4-2-1 headers, what brand is good at reasonable price??

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"you say x-force for dc5 is crap.. what about the dc5R??
there is a lot of recommendations for dc2's and d series engines.. not a lot for k series that i can see on this thread."

If you have a DC5 base model, you may see a gain on the dyno, but you won't feel it driving the car.
With a DC5 Type R, you will go backwards.
That's it in a nutshell.

Seriously, if you want cheap, use a std JDM DC5-R header.
99% of the cheap headers out there aren't as good as the JDM OEM.

Sorry it's not what you want to hear, but it's true.