i have recently bought an an-r compact header,and am trying to fit it to my b16..trouble is it does not fit..it hits on the steel bracket next to the sump and hits the power steering bottom bolt/body of p/steering pump.i have tried moving the pump to its highest level and it still hits and even if it did not,i would not be able to adjust the belt as its at its top level...i thought they were supposed to clear all this..fitment is real bad..it looks like the only way to fit is have no power steering/which is a no as drive everyday..or smash the pipe in to like half the size it should be...and then it probably wony work very well..??advice despratelty needed..thanks..

 

yeah..i dont think youre able to have the power steering if youre using those headers.

 

says will clear power steering on the web site..?/

 

i do not remember selling or sending any headers to england. i remember you emailing us several times and even asked for bank wire transfer info to order a header but you never sent payment.
where or who did you buy the header from? our compact headers will clear power steering unless you got a used header and it was one of our first compact designs then it will not clear. there are other manufacturers that also make this same design and i know that theirs will not clear power steering pumps.

 

your prob having a good laugh now..i bought the header of red civic standard,as it was complete and had hpc coating on...i needed a header asap and could not wait 4 weeks..but i bet its my luck its an early an-r header and wont clear power steering...??is there anything that can be done to fix the problem..??this is the thread of the header he was selling..https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=844913

 

i dont think theres anything you can do to make it fit if it was an earlier design. i noticed in that thread that he had a b18 block and you said you have a b16 block. that might have something to do with it too since we make them specifically for each block.

 

i have managed to fit the header to the block,with a bolt in each hole on the flange..i was thinking as the bottom power steering casing is sitting on the header tube,could i cut the pipe out on the welds you have done and re tig a new pipe the same in,but have the pipe bent with more of an angle on it so it clears the p/steering bolt/body..would the header still work well if this was done..as i cant see any way round it,unless the pipe is smashed in quiet a bit..and i dont think i really want to do that..

 

yes re routing and rewelding that one primary will work fine if you keep the length as close as possible to the original length. make sure you grind off all the ceramic coating to get a clean weld.

 

thanks for your help..will keep you posted as to progress..as i am very interested to see if the header performs better than my mugen4-1 header i am currently using 285 bhp and 189 torque,,standard internals 8 psi...?as states for n/a use,and have heard of no one else running these on superchargers..thanks..

 

I purchased the header in September of '03 so maybe it was the old design. Beario, I was totally unaware that the design had changed and was only going by the information on the website. I apologize. Consider getting the power steering removal kit from Padawan.

 

no worries luke mate not blaming you at all..it has to be said that was won of the best and quickest transactions of buying patys from the states....cheers and will keep you posted..

 

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From Michigan to the UK in three days!!!!

Keep me posted. I want to know dyno numbers if you get them.

 

will do mate having pipe re cut and welded at present...

 

nightmare..the guy re welding the pipes has completely ruined pipes 3/4,to an unusable state and totally bodged them..i now have a manifold worth nothing...anroo8 can i buy pipes 3 and 4 from you..??as there is no other way of fixing this manifold,,pipes 1 and 2 look the same on your (clear power steering set up)i just need pipes 3 and 4 and will have to cut them of at the head flange and at the collector and re weld new pipes in..please can you help as this is really becoming a nightmare... bearnigel@yahoo.com thanks

 

beario,
sorry to hear about your problem but we do not sell the tubing prebent like that. each header is made piece by piece from u bends on a motor on an engine stand.

 

please dont tell me that as i really dont have the money to buy another manifold..could you not make the pipes on the jig and sell me the 2 pipes as i am really in dire starights..???

 

sorry it really isnt that simple.
we would have to cut all 4 primaries and assemble a full header and tack weld it together and then take it all apart again. this would take just as much time and work as making a full header.
i suggest you buy some u bends and take it to a fabrication shop.

 

i have emailed you

 

what size pipe is it and what degree angle bends???

 

email sent an-r