DC Sports Header install and evaluation

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Originally Posted by Galavoxx

...I tried to drive the car as much as possible this weekend but was pretty busy. Based on about an hour of driving, maybe a little more, I have to agree with others that I have definitely lost some low end torque. The car does not want to climb hills below 3000 rpms in second gear, which I used to be able to do. I'm in San Francisco so this matters. There are many hills...

...If you simply must have a header I would hit up one of the cheaper options. I'm glad I bought this header because I wanted a header and like a quality product and this is definitely both. I wasn't expecting huge gains so I'm not disappointed. I think I will miss that little bit of low end torque though...

Galavoxx - Based upon your write up, particulary regarding your comments above, I changed my order with Garm from the DC to the Megan. The Megan header arrived yesterday and looks good to me (thanks Garm!). We'll see if I made the right decision. I did save some coin by switching and perhaps I'll use the difference to buy a higher flowing air filter. I hope to find an hour or two this weekend to do the install. I think I will pick up some of that Permatex Ultra Copper first.