headers.

[ForBidden]

if i were to get headers what 1 is better 4-1 or 4-2??

 

[Captain KRM P5]

the difference is negligible on this car honestly. AWR makes the 4-2-1 header and last i spoke with him he is not making them anymore.

i am running a GB right now on the 4-1 obx header if you are interested

 

[BigB]

We have more than 1 header?????

 

[Captain KRM P5]

We have more than 1 header?????

a few companies have made headers for this car; racingmazda, obx, ractive, AWR, wagner, mazdaspeed.

the AWR is pretty much discontinued, the ractive and wagner ones are discontinued and the mazdaspeed one from japan is very expensive to get. racingmazda i have heard has weld and fitment issues.

 

[ForBidden]

whats the diffrentce between them and yes im am intrsted in getting a header i herd that the 4-1 is good for top end the the 4-2 is good for acceleration. and whats a gb

 

[BigB]

a few companies have made headers for this car; racingmazda, obx, ractive, AWR, wagner, mazdaspeed.

the AWR is pretty much discontinued, the ractive and wagner ones are discontinued and the mazdaspeed one from japan is very expensive to get. racingmazda i have heard has weld and fitment issues.

So... the car has more than one header????

 

[ForBidden]

no its how the pipes are made u have 4 pipes 4 of thoes pipes can go into ither 1 or in to 2

 

[Boston5761]

if i were to get headers what 1 is better 4-1 or 4-2??

he's referring to the "headers" remark from this original post...

 

[ForBidden]

lol u never know ;P

 

[BigB]

he's referring to the "headers" remark from this original post...

(first)

 

[SKY]

a few companies have made headers for this car; racingmazda, obx, ractive, AWR, wagner, mazdaspeed.

the AWR is pretty much discontinued, the ractive and wagner ones are discontinued and the mazdaspeed one from japan is very expensive to get. racingmazda i have heard has weld and fitment issues.

how about the tsudo header from ebay?

 

[kudakev615]

^thats basically the obx rebadged

 

[Boston5761]

The AWR is pure sex...Have seen many in person, If your wallet allows, get that, if not..go with ken an the OBX.

 

[SKY]

^thats basically the obx rebadged

and they are like 60$USD cheaper.... (shocked)

 

[Captain KRM P5]

^thats basically the obx rebadged

the tsudo is not a rebadged obx. tsudo approached us to sell this header in the US and we chose not to when our test piece failed to fit the car properly.

 

[ForBidden]

ouch that sucks but no 1 is anwsering my queston.... what 1 is better 4-1 or4-2 what is the diffrence?

 

[Captain KRM P5]

ouch that sucks but no 1 is anwsering my queston.... what 1 is better 4-1 or4-2 what is the diffrence?

in theory a 4-2-1 header would be better. in reality there is virtually no difference, 1 to 2 hp at best difference between the two. i have driven proteges with both.

bottom line, you really cannot even get a 4-2-1 header for this car anymore so that renders the debate academic. if you could obtain one, it would be more expensive (about twice the cost) and not really get you anything more than a 4-1 design.

 

[Tom03es]

If you install an OBX header, it requires removing the first cat in the exhaust, correct? If your car has to undergo a tail pipe sniffer emission test every couple years, will it pass?

I've long been considering getting one but this issue has prevented me thus far.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

If you install an OBX header, it requires removing the first cat in the exhaust, correct? If your car has to undergo a tail pipe sniffer emission test every couple years, will it pass?

I've long been considering getting one but this issue has prevented me thus far.

i believe with the advent of the second cat down in the midpipe the car will pass

 

[03promaz]

Mine passed with just the second cat no problem in AZ. I am at Ft. Riley, KS now, so Tom03ES I am gonna be taking my OBX header off here soon in the next couple months. If you wanna drive up, I will give you a killer deal on mine.......like lunch or something.