ex downpipe help??

[kenjin]

im doing a ex header conversion and im having trouble finding a downpipe that hasnt been cut yet..does anyone know if any autopart stores carry them??

[Leung]

yeah autoparts stores will carry them otherwise they can order them from their warehouse.

PnP and most salvage yards cut them because of the cat, they came up with some excuse where they aren't legally allowed to sell them or something.

[kenjin]

thanks for the info...but i was wondering..is there a different name to for it because i couldnt find it on ebay at all until i typed flex pipe...so anyone know how much it would cost for one at a autopart store?

[Leung]

it's hard to say what the price will be, some people have even ordered cheapy headers off of ebay and reused the flex pipe from that kit instead of buying a new one at the store because it was more expensive.

i call it a flex pipe or downpipe, although flex pipe would be more accurate.
just tell them it's the pipe right before the cat and then they'll know.

[kenjin]

so if i ordered some cheap headers off of ebay and used the downpipe for it it would have to be a 4 2 1 header right??...and wouldnt the hole for the o2 sensors be different??

[kenjin]

would this downpipe be a direct fit to the ex header?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-91...Q5fCarQ5fParts

[jdm.norcal]

try ebay as well my brother got a set when he had his for around 100 shipped.

[benji]

Call local importers, they get that kind of stuff all the time. THat's how I got one for my H22A, and it only cost me $50.

[AbsurdNY]

would this downpipe be a direct fit to the ex header?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-91...Q5fCarQ5fParts

That flex pipe will most likely not fit right with a stock EX header. The flex pipe on a stock header uses a different kind of gasket that is just like a round piece of metal that kinda crimps into the pipe. The gasket on the header on eBay is just a flat gasket that goes between the header and flex pipe.

You might as well just buy a whole header off of eBay because first of all, it will be hard to find just a flex pipe on eBay, second it most likely will not fit with the stock header, and third, the price will probably not be that much more for a whole header off eBay even if you found just the flex pipe.

Get the whole eBay header and just upgrade the gaskets that come with it. That is the main problem with eBay header's. The inferior gaskets blow out in a couple weeks.

[kenjin]

yeah but then i want them to be legal cuz i dont want to get caught by a cop...anyways if i buy some cheap ones off of ebay and i wrap the headers do you guys think it will work??

[wed3k]

not the gaskets because i use cheap gasket all the time. it's the mating surfaces.