Pacesetter : Intake , Short Shifter , Header , Cat Back Exhaust , High Flow Cat

[1988starter]

Well I just bought a DC Sports header WHY?.... Because Pacesetter SUCKS My downpipe is going to hell their is a big ass crack (pun intended) down the side of the downpipe and the flange that connects the downpipe to the car has ripped up creating a large hole. It is so damn loud and embarissing because riceboys with extra loud cars give a bad name to actual performance enthusiests. (who just happen to have a large hole in their downpipe). Now I just need to wait for the thing to come in the mail. I will take pictures of the install and try to write a how to for everyone. I will also take pictures of the shitty downpipe. Another thing I have noticed power is inversly perportional to sound level. So what I am saying the louder my car gets the slower it is. OK end rant so to sum it up don't buy pacesetter
:flame: PACESETTER :badass:

[1988starter]

I am also pissed because it is another 300+ dollars I cannot put tward my new car.

[Vinny]

Thats gotta be the worst thing that can happen when you do a mod or perfomance upgrade. As if the stuff isn't expensive enough then you occasionally have to go back a replace/redo itbecause it wasn't what you really wanted, wasn't as advertised, or was a plain ass shitty product. I feel for ya

[1988starter]

Originally posted by My Cousin Vinny
Thats gotta be the worst thing that can happen when you do a mod or perfomance upgrade. As if the stuff isn't expensive enough then you occasionally have to go back a replace/redo itbecause it wasn't what you really wanted, wasn't as advertised, or was a plain ass shitty product. I feel for ya

Yea I hate pacesetter the only thing I have from then that is not too bad is the highflow cat. I allready cut the muffler off the exhaust and attached a dynomax one.

[Mike89Accordcom]

exactly why I went with DC header. Some headers will do that. I even have a friend who has DC header in his integra, and they got cracked. Let us know how you like your new ones.

[shepherd79]

it is been almost one year for me, and i have no problems so far.

[dXsquared]

i also have no problems except that the so called CERAMIC FINISH that i paid 220 dollars for instead of 150 is rusting off the down pipe... im gonn ahave to take her off and paint it with like 2 cans of ceramic before the salty winter comes...

Travis

[iiviasterp]

ive had the pacesetter ceramic header for more then 2 years and ive never had a problem with it, the finish is still new looking adn there is no rust at all, ive drivin one year with it in teh winter to, i know some people have had problems with pacesetter, but i love the header and their short-throw.....the cat-back exhaust is good also just minus the muffler

[Mike's89AccordLX]

I have a the black pacetter and the only problem that I have had was the ball joint which I fixed with a flex pipe. But I just bought a DC Sports Ceramic header for my 91 lude si. I'm not going to go cheap on this car let me tell you that. And plus it was a total impulse buy b/c I heard they were discontinuing everything for the 3rd gen ludes and below. So I found one for $345 shipped and I bought it. The sad part is I will have to wait so long to feel the power of it. I keep forgetting I'll be working on it for 2.5 months and won't get to drive it. I have only driven it 3 times. Test drive, drive onto trailor, drive off of trailor. And it was really obvious that it needed a valve job. But I'm just going to replace everything and P&P the head and bore out the cylinders, and make everything look new and run new.

[1988starter]

Well mine lasted 3-4 yrs total but I am still anoyed

[zero.counter]

Damn dude, that sucks! I am going to be the guinea pig for the JCW one I posted in a thread a couple of days ago. I want to compare the quality to that of a pacesetter, since that is the price range.

I sold my pacesetter a year ago because some fool wanted to pay $200 for it. They did good for being the base black one.

[ryan88lxi]

but the short throw from them is ok? ive been consdering getting one but i only hear bad things about pacesetter.

[MarioBurke]

i hate the short throw shifter from pacesetter. i have had it for almost a year and not only has it not improved throw, but is seemingly harder to shift and often cause my throws!

[1988starter]

I think the 84-87 dc sports civic one fits our cars.

[Sean]

dude if a tubular steel header lasted 3-4 yrs thats a long time for a tubular header.dc sports doesnt make a stainless header for the 3g but pretty soon ill have one for you guys

[toastyghost]

man sean rules at making aftermarket support where there wasn't any before

[k-roy]

I own a Pacesetter header on another vehicle, I did not even use the stock downpipe, it looked too cheap. I purchased a new one from Jegs. The rest of the exaughst was done by a local shop. It did hold up fine for 4 years. But anyway, I recently installed a set of Borla Headers in a Dakota and the quality differance is substansial. I guess you get what you pay for. Pacesetter = cheap.

[Sabz5150]

Originally posted by MarioBurke
i hate the short throw shifter from pacesetter. i have had it for almost a year and not only has it not improved throw, but is seemingly harder to shift and often cause my throws!

Dunno whatcha did to it... I have their adjustable on my ride and it's an excellent piece.

[catalin]

I know, I know cheap stuff but I bought one..


Who knows their website?? And has anyone ever cut a new gasket for their headers?????

[Vinny]

hmmmmmmmm lets see maybe pacesetterexhaust.com

[1988starter]

Yea their gaskets are very cheap I just got some new paper from nappa and made some

[dXsquared]

i also made my own... part number 77 or somthing from mr gasket is a sheet of exhaust gasket material

i have like 6 mid section gaskets for when they blow

Travis

[catalin]

Now wasn't that easy enough...

The gaskets that come with the headers are complete garbage, and to make matters even better their Arizona sales staff are almost just as useless. Had some made and later realized that I had a coolant leak..

Damn, fix one thing and another problem comes along.

[A20A1]

Why are you using paper gaskets... buy the metal one and it will last a lot longer.

[Mike89Accordcom]

Pacesetter isn't a bad company. Just not at the top. But I'd buy Pacesetter if I needed to.