Well i did some research i asked for your opinions on the intake, i made my choice and went for the aem v2. It should be coming in about a week from now , but now my next mod i think will be headers i was thinking about the dc sport does anybody have dc headers or any type of headers? I would like to hear your opinions before making a choice. THANKS GUYS see u at the meet.

 

I thought we only had one side for the exhaust ports??

 

Anyway, do a search on "Berk", he's a vendor here and he's making a custom header for the S under $700. DC is a waste of money.

 

Screw it, here:

Berk Technology header thread

 

YES i kno we have only one Header. i was just wondering on witch to go with? i have a friend put dc in his 350z and was very happy with it. well ill look more into it. THANKS

 

dude, I'm fu ckin with you. I know the DC doesn't do much for the S. The S is practically tuned to the max from factory, that's why you see minimal gains when you go NA.

 

TODA baby!

 

In my opinion(for engine breathing mods), you should really start from the back and up. Exhaust, testpipe, then header. Think about it....If you have a high flow header for the air to exit and bam, the cat slows down that flow back to near stock flow.

I'm just stating that it's ideal to start from the back and up. Second, the DC header may be good for others, but for S2000, don't waste your money.

 

LOL how much is this toda u are showing me here? And how much hp gain could i get with the header?

 

Save the money on the header and get gears instead. The oem header is very very good. Its only downside is that it is heavy.

DC header is not a good choice for our car.

The tried and tested headers that show some good gains are J's and Toda. Berk has numbers by the manufacturer, but not sure how many others have validated their gains (and I haven't seen them publish for the AP2). The problem with all three is that they have no heatshield. That is a major problem in the S2k since hp loss due to heat soak is already pretty terrible.

There are some headers with heatshields: Rick's and Mugen. Rick's shows some mid range but no net increase...and at least a couple folks have seen small losses. Mugen now makes an AP2 header...not sure I've seen a dyno showing any gains...but if based on the AP1 header results, expect 2-5hp and some decent mid-range gains. Mugen heatshield mounts are notorious for cracking though.

The Mugen, J's and Toda are not cheap...so not much bang for the buck.

I have a Toda...it is much lighter than OEM (about 10 lb less), and I fabricated an ugly heatshield plus had it Jet-Hot coated...but overall, didn't notice a huge change in performance. If I hadn't gotten a fantastic deal on it (got it new for about what the Berk cost), I would not have bought it.