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oldschool3g
03-09-2006, 01:43 PM
Hey Guys Im Looking For Some Dc Sports Headers For My 1989 Honda Accord Hatch....but I Cant Seem To Find Them Anywhere....where Can I Get Me Some?
modu03
03-09-2006, 02:35 PM
dc hasn't made any for our car in a few years... you can only get them if you happen to find a used one on ebay... or if you find someone else selling used headers
oldschool3g
03-09-2006, 02:46 PM
thats sucks....well what other kind of headers can i get for my car?
SteveDX89
03-09-2006, 02:47 PM
thats sucks....well what other kind of headers can i get for my car?

Pacesetter.
89AccordResto
03-09-2006, 03:21 PM
Same for exhaust, FYI. Nobody makes exhaust for these cars except paceshitter.
B16KILLA
03-09-2006, 03:25 PM
Why buy a pacesetter exhaust when you can get a way better one custom fit at a muffler shop.
oldschool3g
03-09-2006, 03:28 PM
cant i just get a dc sports exhaust and have it custom fit at a shop?
MessyHonda
03-09-2006, 04:44 PM
it costs too much... i went to a muffler shop and he told me first to do everything from the CAT back with a staright muffler.... i told him i wanted my whole thing done and he said that hearders will cost to much for a custom fit...400+ bucks
A20A1
03-09-2006, 05:32 PM
These are/were all the headers you could get for the 3rd gen that I could find.
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37261

If I have the money to spare I was thinking of getting a cheap f22 accord header and cut off the flange or use the flange if everything lines up... but most likely cut the flange bend the pipes, reshape the ports weld on new flange and adjust angle on downpipe.

Another couple of issues that might arise are the distance from the oil pan hole to the exhaust ports... and room between from cross beam and engine block.
B16KILLA
03-09-2006, 05:57 PM
it costs too much... i went to a muffler shop and he told me first to do everything from the CAT back with a staright muffler.... i told him i wanted my whole thing done and he said that hearders will cost to much for a custom fit...400+ bucks

Wow! They were trying to rip you off. I got a complete custom cat back w/reasonator removed,a manaflow muffler installed for $240 thats including the fat tip I gave the dude for getting it done so fast
A20A1
03-09-2006, 06:05 PM
Wow! They were trying to rip you off. I got a complete custom cat back w/reasonator removed,a manaflow muffler installed for $240 thats including the fat tip I gave the dude for getting it done so fast
I thought he ment $400 for the custom header... or was it header + exhaust?

Looks pretty good :)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-95-96-97-ACCORD-JDM-STAINLESS-STEEL-RACE-HEADER_W0QQitemZ8045786130QQcategoryZ33631QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Accord-Header-94-95-96-97-DX-LX-EX-SE_W0QQitemZ8044227702QQcategoryZ33631QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-97-Honda-Accord-DC-Sports-Headers_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33631QQitemZ804 4879051QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
B16KILLA
03-09-2006, 06:27 PM
I thought he ment $400 for the custom header... or was it header + exhaust?

I'm not sure.....That is one NICE header though.
A20A1
03-09-2006, 06:54 PM
You don't have to nock on him cause he said it was nice... it does LOOK nice :)
So If I ask for a 97 EX header it will have that flange style right? I'm about to spend some money on a exhaust manifold gasket.
MessyHonda
03-09-2006, 06:58 PM
Wow! They were trying to rip you off. I got a complete custom cat back w/reasonator removed,a manaflow muffler installed for $240 thats including the fat tip I gave the dude for getting it done so fast

wow that is a good price....when u say complete u mean custom headers, downpipe, cat, pipe and muffler?....how big did you go?...i want to get mine done with a 2.25 inch for a better airflow and nice sound...how much hp can i get...10hp max? o yeah i want to keep it SMOG legal since you knoe CA has strict laws...thats why i dont have a webber
Ludi Mali
03-09-2006, 07:08 PM
Wow! They were trying to rip you off. I got a complete custom cat back w/reasonator removed,a manaflow muffler installed for $240 thats including the fat tip I gave the dude for getting it done so fast

240 sounds like a lot, the shop i go does catbacks with muffler for 130.
bobafett
03-09-2006, 07:10 PM
true. although with a lot of things, its a direct knock off of a real quality unit, (sometimes made by the same jdm robots even) but a lot of times the finish sucks, crappy welds, etc
B16KILLA
03-09-2006, 07:15 PM
wow that is a good price....when u say complete u mean custom headers, downpipe, cat, pipe and muffler?....how big did you go?...i want to get mine done with a 2.25 inch for a better airflow and nice sound...how much hp can i get...10hp max? o yeah i want to keep it SMOG legal since you knoe CA has strict laws...thats why i dont have a webber

I went 2.5 because i'm planning on forced induction:) .I dont think you'll get 10 hp just from a catback, you would if you had other mods first.
w00tw00t111
03-09-2006, 08:00 PM
Why doesn't someone who has a real dc header not just spec out all the stats i.e. bend angles, primary diameters and the like and publish them on here. That way we can go to a exhaust shop and hand them specs that we know are valid and will work and they can make one for us from there. I'm sure it couldn't be anymore for them to scratch build them then a used $350+ DC header
89AccordResto
03-09-2006, 08:18 PM
Most shops in WI will charge you over $800 for a custom exhaust system.
TWOLOUDNPROUD
03-09-2006, 08:31 PM
When i do my B20 swap im going to put my Dc Header on Ebay.
A20A1
03-09-2006, 09:23 PM
Why doesn't someone who has a real dc header not just spec out all the stats i.e. bend angles, primary diameters and the like and publish them on here. That way we can go to a exhaust shop and hand them specs that we know are valid and will work and they can make one for us from there. I'm sure it couldn't be anymore for them to scratch build them then a used $350+ DC header


That is a little bit difficult to get the bend measurements... DC said they lost their bend sheet. I think if they had it they would still make them per order.

here is the F22 gasket I put on the A20 head...
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50705

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Ludi Mali
03-10-2006, 10:03 AM
is anyone willing or able to do a comparison between pacesetter and DC. Someone with access to a dyno and the time to swap them out. Hopefully theres someone willing to donate headers that they may have lying around or not in use yet on a project car. So we can finally see how much of a difference there is
l3aLLa
03-10-2006, 12:19 PM
Luckily for me, I went ahead and did the pipe bending with 2.50" Piping and just welded a silverline pipe. She is load enough for me and has a nice crisp rice burner sound.
spnrx
03-10-2006, 12:26 PM
I'm looking for any amount of HP gain and 10 to 20 is fine with me. I'm looking to hit 200hp by next year.
A20A1
03-10-2006, 01:23 PM
is anyone willing or able to do a comparison between pacesetter and DC. Someone with access to a dyno and the time to swap them out. Hopefully theres someone willing to donate headers that they may have lying around or not in use yet on a project car. So we can finally see how much of a difference there is
Usually not more then 5-7 hp difference. When comparing 4-2-1 with other aftermarket headers.

There are exhaust header dyno comparisons done on other cars.
If you're getting a pacesetter or any header, get it coated so it wont rust... unless you're getting stainless. If you're going to modify the F22 header like I am you may want to get an uncoated header or a stainless... and coat it later after the modification... keep the metal oiled with rust protectant.
Ludi Mali
03-10-2006, 04:59 PM
u mean possibly 5-7 difference between pacesetter and dc?