Exhaust Manifold Dilemma

[Bloodlove]

Hello Everyone!

So, I have a 1992 Accord EX and for a while now I've been planning to redo my exhaust system. I decided instead of buying an aftermarket header that I would go with the exhaust manifold off of a f22a4 since it's a little less ugly than the a6's, and it'd be cheaper and more reliable than aftermarket (for the price). Now here's the problem. I took my heat shield off today only to discover I had the tubular designed one from the a4 and not the cast one from the a6. Now my engine should be an a6 since its an ex. Anyone got any ideas to what could be going on? Thanks in advance.

[i-07]

the engin says a6 on it right? and look for the date that it was made? cuz it could have been made in 91 and they just used one or something

[Bloodlove]

Where does the engine say a6 on it? I took a quick look around but a lot of my labels have crud on them (I live in Michigan).

[i-07]

Where does the engine say a6 on it? I took a quick look around but a lot of my labels have crud on them (I live in Michigan).

net to the plug on the front that covers the flywheel veiwer on the engine block or you can tell by the intake mani

post up a pic of the engine

[Bloodlove]

Sorry about the quality, it's already getting dark out. And my phone takes crappy pictures. Anyways, I found that label and naturally it says f22A... The rest is illegible since it wore off. Anything else I could check for?

[i-07]

that sir is a reg cast iron f22a6 heeder nice and cracked too lol

yeah you dont have a a4 on it right now man lol

[Bloodlove]

Really. wtf. All the pictures I look at of replacement ones they all look like this:

[i-07]

Really. wtf. All the pictures I look at of replacement ones they all look like this:

nope that is lx dx man lol

[Bloodlove]

Arghh...all those websites are usless then. What happens when someone actually buys one of those thinking it will fit? So, what do I do now?

[i-07]

Arghh...all those websites are usless then. What happens when someone actually buys one of those thinking it will fit? So, what do I do now?

you can go to the local junk yard or salvage yard and look for a 9091 ex or se and snag the header aint hard to do man

and with the ebay headers they are kin odd to put in man you have to move the ac line over to get it in lol

[Bloodlove]

Well my local junkyards are useless. The guys know nothing there and never have anything for my car. So basically I'm left buying oem for $5 billion dollars or trying my luck at an ebay header. Any other routes I could take?

[i-07]

Well my local junkyards are useless. The guys know nothing there and never have anything for my car. So basically I'm left buying oem for $5 billion dollars or trying my luck at an ebay header. Any other routes I could take?

umm idk man you may have to go with a ebay one or get 30 posts and look in the cb7tuner classifieds lol

[Bloodlove]

Well I'll probably go the ebay route since I'm near broke and I can get the header and front pipe which is what my car needs right now. Thnaks for the help on all this newbish-ness.

Edit:
Is the exhaust manifold attached by just nuts? Like, are there fixed studs coming out of the engine and the exhaust manifold slides over them and then is torqued down with the nuts or am I missing something?

[i-07]

Well I'll probably go the ebay route since I'm near broke and I can get the header and front pipe which is what my car needs right now. Thnaks for the help on all this newbish-ness.

it's cool man i'm glad to help lol

yeah just be carefull with the ebay ones man and dont use the gasket they give you with it to mount it to the head

[Tippey764]

Just get an ebay stainless steel header. The only reason being its stainless steel so you never have to worry about it rusting again.