M2-1028 Exhaust Header Question

[brontosaurus]

Short and sweet, has anyone swapped a 1028 header onto an LHD NA? Curious about steering column interference.

Yes, I am aware that a RB header is probably a better choice.

[roadsternut]

The main problem is that the US-spec cat won't fit. US-spec 1.8s used a 440mm cat, JDM-spec 1.8s all used 375mm. Although a 1.6 cat could be fitted, I'm not sure how the emissions would be affected, and this would be even more pronounced on cars with OBD-2. In addition, JDM-spec cars don't have EGR.

[Flyin 92]

I say buy one and let the haters hate.

[roadsternut]

You could be paying big money for a header thats no better than anything else, and they you will have to chop up/weld to get even an imperfect fit. Plus it will be bashing the steering column all the while.

Its a bit easier to fit a USDM header to a JDM 1.8. You just need an adapter to plug the large gap.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n109/saz9961/S-Spec%20II/header3.jpg

Question the motives of people who give bum advice that results in people wasting their cash. This "haters" nonsense sounds so infantile, but maybe I am overestimating the age of some posters.

[brontosaurus]

Thanks for the info! I was not aware of the cat differences. That is a bit of an annoyance, but not a deal breaker. I suspect I could just get one of my existing ones modified to fit.

But yeah, like I said, I would buy it fully knowing that it isn't the optimal solution.

[Flyin 92]

You can make anything fit if you're willing to put in the work.