im looking for opions on Headers to buy today

[h22-accord]

hey I'm looking to buy headers for my h22a swap I already have a custom cat back system. So I just need the headers but I don't want to spend a crazy amount on just a name I was woundering if anyone knew which 1 would give me the best bang for my buck

[tgdrums1990]

Ok i dnt expect you to get many replays because our car uses a header. Not headers. Only one.


As for brands, well if you wanna go super cheap you can find h22 header and down pipe on ebay. The next step up from ebay and such would be to get one through megan. Above that I would say would be DC sports.

HTH...

[Ghetto_CB7]

How many threads...

I believe I have seen this question posted in this exact wording in multiple threads.

If this is true and Im not just having dajavo then please only make one thread for your questions.

If no one responded, and you feel the need to make another thread atleast reword the question in a better mannor.

The short answer to your question, which I think has already been posted, is that there are NO CHEAP HEADERS FOR THE H22 THAT MAKE SIGNIFICANT GAINS.

I place this in caps, because a lot of people do not understand this. If you are going NA, which I think your are because of a lack of information you should expect to pay $50-$100 per whp you expect to add. This includes the header.

So if you want 3 hp pay $150-$300 if you want 10 expect to pay $500-$1000.

EDIT: with that said, DC and other "name brands" cost more for the carb sticker.

Other then that the best option is the ESP (off this site) or hytech knockoff on ebay that are $450 above that you get the real hytech, smsp,kamikazi, and possibly bisi. expect to pay $1000 plus for these headers.

If you cannot afford this, get a different hobby

[GhostAccord]

Just to add to this, for those of you who don't already know. The stock H22A1 header/manifold is $393.69 & the pipe A, aka down pipe, is $478.27. So if you want to get better performance than a stock H22A1 header look at spending, at the very least, $500 and upwards too $1100+ for a performance gain of any quantifiable amount.

[Ghetto_CB7]

Elaborating on that

Yes, if you think the guy on ebay makes a better header then honda, you are very mistaken, infact if you look at the header you will see a steel (maybe) version of the honda design.

A great example of this is to look at the b18 type r header, if you look at almost all aftemarket performance headers, they mock this design.

Why, because honda knows what they are doing. The only reason honda dosen't install f1 or indy car sytle headers on our cars is because they cost to damn much, take up alot of room and are not as reliable as a cast iron manifold.

However it would be nice if they offered one as a factory option upgrade

Thank you Ghost for pointing this out.

[GhostAccord]

The reason the H22A and B18 Type-R headers are what they are is because they are in tune with the engines. Now there are boundaries on how the OEM header will perform. They are tuned remember. So if you start adding cams, higher compression pistons or a PnP/head work. Then it should be obvious that the exhaust and intake are going to have to be changed as well.

So that being said. OP, If you have an H22A1 swap with boltons and no internal mods. I would suggest going to your local junk yard and finding a 93-97 VTEC Prelude and grab the H22A1 header.