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DC HEADERS = no perfomance difference??

Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:21 AM
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Default DC HEADERS = no perfomance difference??

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the headers were a _____ to put on.. two of my bolts strip..

anyways.. so the DC headers are on..

but i feel no hp gain.. or no noise difference..


WHats thee Heck?? any thoughts?
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:22 AM
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obviously didnt take your time on the install.
you wont feel a major difference in power for obvious reasons if you searched
and no sound difference? yeah, right
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:27 AM
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How did you not hear a sound difference. A header on a tC makes so much rasp!
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:29 AM
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intake headers and exhaust together will be maybe a 15hp gain which isnt that noticeable but just headers is next to nothing. As far as sound your the first person to say it dosent make a difference
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:32 AM
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hahaha, IT took the whole dam DAy to install~!!!



i dont know whats going on with the performance, but SERiously..

theRES no sound difference~!! could it because of the cat??
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:35 AM
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I don't know but most people get a lot of rasp with just the header, most people say it makes it a lot louder and don't like the sound.
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:39 AM
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u sure its a dc header? maybe u just bought a stock header ... cuz.. headers make ridiculous amounts of noise.. unbearable noise... and uhh.. if u have a cat.. it kinda means u ahve a stock exhaust system.. which means ur headers are officially decoration in the engine bay..
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:41 AM
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i'd search for the dc headers problems, but....

is it just me, or is the search on this site horrible??
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:42 AM
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You expect to get performance gains you can feel? With just a header? Or even a i/e/h system? On our cars?

Think again buddy. You arent going to get crap.
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:46 AM
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my h/e/i (dc header, hks hi power, injen cai) set up makes my car sound like a lawnmower after 3xxx rpms
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 04:56 AM
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dc/hks/injen??!! thats like thee set up i want..


=/ i'm sorry to hear..
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 07:28 AM
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sorry to threadjack but does anyone have a link to a video or have personal experience with header and intake only? with stock exhaust? just wondering what that would sound like.
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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do a youtube search for videos/sound clips..there are plenty

also - the DC header is a 4-1 configuration so most of you're gains are going to be in the top end of the RPM band..you probably lost quite a bit on the bottom end from it so you're not going to feel much (if any difference) until damn near redline. As far as no sound difference - you must be deaf..the dc header sounds terrible with every combo that i have heard lol
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by AGTC85
my h/e/i (dc header, hks hi power, injen cai) set up makes my car sound like a lawnmower after 3xxx rpms
more like a weedwacker on crack........lol........i took the day off after my install of the weapon r to get resonators put on it was so bad..........as for hp........it does gain some but it is not really felt.......with intake,header,correct mid pipe,and correct exhaust muffler you will notice a gain......since i changed to apexi can from trd even it cleaned up the sound and my off the line is way better..........that was just from dumping the TRD can with that setup........my guess is the TRD was way restrictive.
Old Feb 2, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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dude r u sure u changed the header no noise differance????? hahaha
Old Feb 2, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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if you want power, go get a turbo or another car. bolting on a header is not gonna create a GIANT difference...
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