S2000 Modifications and Parts Discussions about aftermarket products and parts including reviews, information and opinion.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: CARiD

Spoon V.S. Rick

Thread Tools
 
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:35 PM
  #1  
ans2k's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 5,177
Likes: 1
Default Spoon V.S. Rick

Without the price being the question. Would a Spoon header be better than Rick's? Rick's copied the mugen ap1 design, with that in mind. i have an ap2, would the gains be more, same goes for the spoon? I am not a welder and i don't really know anyone who is, so i would like the fact that rick's comes with brackets for the stock heat shield.

If anyone with these headers would give me their feedback/opinions would be grateful!!!

Thank you,

Alan
Reply
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:04 PM
  #2  
@nthony's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 390
Likes: 0
From: Suwanee, GA
Default

I'm pretty sure that Rick's header doesn't fit AP2s.
Reply
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 05:32 PM
  #3  
ans2k's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 5,177
Likes: 1
Default

why would rick's not fit the ap2s????
Reply
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 05:33 PM
  #4  
ans2k's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 5,177
Likes: 1
Default

would the spoon fit?
Reply
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 05:39 PM
  #5  
inmys2k's Avatar
15 Year Member
 
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 301
Likes: 0
From: Bay Area 510
Default

ricks header does not give gains onto an ap2 its pointless. only made for an ap1
Reply
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 08:13 PM
  #6  
LostMotion's Avatar
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,217
Likes: 4
Default

Both are ineffective.
Reply
Old Jul 30, 2008 | 09:37 PM
  #7  
ans2k's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 5,177
Likes: 1
Default

really? i found a good price for a spoon header. did you own one?
Reply
Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:14 AM
  #8  
LostMotion's Avatar
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,217
Likes: 4
Default

There's a reason it's a good price. Go to the JDM section and find the header thread. If you are NA and have no tuning capability then get a Tracy Sports or a Toda. A used Toda is pretty cheap.
Reply
Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:26 AM
  #9  
@nthony's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 390
Likes: 0
From: Suwanee, GA
Default

How would you know that Rick's is ineffective?
Reply
Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:10 AM
  #10  
LostMotion's Avatar
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,217
Likes: 4
Default

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...0&#entry9271220

A lot of brain power has been spent on this header question. There are a hand full of headers that are effective, split into two categories.

1) Headers appropriate for stock ecu: Toda, Mugen 2.2, Tracy Sports.

2) Headers appropriate for tuned ecu and high flow exhaust: All the above plus J's Racing and Hytech (to be determined, but should do nicely).

Some people have had decent results with a Berk header when all the supporting mods are done: tuned ecu, test pipe and exhaust. But still not as good as the one's listed above.

The stock header isn't a bad piece.
Reply



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:02 AM.