Delubozparts Headers on Ebay?

[britlude]

i save the flamed ones for special occasions! yup, have ratchet spanners, been doing the research on prime, know most of the pitfalls, just taking my time as nothing on this weekend, tho have stripped the car away from the garage door, so I can get the hotrod out just in case!

the only thing i haven't found, on any of the writeups, is anyone mentioning supporting the engine when the cross member and engine mount comes out!!!!

after 15 years, the rusted bolt's were expected, didn't expect the heads to have disolved tho!!

[Kevin]

No need to support engine. It won't fall out just by removing one mount!

I don't take the mount apart. Take the mount right off the engine. When you come to refit, fit the cross member, then jack up the engine to meet the mount again.

The rear wheels move out once the cross member is off. I needed to strap the side frames to pull them back so the cross member can fit. It may depend whether you have the car raised up and resting on the chassis, or sitting on the wheels.

[britlude]

ok, thanks for that!

[AR]

Ok, there's stacks of them. I put them up later when I get home.

SS

What brand did you get?

[Silver Surfer]

Just these manifolds and decat pipes.

SS

[AR]

How did you extend the 02 wires?

[britlude]

I got the ebay headers from price-specialist (in canada I think) they are they same as the Delubozparts, as I suspect it's the same people, just another name. cost me £390 delivered....

they are 'top speed' brand, polished (what's the point?) stainless, which I think is a comptech copy. they come with engine gaskets, cat gasket ring thing, cat bolts, and O2 extension wires.

i'll take some pics once it's all out!

after feeling the weight of the exhaust box, i may be making something to replace it later!

[Kevin]

How did you extend the 02 wires?

I fitted them. Firstly we used new O2 sensors from Sparkplugs.com. They have the long wire on both sensors. The front sensor was the only one that needed lengthening further. I got a four way connector, cut the wire off the old sensor, at the sensor end, and cut the plug off the new sensor. Join the two wire together to make it longer. I found these when I did my own car, sensor wires can't be soldered.

I also make and move existing brackets so the wires are supported and held in place away from the exhaust pipes.

[AR]

Cheers Kevin I'll pass that info along.

[britlude]

another hour in, and the exhausts are all off... I dropped the front crossmember, but didn't take it right off, and unbolted the aircon pump, and moved it across about an inch just for clearance! not doing bad lying on the floor, with a pair of car ramps!

anyway... pix.... one with the exhaust, the cut offending pipe which is double skinned just to be awkward, and various other bits that had to come off, another with the new manifolds! the other is of the cats, which appear to have temperature sensors going to them, not seen them mentioned anywhere.... i've seen the second set of O2 sensors on later models, but no temp sensors... is this a JDM quirk?