AP2 Mugen Header
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AP2 Mugen Header
I just got my Mugen header installed last night at Honda Marysville and thought that I would share my first impressions.
Overall, I am very happy with the mod. I can feel a real difference in the car's responsiveness at both the low and mid rpm range (0-6,500). The car doesn't seem to "bog" down from the line as much as it did as stock. The throttle response around 3,000-6,500 was the first thing that I noticed. It also seemed to pull alot harder in the mid rpm range. However, at the top end, the V-tec did not seem to engage as hard has before. I would say this was the only "negative" aspect that I noticed.
The sound of the motor also changed after I installed the Mugen header. It sounds relatively like stock until around 4,000 rpm. At that point the motor sounds much more "throaty". The closest thing I can liken it to would be an "S" with a Comptech CAI. Also, the weight of the Mugen header was significantly lighter than the stock header. Both of these items were nice side benefits to the motor performance change that I noted.
Honda Marysville had this install done in around 2 hours. As usual, Eric, Jeff, and Dan did a professional job all the way around. They did it all for $144 out the door. It was a small price to pay for the convience of a lift and spending a Saturday cussing at bolts. They did need to drop the motor a little bit to get to the header but besides that they said it was relatively straight forward.
All in all, I am once again a satisfied Mugen customer!
Overall, I am very happy with the mod. I can feel a real difference in the car's responsiveness at both the low and mid rpm range (0-6,500). The car doesn't seem to "bog" down from the line as much as it did as stock. The throttle response around 3,000-6,500 was the first thing that I noticed. It also seemed to pull alot harder in the mid rpm range. However, at the top end, the V-tec did not seem to engage as hard has before. I would say this was the only "negative" aspect that I noticed.
The sound of the motor also changed after I installed the Mugen header. It sounds relatively like stock until around 4,000 rpm. At that point the motor sounds much more "throaty". The closest thing I can liken it to would be an "S" with a Comptech CAI. Also, the weight of the Mugen header was significantly lighter than the stock header. Both of these items were nice side benefits to the motor performance change that I noted.
Honda Marysville had this install done in around 2 hours. As usual, Eric, Jeff, and Dan did a professional job all the way around. They did it all for $144 out the door. It was a small price to pay for the convience of a lift and spending a Saturday cussing at bolts. They did need to drop the motor a little bit to get to the header but besides that they said it was relatively straight forward.
All in all, I am once again a satisfied Mugen customer!
