So i got a 96 civic hatchback i just bought recently. it came with a cracked header and is making and extremely annoying raspy noise, im looking for a cheap replacement and was wondering has anyone ever tried this brand.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110804702748...ht_4040wt_1199
Can anyone recommend this brand or should i just search for a OEM one on the forums?

 

That is just a cheap Chinese knock-off that they put their name to. Are you really going to put a $15 header on your car? Damn. The shipping alone is more than twice the cost of the header.

 

yeah im not trying to look for performance or anything, im just trying to keep the car running without having a annoying raspy noise from a crack OEM header. so im wondering if these will suffice.

 

You will probably have a lot of fitment issues. You would be best served going to a junkyard.

 

Hit or miss with ebay headers, some get lucky. The other issue don't you have a cat built into the manifold? Then you will need an EX set up, a cat as well.

 

Just find an OEM one

 

I ended up with one of those cheap ebay headers a while back, someone just flat out gave it to me because it was cracked. It honestly surprised me, the flanges were really well made and thick as hell. The tubing however cracked and was basically impossible to weld.

 

What good are thick flanges if the tubing is thin crap lol.

 

None, but I expected all of it to be crap, not just half of it

 

Why am I laughing? "Wow! Half of this aint bad at all."
Long day of classes I guess.

 

Lol Are You Really REALLY Going To Put A 15$ Header On Your Hatch?.....God This Economy Is Worst Den I Thought And I Thought I Was A Cheap Bastard....Buying This Will Only Result In Cracked Header Again....Just Go To Junkyard And Get One For 15$

 

yeah, im a cheap bastard, but hey, who doesnt like a brand new shiny header if it works just the same as one from the junkyard? i was also thinking about going to the junkyard as well, but i just dont want to waste my time and find out they dont have it in stock. i mine as well have a brand new one shipped to me. i was wondering if anyone has any experience with these specific headers because i dont see what would cause the header to crack again if it is being used for daily driving.

 

Search then. That header will end up cracking

 

X2

eBay header are well known for craking trust me!

 

he cant get anything out of the junk yard he has a 96 civic hatch the header is with the Cat and if you guys don't know it is a Federal law that you cannot resell used Cats so they toss them when they get to the junk yard... SO his option would have to be getting a new CAT because he'd be running without one so ur screwed either way why not get the 80 dollar OEM replacement from Ebay

 

$15? holly crap.

This is the first time I have ever seen one so cheap. lol

Jump on it dude!

 

they get u on the shipping

 

could you send me a link? i cant seem to find it on ebay

 

People used to charge little for the product and make up the money for the shipping to get around paying ebays final value fee, but now ebay takes a percentage of the shipping as well to eliminate that. Guess he never got on the boat. I've used those style headers in the past and it worked fine. The only issue was the cheap gasket they send where the 4-2 portion is always blows out.

 

the ad say's fit sohc only then says it fits ek9