Help me with my header!

jdmludegirl · Post by **jdmludegirl** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:29 pm

So, I am looking into getting a new header.
Read quite a few reviews, yada yada.

Ordered a Pacesetter to start because it was more in my budget range. Received it and it did not line up right with my motor.
I have a JDM h22a in my car, so it would be a 92-95 spec. That is the header I ordered and the bottom holes were too far spaced apart.

Anyway, as I looked around on the internet for some help I saw some people saying the JDM motor had a different pattern, yet others said ANY h22 would have the same bolt pattern and use the same headers.

So my question, is it probably just a flaw by Pacesetter or is there a certain brand I have to go with?:huh:

kikkinasphalt · Post by **kikkinasphalt** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:30 pm

jdmludegirl;145399 wrote:So, I am looking into getting a new header.
Read quite a few reviews, yada yada.

Ordered a Pacesetter to start because it was more in my budget range. Received it and it did not line up right with my motor.
I have a JDM h22a in my car, so it would be a 92-95 spec. That is the header I ordered and the bottom holes were too far spaced apart.

Anyway, as I looked around on the internet for some help I saw some people saying the JDM motor had a different pattern, yet others said ANY h22 would have the same bolt pattern and use the same headers.

So my question, is it probably just a flaw by Pacsetter or is there a certain brand I have to go with?:huh:

can you "slot" the holes to match?

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:37 pm

its the header lol

pacesetter stuff is notorius for being cheap piece of shit stuff.

i actually havent heard of anyone using anything pacesetter since the 90's. didnt even know they were still around making crap.

you would have probably been better off with a ebay header.

jdmludegirl · Post by **jdmludegirl** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:43 pm

SLOSHONOGO;145401 wrote:can you "slot" the holes to match?

I'd rather not.. They're like an inch off on each side.

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:45 pm

do you have a picture of the exact header you have? it may be for a different engine/vehicle.

orange94hatch · Post by **orange94hatch** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:47 pm

i dont know if your on honda-tech but i have a megan racing header on my jdm h22 and i like it alot and it was very reasonable on price. i found it throught a group buy thing and went to the web-site and baught it

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:48 pm

Its Pacesetter. What did you expect? If thats all your budget allows for, your better off just staying with the stock exhaust manifold.

jdmludegirl · Post by **jdmludegirl** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:49 pm

I don't have a picture of it, I took it back to the shop I ordered it from.

I have read that jdm h22s have different bolt patterns though, so I didn't know which brands made them for the jdm rather than usdm. I tried Greddy and they said theirs are only for the usdm model.

99PreludeSh · Post by **99PreludeSh** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:51 pm

all h22's have the same exact fit up when it comes to header.

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:52 pm

And I just noticed after reading your sig...how do you have a JDM H22A1? Theres no such thing. JDM motors don't have numbers at the end of the code.