My first Honda - ED3

**SpikeED3** · 03-03-2015 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by amant02

Pretty sure xforce make em for d series too.

Shouldn't all d16 be interchangeable?

Yup they do. And they were my first choice. But I called them and they said they can't guarantee that they will fit because I have the automatic concerto engine in a civic chassis. Given the Xforce headers would cost around $620, I thought the risk was too high for what I needed.

**Renaissance_x** · 03-03-2015 05:39 PM

How much for megan?

**SpikeED3** · 03-03-2015 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by Renaissance_x

How much for megan?

$325 minus $25 discount so AU$297 total (delivered from USA)

**cbauto** · 03-03-2015 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by SpikeED3

$325 minus $25 discount so AU$297 total (delivered from USA)

were u really expecting quality for under 300 buk?

**Renaissance_x** · 03-03-2015 06:46 PM

He never said he wasn't happy with the quality.

**cbauto** · 03-03-2015 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Renaissance_x

He never said he wasn't happy with the quality.

Did i ask you a question?

**SpikeED3** · 12-03-2015 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Renaissance_x

He never said he wasn't happy with the quality.

**SpikeED3** · 12-03-2015 05:52 PM

**grifty** · 12-03-2015 06:38 PM

Cot dayum mint! Notice any difference?

**SpikeED3** · 12-03-2015 06:49 PM

I haven't really gone anywhere yet so I can't tell. but the car is about 1000KG lighter lol the stock headers and secondary pipes weigh a tone. I'll be taking it out soon so i'll see how it goes.

**SHOGUNOVDDRK** · 12-03-2015 08:24 PM

Looking forward to the next post with some more feed back and how much you gained on the butt dyno.

**SpikeED3** · 13-03-2015 11:27 AM

The good.
It's all about the gains, brah. Get swole.
The car is lighter.

Headers are prettyeeeeeee, dayleeeeeee.
The performance has increased throughout the rev range. The most noticeable increase in performance is at Mid-range RPM. I start to feel a difference above 2,000. even more noticeable above 2,500. After 3,000 there's an obvious increase in power (over stock) all the way to 6,000 after which it slowly drops off.
Engine feels like it's struggling much less. Even my wife said she noticed this.
Engine is far more responsive.

All day.
Engine note is awesome. At low RPM (under 2,000) the tone sounds very low for a 1.6, it resonates nicely at low Hz and makes the engine sound bigger than it is. Even the exhaust people said it sounds deeper than it should even though they don't know why. lolz. At mid and high RPM it has a slightly lower note (than stock) but still sounds very nicely tuned. No raspyness

The Bad
It's not loud enough

. It's only slightly louder than stock. I'd like it to be just a smidge louder. I don't want to be the

onda that screams down the street but I'd like it to be loud enough to make me smile while I drive. The muffler is a pipe in, chamber, pipe out, not baffled. Now I've ordered in a straight through muffler too and when it arrives I'll compare the two and go with what sounds the best.

I've lost a few cm in ground clearance, where the headers join the catalytic converter the bold-on clamps stick out very slightly. This means my future plans to drop the car another 2 inches will have to be restricted to 1.5 inches.

The ugly
The exhaust (from the muffler) has gone from dual chrome to single steel

I don't salute that. Once I finalise the muffler I'll make it dual chrome again.

So that's what's up.
All-in-all I salute the performance gains. It's made the car faster, I can't ignore it. I've been driving around today chopping everyone. lolololololololololol
That being said, I got a custom fabricated cat-back system with an 18 inch resonator to go with the headers and high-flow cat. So I can only say how they all worked together, I don't know how the headers would have performed alone.
It's all about the gains, brah.

If I can I'll make a video.