94-97 header will fit 90-93?

[sepulveda87]

i am close to buying this header from a guy i know.its a 94-97 JVT Racing header. But my question, is the O2 sensor in the same location? will my O2 sensor fit? NEED REPLYS FAST!!! GETTING IT TOMORROW!!!

[SOHC-FTW]

99.9% sure the f22Ax(90-93) have a different header to head bolt pattern than the 94+ f22Bx.

[antonio7566]

Best bet go to a parts store ask for both a gasket and a 02 sensor, and compare to yours I think the 02 sensor mite work out.

[sepulveda87]

damn i hope it does bolt right up. its a steal for how much he is selling it for! BRAND NEW!! just in time for the Import Reactor show!!

[EJX_Michael]

Not gonna fit, Bro.

View of exhaust ports from the front of the head:

90-93 F22Ax 0-0-0-0
94-97 F22Bx 0-00-0

I'm pretty sure the flange on the downpipe is also different.

[sepulveda87]

damn it. lol.

[steelbluesleepR]

how much was it?

[sepulveda87]

60

[Kennie-Pak]

damn 60! that is a steal, you could always get the same brand for our cars though

[deevergote]

It's a cheapie knockoff header... nothing special From what I read, it's one of the better knockoffs, but still nothing worth getting excited about.

I can't find any for our cars, but they seem to run about $160 for other models. The only site that I found with a JVT header for "90-93 Accords" said that it was for the A20A engine (which is the engine for the 86-89... or more specifically, 88-89)

[sepulveda87]

its not a knock off brand. they have been around for a while from what i hear.

[steelbluesleepR]

its not a knock off brand. they have been around for a while from what i hear.

well so has OBX but they are a definite knock off brand. length of time youve been open has nothing to do with the quality of your R&D department or even your parts.

[sepulveda87]

everyone has there own opinions on each brand.

[deevergote]

It's not an opinion. It is a fact.

It's a generic design, not specifically engineered for any particular platform. It's just bent pipes, going on the theory that larger tubular primaries and a slightly larger collector will give some gains. True? Sure.

But the design is no different from any other "knockoff" company. They may be one of the good ones, akin to OBX and Megan Racing (and old guys like me remember when we all laughed at those brands as well...) But it's still a generic knockoff design.

Trust me. It takes a lot of time, money, and knowledge to properly engineer a header. That's why the ones that are actually engineered for a specific application cost so much more (Bisimoto, SMSP, HyTech, Mugen, etc...)


Now, am I saying one of their headers isn't worth the $160 that they charge? Certainly not. Some gains will be had, and all reviews I find seem to praise the build quality... so yeah, I'd say it's better than a $100 no-name cheapie.
One guy even dynoed his tC at 160whp with the header being the only mod (which, if that's accurate, and not an optimistic dyno or a lying owner) means there was a significant gain. Assuming the 160hp tC loses about 15% to drivetrain losses, that's about a 24whp gain! Sounds absurd to me, but I don't know how poorly the stock manifold flows on that car, so it's entirely possible.

For us... expect 5-7whp at best on a healthy engine. This, of course, depends on your other mods as well

[thepowderblue]

headers

I KNOW ITS KINDA LATE FOR ME TO POST THIS BUT THIS IS WHY IT WOULD NOT WORK

all F series engines 94+ have the ports spaced different.94+ use's (close port) design and the 90-93 uses an (even port)design

here Is a even port header -93 used



here is a close port header 94+