^thats y u dont cheap out h:

 

thats why you buy a custom header

 

an ebay header is fine. if you want carb legal, either look for dc or oem. if you don't care about carb legality, then go with a megan racing header (which is the same as dc except with a different name) A megan header is about half of that of a dc and looks and performs the exact same way. I actually think it looks a lot better.

 

u can get a dc 4-2-1 for $255 on ebay. ceramic 1 piece.

 

i have a megan racing header and am not that disappointed.. what is stopping these headers from passing smog?

 

to much flow? the company to lasy to get it smog legal?

 

megan parts seem to be popular on clubrsx, no complaints about the quality

 

Simple.

It all has to do with CARB - a group of ineffectual bureaucrats with nothing better to do than make arbitrary laws that impede the free market and have little to no impact on emissions.

In CA [and I believe in NY, VT, CT & MD], any drivetrain part that is installed on a street-driven, pollution-controlled vehicle must either:

a) be 100% identical to the OEM part.

b) be "certified" by CARB and given an Exemption Order number.

If you're caught by a police officer (in the course of a vehicle search with non-certified parts installed (particularly eBay headers and such), you can be cited and ordered to go to the smog referee (in CA) for a thorough inspection / ass-reaming.

If you attempt to smog a vehicle with non-certified parts, you'll fail the visual inspection and never even perform the quantitative emissions test.

And the absurdity of it all is that there is no clear definition of this certification process. From what I've been able to discern, it is little more than a fee for parts like headers.

So yeah, it's a sore topic with me... I'm systemically allergic to bureaucracy.:a:

 

wow thanks for the clarification on this Dave...I've always wondered about that kind of CARB stuff.

 

I am noticing a leak from inside my car. It sounds like an exhaust leak. I have a megan 4-2-1 header and a magnaflow exhaust but stock cat. I don't know what to think I have changed the gaskets, and tightened the bolts but I still hear it while driving the car. It also sounds like a vibrating noise from the header.Any help?