yeah ... it COULD be that much .... depending on where he got it.
it's about $800 USD listed at Kings. So do the conversion with a conservative 1.6 .... and that's already $1300. Add the brokerage which usually comes out to around 20% ... and that's around $1560, then you have our good ol Canadian taxes .. and if you're in Ontario that means another 15% ... so that brings the total close to $1800. Then you still have shipping... a good 50-80 bucks depending on method and provider ..... that's already close to $1900 ..... and then there's the retailer's mark up (trust me, there isn't much money to be made for dealers who want to make $$ off the Mugen dealer price .....)
As for it making 20 ponies ..... only dyno can prove that.
But! In the great header comparrison done with a Type R, they tested various headers .... Mugen, Toda, Jun, Spoon, JDM 4-1, DC JDM 4-1, Type One, and I'm not 100% sure if they used the Hytech headers or not. (not sure if Maxim Works was used either)
From what I remember (not including the Hytech), Spoon out performed most of them ..... Type One finished a close second. However, one thing shown was that the JDM 4-1, and DC JDM 4-1 wasn't far behind the "big" name companies ..... 2-4 whp max difference ......
Type One is kinda new on the scene .... from what I know, they are the "plant/factory" involved with making the headers for Spoon and Toda. They, just like Maxim Works did with Mugen, made their own header through the knowledge gained from making headers for the bigger Japanese companies ..... and surprisingly it did very well. However, don't be fooled with the b16 version of the header .... unlike the JDM ITR application which comes with the standard JDM 2.5 collector ... botht the Maxim Works and Type One application for b16's are 2.25 collectors. Unfortunately, I don't have any info on its performance #'s.
IMO ... if you're really willing to spend close to $2000 on a header .... call Endyn ... or call SMSP (Dave) and get them to make you a custom header for your set up ...... well worth the money .... and Dave's a nice guy (he's down in Charlotte ....)
for those of you who know of these guys, you know about their products.... top notch!
it's about $800 USD listed at Kings. So do the conversion with a conservative 1.6 .... and that's already $1300. Add the brokerage which usually comes out to around 20% ... and that's around $1560, then you have our good ol Canadian taxes .. and if you're in Ontario that means another 15% ... so that brings the total close to $1800. Then you still have shipping... a good 50-80 bucks depending on method and provider ..... that's already close to $1900 ..... and then there's the retailer's mark up (trust me, there isn't much money to be made for dealers who want to make $$ off the Mugen dealer price .....)
As for it making 20 ponies ..... only dyno can prove that.
But! In the great header comparrison done with a Type R, they tested various headers .... Mugen, Toda, Jun, Spoon, JDM 4-1, DC JDM 4-1, Type One, and I'm not 100% sure if they used the Hytech headers or not. (not sure if Maxim Works was used either)
From what I remember (not including the Hytech), Spoon out performed most of them ..... Type One finished a close second. However, one thing shown was that the JDM 4-1, and DC JDM 4-1 wasn't far behind the "big" name companies ..... 2-4 whp max difference ......
Type One is kinda new on the scene .... from what I know, they are the "plant/factory" involved with making the headers for Spoon and Toda. They, just like Maxim Works did with Mugen, made their own header through the knowledge gained from making headers for the bigger Japanese companies ..... and surprisingly it did very well. However, don't be fooled with the b16 version of the header .... unlike the JDM ITR application which comes with the standard JDM 2.5 collector ... botht the Maxim Works and Type One application for b16's are 2.25 collectors. Unfortunately, I don't have any info on its performance #'s.
IMO ... if you're really willing to spend close to $2000 on a header .... call Endyn ... or call SMSP (Dave) and get them to make you a custom header for your set up ...... well worth the money .... and Dave's a nice guy (he's down in Charlotte ....)
for those of you who know of these guys, you know about their products.... top notch!
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