civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

Wow. Im surprised they are making them for the 6MT and with one flex pipe. A 2" collector is very small though. They used to be 2.5". Mine were on the car for about 80k miles. The flex pipe is beginning to show its age but they were perfectly fine otherwise. I did have the welds reinforced though.

Ahem:

AnthraciteTypeS

My friends this calls for a celebration. However not until I get a response. Tomorrow will be day 2, so we'll see haha

Civic: nice!

GroundedCustom

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great news.
based on your pics, i just got a set of these also, how are the welds aroudn the 3 pipes and the flange area? do they go full circle? on mine the welds dont go all the way around especially on th ecenter pipe along the flange where it boltas up to the motor

you same?

Total2f

Good looking out just ordered a spare set. Can't beat that price. I guess everyone's emails finally got through to them. My first set is still going strong and should last for a long time since I moved to the south but still good to have a spare.

KatabaticSaint

Mine look exactly the same minus the bend. They say xspower but came from ssautochrome be wary

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

SS Autochrome = XS Power

zeta

iTrader: (1)

^civicdrivr, are those long tubes on your car or NVA-AV6's? Looking goood.

bigdaddyKA8

iTrader: (5)

Damn those are some nice headers Civic, but I am assuming that is an old pic because your axle is rusted as $&@! No wonder it snapped, I might change mine just from seeing your pics! Wonder if these are worth ordering as a spare set for my CT ones?

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

Mine

That pic was taken in the middle of December. What you see in the pic is actually the intermediate shaft, its just the housing thats rusted. Im not too worried about it.

Karanx7

iTrader: (2)

So is the single flex pipe better than two flex pipes? Can someone explain the flex pipe info to me please? I'm guessing there have been problems with flex pipes wearing out.

acura_dipset_tl

iTrader: (40)

Man, now I really want a set of these. Im planning on doing a 6speed swap in the near future. I wonder if I could just order the 6speed ones and put them on the automatic, that way i don't have to order two sets.
wishful thinking......

rush

iTrader: (1)

Nice u should have told me you where in the market for headers I could have sold u the p2r headers

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...h/7d82462e.jpg

bigdaddyKA8

iTrader: (5)

Yes you can. 6 speed is compatible with auto but not vice versa. Also if and when you do the swap I have the console, shifter, cupholder, etc. Since you are local...

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

Wow. Hard to believe. I emailed them months ago and never got a response back. I just bought a set as well. Fingers crossed. Thanks for the info!

typeR

im surprised i dont hear comments about this ... but id say you guys can attribute all the weld problems headers have with the same problems we have with bad motor mounts

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

The flex pipe is there simply to absorb movement when the engine torques back and forth. There is no reason for the second flex pipe if they were fabricated properly - but they werent. So they needed the extra flex as an easy way to make them fit instead of scrapping them and starting fresh.

They were too small.



The flex pipe should absorb some of the shock from a worn mount, but over time it still takes its toll. Plus, the poor quality flex pipe on the XS headers dont help matters.

acura_dipset_tl

iTrader: (40)

Thanx for the info, I think I might just pull the trigger on these and have them re welded before installation.

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

Do you guys think I screwed up by not having an email dialogue with them before buying the headers? Like I said, I emailed them months ago with no response.

evilricer

I got these headers from them in july and i have a 6 speed but for some reason mine has 2 flex pipes but i have innovative mounts and ive had no problem. There was also tabs welded from the pipes to the head flange to help prevent cracks. Id say thier much better than the old design which broke in one month.

acura_dipset_tl

iTrader: (40)

nah, i doubt it. worst case scenario just call your credit card compay and get them involved.

Type-ES

This might just be my tax return gift to myself.

vaymoon

it does go all the way around

cleptosis

iTrader: (1)

Still yet to install mine

douggiestyle

iTrader: (3)

I remember reading about XS headers not being CARB legal... is that still the case?

civicdrivr

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yeedatoy

why does the website say $260?

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

They jacked up the prices.

The SS Autochrome website still has them listed as $125, but out of stock. Email them and specifically mention that you saw them on the SS Autochrome site for that much and find out whats up.

SS Autochrome = XS Power

Karanx7

iTrader: (2)

That sucks. Those headers are not worth $260.

The ssautochrome site charges shipping, so they come out to $160. Not as bad, but sill unfortunate. I should have bought them before, but the stupid Out of Stock balloon had me worried.

Total2f

I don't see where they are $260? Anyway I did email them to confirm that they were the ones pictured on the site they responded today thanked me for my purchase and said they would ship promptly so I'm hoping that means yes? lol

AnthraciteTypeS

Yea their responses are elementary at best, very short and hard to understand... lol

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

Would you guys please post who you are emailing? I have emailed them TWICE, even after my purchase...with no response!

Any help would be great.

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

Wow it's 2005 all over again. price jump, different websites & no response to emails.....

Karanx7

iTrader: (2)

Yea, there's no way I'm buying them for $260, but the lack of email response is just ridiculous.

Total2f

I emailed sales@xs-power.com. I still don't see anywhere that they cost $260?

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

Tell me about it I emailed service@ssautochrome today. They have 5 business days to at least respond to me before I open a formal complaint on paypal and get my credit card company involved.

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

Good luck.

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

Well emailing service did the trick It has already shipped and should be at my house today, lol. They sent me the tracking number and all. Now to see if they are of the 6 speed variety.

Pretty impressive for $130 gets you the product and fedex shipping from China to the US in less than a week.

Total2f

Got my headers in today they are the 6 speed ones that vaymoon got. Vaymoon did you put yours on yet?

Karanx7

iTrader: (2)

You guys are lucky to have gotten it while they were $130.

Total2f, if you refresh the page, it will become $260. Your browser just cached the old data.

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

Got 'em, they look great. $260 is a bargain, $130 is a steal. The welds all look well penetrated and the slag is cleaned up generally very well. Better than I was expecting.