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TYPE R HEADER AND CAT FITMENT QUESTION.

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Old May 18, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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I HAVE A 95 FOUR DOOR CIVIC WITH LS SWAP.I WAS WONDWERING IF I WILL BE ABLE TO RETAIN MY AC AND IF THE TYPE R CATFLAGES WILL I=LINE UP WITH MY EXHAUST WITH OUT MODIFYING ANY THING?I WAS GOING TO UES THE JDM HEADER AND CAT IF THAT HELPS.I ALREADY HAVE AN AFTER MARKET EXHAUST AND DID NOT WANT TO CUT THAT OR THE $100 CAT THAT I WAS GOING TO ORDER WITH THE HEADER.
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Old May 18, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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I stand corrected.


Modified by _BEN_ at 5:43 PM 5/18/2005
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Old May 18, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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MY COUSIN HAS A JDM TYPE R HEADER ON HIS LS MOTOR RIGHT NOW IN HIS 91 FOUR DOOR.YOU ARE TH FIRST TO SAY IT DOESNT FIT.THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS DIFFERENT.
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Old May 18, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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ANYONE?
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Old May 18, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by _BEN_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Type R as oem Type R header?
That won't bolt up to a LS head. </TD></TR></TABLE>

umm, yes it will. exhaust manifold bolt patterns are the same for all b-series. you're probably thinking of intake manifolds... they dont swap between P74/5, P72, and P30 heads

To keep your A/C, you'll need the P54 AC bracket from a DOHC del sol.

The header/cat fitment will depend on what exhaust you're running. It's best to buy the header, then buy an exhaust for your body (95 EX coupe/sedan would be fine). Then get a custom cat fabbed up to the correct length.

Yea and CHILL WITH THE CAPS
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Old May 18, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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the point is not to fab any thing.i want straight bolt in.i need to keep car legal.cops out here will randomly pull people over and send them through inspection.so i want to stay as close to oem as possible.
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Old May 18, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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as the original question statesDOES EVERYTHING LINE UP WITH OUT HACKING ANYTHING UP.i dont mind pushing the exhaust foward to much,but i am not going to cut up a $100 cat to fit the damn car.nor is the local exhust shop going to get my money to **** **** up
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Old May 18, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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custom cats "bolt in" also if you have flanges made on both ends.

seeing as there is no OEM b18b 92-95 sedan that came with a type-r header, there is no STOCK cat that is guaranteed to fit. the best thing to do is to NOT WASTE your $$ trying to buy a cat that MIGHT fit. just do it once and buy a custom cat made to order. http://www.hybridgarge.com makes cats to order to mate JDM headers to civic exhaust. Just measure the gap, tell them the length, and BOOM, you'll have a cat that fits

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Old May 18, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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HOW MUCH LOUDER THAN A STOCK CAT WILL THESE BE AND HOW CLOSE TO STOCK IS IT GOING TO LOOK.COPS ARE *** HOLES TOWARDS ANYONE WITH AN IMPORT.
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