ugh, it's 12am.
i've got the toda header, carsound cat, and oem exhaust all lined up and everything mates perfectly together. the problem is the support bracket on the toda header is too far from the corresponding bracket on the car!? do i have the wrong header? there is no way to bend the bracket as it will hit the axle. help!!!

 

You can either just remove the USDM bracket and run without one or order a JDM bracket.

 

you need the jdm bracket...dumbass

 

where to get this jdm bracket?

i can't believe it's good for the header (or block) to carry the stress of supporting the cat/header during driving.

 

i run my toda without it...

the spoons/todas are not that heavy...
now if i had the jdm 4-1...that would be a different story

aaron...lemme see if i can locate one for you tomolo

 

I would recommend you to not buy a jdm bracket. They often break and often cause headaches.

Now go bolt it up!

 

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yes, please do - thank you!!!

anybody else have a spoon/toda header that doesn't use the bracket?

 

Spoon does not have a bracket.

 

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i would still like the bracket. i guess i'm a bit paranoid after removing so many bolts to get the heavy oem manifold off the car.

ok, off to bolt this **** up and drive it. shouldn't you guys be in bed?

 

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thank you dennis...

i've owned both too

but the weight issue still makes sense to me

 

Bolt it up and let her rip! Spray some windex on the header and wipe it down...it cleans it up real nice just in case.

 

No need for the bracket. I don't use one. And my new Hytech doesn't have one either.

 

The header you got is design for PY ITR not black itr......give it to me

anyway, good luck with the install

 

No bracket needed.

 

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hehe Mine was kinda the opposite. The Bracket on the Toda Header broke off the header but the JDM Header Bracket itself didn't break

 

done! i started her up (no exhaust leaks that i could hear) and ripped down a backroad. i definitely felt a bit more of a power surge going into vtec and the car sounds slightly (hard to tell with rain and no interior ). off to bed with me.

thanks for the help

 

damn i wish someone will sell me a toda header for cheap.

 

&lt;------ Picturing Aaron twisting his body under the car to take that pic....lol

 

Toda header will not run properly without the brackets under extreme conditions such as AutoX and HPDEs. Spoon ones are more lightweight because its more JDM.

I am known to be nice. So I'll trade my Spoon for your Toda + $100.

 

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I am known to be nice. So I'll trade my Spoon for your Toda + $100.</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL

I ran without the bracket in question.

 

so all the JDM header would have the same problem ? or just spoon and toda.
wonder if mugen would cost the same problem

 

i dont use the bracket. never had a problem.......

 

There is the 96spec/USDM bracket and then the 98spec bracket. Whatever year car the header says it's made for will be what bracket you'd be needing to use.

My bracket snapped in half with my DC JDM, so I took it off. My current header also has no bracket at all. Aftermarket 16-gauge stainless steel headers aren't as heavy as the stock manifold so I don't think it's a big deal. Plus the weight is also supported by the exhaust down the collector.

 

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haha, it might've worked last night, ray ray, but now i've rested and i'm sharp as a tack so no fooling around. i'll trade your spoon for my toda + $200! fear my regotiation skillz.

 

mine did not line up either i have the mugen ones but i just un bolted the bracket, works fine bro