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Originally posted by Civic_Addict
...what exactly do you believe in BDC?... I'm a bit confused here... Did you "feel" anything on your axle back exhaust? I doubt you did. But you still got it, right? Hmm.
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Let's go back to this snipe for a minute.
While I don't particularly care for some of the marketing practices at Honda, I believe their engineers are quite good. Some ppl, however, think they know more than Honda engineers [which is laughable] and the aftermarket pimps prey on their ego and stupidity.
Personally, I like the stock airbox in my HX. It has a nice design. I believe it's practically and functionally the same [if not identical] to the one Honda uses on the Si. The air filter, itself, was a different matter. I believe K&N makes the best air filters, albeit more expensive and more time consuming to maintain correctly.
I also believe that the OE Honda header is just fine for most ppl. All they are doing is asking for trouble when they replace them with Brand-X, and they usually get it.
I freely admit the reason I switched my OE exhaust to a Tenzo R Venturi was for LOOKS and SOUND. I wish others would be as forth-coming and truthful about their header decision. I was also looking for WEIGHT reduction and got it. I achieved all these things for a little more than 200 bones.
I think this picture says it all:
After going through a 'revving on everybody' period, my gas mileage returned to normal [got 51 MPG this week], and it hasn't caused one problem. I'm sure I could copy-n-paste 'reams' of problems that ppl have had with header installations, but you've seen them too.
Gotta run... continuing...