my dd 91 da teg is currentlly 100 percent stock....down to the factory intake even...
getting kinda bored with it....driving day to day...


well the factory exhaust manifold is cracked and the cat is pluged...car was down on power one day so i un bolted it and rn open header and gained a **** ton back...


recommed me a header for a stock ls da.....
i ordered a test pipe for and a a basice ebay intake for it a coupe days ago....
now gonna start on the exhaust starting with the header...
i will probally just buy a vibrant muffler and have a local shop do 2.5 crush bent cheap pipeing on it...


this car is just my dd and is getting boring and needs some maint....
two piece 4-2-1 -tri-y- 4-1
im gonna be going ebay cheap o car aint that nice not sure how long i will have it....
car isnt lowered and wont be....car has facory traction bars and will allways have them....




i did a basic search and checked the faq...and came up with it really dont matter what you pick going??? just looking for ideas and experience

 

I HAD A MEGAN 4-2-1 ALSO A 4-1 AND NOW I HAVE A PACE SETTER CARB LEGAL 4-2-1 ON MY TEG..I WOULD REC. ANY ONE OF THOSE..YOU CAN GET THEM FOR LESS THAN $150 SHIPPED

 

you are somewhat limited because the amount of space between your engine block and your front crossmember.

most ones designed for a da are 2 piece (i'm not sure how many one pieces will fit with the size of the crossmember of they do i would assume you would have to drop it to make room to install it, then re-install it)

If I were you (and i've already done this for my da) I would get a traction bar ( the da already has one technically but unless you want to cut out a portion of the OEM crossmember you don't have much of a selection, again i'm only stating this because i've seen people that have had to cut the OEM one to fit their header, not based on any experience of mine)

because the exhaust side is the same for all b series you can really use a header designed for any integra i would say a good one ( assuming you get a traction bar or there is enough room ) would be the 98+ spec jdm itr header you can probably find one used without too much trouble and it performs about as well as some of the more expensive ones.

If money isnt an option get a toda header. I havn't used them but i've heard that buddy club and skunk 2 make decent headers. DC sports ceramic coated are about half the cost of the previous 2 mentioned and from my experience they are good but can rust easier then a stainless. personally i would stay away from megan, obx or any other e-bay brands as i think they are crap ( just an opinion, you get what you pay for) keep in mind also that the 98 ITR and Toda headers use a 2.5 in exhaust flange

*edit i just noticed you said you will always have your OEM traction bar.. my best suggestion in that case would be dc sports 4-2-1, 2 piece

 

i was kinda thinking about the two piece 4-2-1 design just too keep it simple and i really dont care how fast the car is...just looking for alittle extra and that cast lump of a factory manifold pile wont be hard too beat i wouldnt think