats a good deal its up to u
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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Well it seems you've done your research, I think it's a good price especially if it's in good condition. I'll just leave you with this...

Old Dec 9, 2010 | 02:30 AM
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For that price, I would get! I have DC sports header, the rasp isn't that serious!
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thats a great price, I say do it.

I loved mine even just because I enjoy a nice looking engine bay :-)

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yeah you'll have to deal with tricking the secondary 02 sensor but its not that big of a deal and the money you saved getting this great deal you can put towards some resonators to get rid of the rasp lol
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For that amount, get it, it's not bad. I had it before and it worked great, not better than the DME (copy of Alphawerks) or Weapon R. But good for the price.

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ya i picked it up..75$ it was off an HR show car for SEMA soo only miles on it are those of it coming on and off a trailer..the guy i got it from has never owned a scion or anything just worked on the car and ended up with the part..been sittin in his garage for a couple years..ill post a pic of it..it good shape..
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Originally Posted by x_Batman_x
thats a great price, I say do it.

I loved mine even just because I enjoy a nice looking engine bay :-)



yeah you'll have to deal with tricking the secondary 02 sensor but its not that big of a deal and the money you saved getting this great deal you can put towards some resonators to get rid of the rasp lol

did you paint that yourself..? and what kind of red is that..? looks good
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yup painted myself

Duplicolor red Metal Specks



and Randode's VVT-i chrome overlays
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Oh ok kool I'll check it out I have a red intake..going to get a red strut bar soo was either going to paint that red or remove and hand polish it up soo maybe do both and see what looks better
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raceland makes a red intake and strut bar i think
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yup here it is
http://www.racelandus.com/c-32-parts-for-scion.aspx
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ya i got the red intake and i love it..but never thought bout there strut bar..50bucks? not bad atall

heres my 75$ header




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Id say you got one heck of a deal. I bought my headers off ebay the dc sports knock off for 80 dollars and they work like a charm. Have put about 6,500 miles on them and no problems also did the anti fouler and no cel.
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Originally Posted by MooSE55
I can get a DC sports header for 75$ off a guy who used it on his show car so he says there's hardly a couple hundred miles on it..after reading a bunch I'm in-between and most those post were old..so would it be worth the 75$? to deal with the rasp and CEL factors?
For the $, yeah! Dan Gardner uses it on his race car.
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For $75 you really can't go wrong. Just don't expect to feel any real gain in power from it.
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ok so called toyota and they want bout 40$ for the head gasket..any suggestions on where to get one of these..do i have to use the toyota one or would this one be just as good..?

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