Exhaust Header Compatibility

[marcusv8thunder]

Its difficult parts wise, i know how you feel trust me!

At the time i was sorting my exhaust out i found mine on German ebay, however ive just looked, and although German ebay is good for CB parts doesnt have any manifolds at the moment sadly.

I bought a dizzy and red/clear rear lights from ebay US and they wack £20 customs tax on the price, at the door! But it doesnt matter, as the prices on ebay US is ridiculously cheap. It was cheaper to buy my dizzy from US and pay the postage and customs tax, than to buy a dizzy from UK. Crazy system.

Remember the 5th gen Accord in the UK came with a F20z engine, so ports wise etc will fit. But 5th gen Accord also came with other engines as mentioned above, which wont fit.

My advice is if you have bought a F20z port dimensioned manifold, then keep that and weld the flexi area to required length. failing that, box it, and sell it. And get something off ebay US.

[CC1_Coupe]

Thanks Marcus, great input!

Well the above post mentioning different port positions : O OO O/O O O O

Was on the money, I'd bought the entirely wrong manifold. The ad didn't specify which F20 it was for, and I didn't know.think to check.

So I'm returning the Manifold, luckily the company accepts returns.

And today I had my old downpipe repaired, flexi strengthened and refitted a modified North/South Bar with exhaust hanger to support the flexi/cat. Also had to drill out the sheared studs from the upper manifold and fit nuts/bolts to secure that down.

So far, such a massive improvement, quiet and powerful!

Thank you all for such good insights, I'll be more careful ordering parts, next time.

-Tom.