DC Sports Header thoughts/feedback
 

DC Sports Header is going for $525.99 on ft86sf and $504.95 on phastek. Seems like a nice price.

Description of header (video too): http://www.phasteksport.com/2013-Sci...der-ssr704.htm

How is this header? Anyone actually using it? Worth it or is there a better header for this price range?


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They look good. Wonder how they sound though, I dont like raspy exhaust systems.

Dyno?

my guess would be 6-8whp

I'm gonna go with garbage. At that price, the quality suffered somewhere.

I've seen the prototype at their shop. It's sad that I couldn't hear the sound or to drive it to give pros & cons feedback :(

Probably so, but i still think i would buy this one before a borla :) I'm not buying either since i already have an FA20club and still waiting for something better to come along.

Is your car NA or FI?

You can't necessarily say that. Just because something is cheaper doesn't mean the quality is always worse.

I don't think he said that because it's cheaper. Even a vendor on the forum, who carries DC products, said that they are garbage.

DC sports has a pretty bad reputation.

What makes a header garbage vs not garbage?

Overall build quality? welding?
HP/TQ gains?
Reliability?
Material?
Conformity/placement?
All the above?

Material, reliability, fitment. Gains are a bonus once tuned, but I'm more worried about those first 3 categories over the gains. Typically a header that meets the first three, the gains will follow. This header also comes with 0 warranty, so it cracks, you're out $500 bucks.

Sure it's 304 SS, but the question is where is that supplied from?

If it doesn't come with a warranty I'd put my money on the borla. Least their customer service is tried and true. But like you I won't be buying one cause I have a rev works lol

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It's funny that stainless is now "required" for headers. People seem to think that if its not stainless it won't last. I wish someone would bring out a mild steel header for cheaper. Mild steel will probably last longer than 99% of the people will own the car anyway. Since whatever header you buy it seems you have to spend another few hundred dollars in a tune anyway. I had mild steel headers(Hooker Super Comps) on my old Mustang for years, and it was a daily driver. Never rusted out or broke welds. Surface rust yes, but they lasted a looong time. In fact they were still good when I changed them out because I put different heads on. They're still hanging in my shop.

I for one wouldnt want to put a rusty header on a ~30k brand new car. I would probably put mild steel headers on an old mustang over stainless too.

Has anyone actually tried one yet? Interested in hearing first hand feedback.

If fit and finish is anything like their front pipe, pass. I tried their front pipe because it was cheap and I wanted to hear my exhaust setup full Catless and not drop $300-500 on a front pipe. Didn't fit right, hits transmission. I wouldn't want to know what a nightmare their header would be.

PPE should have one available. Haven't heard much thou
Nameless supposedly is realising this month
Open flash header from Vishnu is out and is atleast this good or better for the same price

HKS and JDL both are better in every sense. Why buy a header that doesn't make power. Seems like a waste to me.


I wouldnt buy it.

have you ever had any of their products? i had a DC race header on my k20a2 ep and it with a good tuned kpro it made about the same numbers as my friends's two times the amount of money buddy club headers.... yeah the DC headers looked like crap compared to his but hey i paid half and power wise i was right there. and i had that header for 30k miles with no cracking warping or any issues like that.
so from MY experience, all of their products i've had i've never had a problem with.
will i get them for my frs? nope i got the revworks ;)

Well, I was speaking generally of course. I'm sure every company will have good and bad, it all depends on which they have more of. DC might have a bad rep, probably not as bad as weapon r though.

Yeah i also had dc sports headers on my integra for 5+ years and never had an issue no cracks and good fitment!! Power wise i have no idea since i never dynoed before and after but they held up thats for sure

Mike

anybody ever bite the bullet?

Not to bring back from the dead but got a deal on one for cheap cheap, is it worth it?

Nope, run away.

I been running the header for about 1 year and my friend been running there header as well. I have no issue with it and I havetrack the car a couple times this past year. I know the header dyno 10whp and that seem pretty normal when you remove a cat of any aftermarket header.