Is their such a thing as stock headers

[Gecko1]

I am a noob to the jdm world and i was talking to some guy a town away and he says that he has a jdm cb7 header that it is not a manny that its actual headers and i wanted to know if their where the real deal and should i buy them...can someone help cuz i am about it

[ExplodingCake]

Header = Exhaust manifold.
Stock header = Stock manifold (factory manifold)

Ask him for a picture and show it to us.
he is probably busting your balls.

[AbsurdNY]

He is probably talking about the tubular type manifold that comes on a F22A4. The F22A1/6 has a cast manifold.

Stock F22A1 4-1 cast manifold:


Stock F22A4 4-2-1 tubular manifold:


Go to the junkyard and find a 90-91 EX and that will have the tubular type header. You can probably pick it up very cheap.

[Gecko1]

i have the f22a1 it should bolt right up then to the engine and bottom part right

[AbsurdNY]

i have the f22a1 it should bolt right up then to the engine and bottom part right

Yes it will bolt right up. Just make sure you get the downpipe too because your manifold is a 4-1 design and the A4 is a 4-2-1 design. You will also have to move your O2 sensor because it is before the cat on the A4

[Granite CB7]

F22A6 is also 4-2-1, but it's cast and not tubular like the A4, and the O2 sensor is also on the d/p /a-pipe. Your best bet for OEM would be the F22A4 header and d/p.

[Gecko1]

okay i think i am going to buy it the guy said he will take 20 for it and down pipe unless you guys think think i should go another route with the manny

[akburst510]

okay i think i am going to buy it the guy said he will take 20 for it and down pipe unless you guys think think i should go another route with the manny

Get a Bisimoto Ramhead header.

[AbsurdNY]

okay i think i am going to buy it the guy said he will take 20 for it and down pipe unless you guys think think i should go another route with the manny

Yea that's a good price. Just make sure the flexpipe is in good shape before you buy it.

Get a Bisimoto Ramhead header.

I don't think he wants to spend that much on a header on a stock F22

[Gecko1]

yea i am kinda on a small buget with a new baby so i am almost working with zero in the piggy bank but thx...for the advice

[bcjammerx]

realize this is NOT a performance part. You should expect to NOT spend a lot of money on this part. It is better material, MAY flow a bit better than the ugo manifold...but it is by no means a performance style header.


*edit just saw price
$20 seem good

[AbsurdNY]

yea i am kinda on a small buget with a new baby so i am almost working with zero in the piggy bank but thx...for the advice

Also, you could always get a no-name brand knockoff header on Ebay. They are basically the same kind of design as the stock F22A4 header but it will look cleaner then a used one. Congratulations with your new baby.

[Gecko1]

thxs guys for the help and yea and being a new dad is great but i never imaged that my car money would drop so bad...my bad but yea i was looking at the beginner forum for a 30 horsepower increase for under 400 and thats why i was leaning towards the stock headers... i will defently look into the ebay headers...THX

[AbsurdNY]

thxs guys for the help and yea and being a new dad is great but i never imaged that my car money would drop so bad...my bad but yea i was looking at the beginner forum for a 30 horsepower increase for under 400 and thats why i was leaning towards the stock headers... i will defently look into the ebay headers...THX

No problem man. Just one thing with the Ebay headers. The gaskets that come with them are pure shit. Just replace them and you will be good.

[Tdurr]

^^ not true. I have a few friends with them and they work fine. Just make sure to intall them right and buy from a good seller and you will be okay. Ebay sellers have stepped up their game in the past year or two.