Here are some reference pics for anyone who may be using an RMF header with a stock crossmember. This is after the MERCILESS beating you must inflict on your stock crossmember.

From pass. side.


From driver side.



Modified by rjay8604 at 1:17 AM 5/1/2006

 

wow its tight in there.. lol looks good tho!!!

 

whoa that thing is comming close to both the rad and the x-member...bet the power is all worth it tho...rmf

 

forget the beating...we just cut lol

 

Which mounts are you using?

 

what radiator are you using? just wondering if a thick *** koyo would clear this setup...

 

Yeah i am using the Koyo, that damn thing is thick *** hell, literally like 3.5 times the thickness of stock, god that things was bitch to shoehorn in there.

 

does that header allow you to keep a/c and how does it compare todc sport 4-1? thanks

 

Yeah, that header allows AC, and it is definitely superior to any DC, but DC is still great bang per buck, but if you are hardcore all-motor like me, you need every last horsepower you can get.

 

Yeah I'm trying to be hardcore all motor that is why I'm looking for a better header. That one is pretty sweet and even better that I can keep(actually get) A/C with that thing

 

hot damn thats tighter then a 6 year old nun!

sweet looking man

 

Damn i kinda sounded like a big head ******* there, , sorry bout that, but yeah, i think it'll prove to be a good header choice for ya.

 

do you have more pics of the clearance from the crossmember? Are you running a B16? This must be the narrow rmf header? Any issues so far?

 

hey dumb question. Did you beat the crossmember with it in the car or did you take the crossmember off to beat it like that. I just recently beat my crossmember out of shape by taking it off and beating so i am wondering how you were able to beat yours in like that.

 

when i bent mine i had it off the car and heated it up then used a bfh... mine was still stright afterward

 

i would be careful running your header so close to the crossmember, if your engine rocks back and forth during shifting your header will hit it and dent. I know because my anr compact has a small dent from hitting the front engine mount that i had bent back and there is a good amount of room between it and the header. By the way i am running hcp mounts which are very solid.

 

Thanks but yeah, it is hard to see but there is about 1.5" of clearance. I've tracked it about 20 times and no denting or touching so its good.

I took the crossmember off to beat it, be careful becuase you will warp it and it will be bitch to bolt back on. I had to take it off two times to test fit it before it was ready with enough clearance.
Also you can notice the KOYO radiator is super fat and BARELY fits inbetween my beaten crossmember.
I'm planning on traction bars in the future. Not quite yet though.

 

Sorry to bring a thread back from the dead...

what engine was the RMF header bolted to? I'm assuming B16...
How low did it hang? You said you tracked it... was it drag racing or open track? if open track, do you drive over the burms?


Looking at purchasing an AN-R or a RMF and trying to figure out which one I should get... the AN-R doesn't seem like it'd clear a full size radiator...

 

i want to see the pics dammit..... if you cant upload please email them to me

 

Pic upload please!

 

damn i cant see the pics ggrrrrr

 

Ok i fixed the pics for you guys.

 

although not a B series, this is IMO, the best NA header you can get, without paying BIG money for hytech. fits the stock X-member as well.

 

tight space. More pics of that header

 

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i guess you didnt read the story by RMF. that thing flows like junk.