not sure if a new header will fit my 97 civic

i need help. i have a 97 civic ex and i want to put in a new manifold header or whatever you call it...this is shop has one for cheap but im not sure if it will fit my civic...its the one that takes it from two into four channels... gives each its own pipe....the guys at the shop dont know because its a wheel/tire place that doesnt really deal with performance parts but got afew of them in their shipment like 3 years ago and have had them in the back..they are willing to give it to me for like $150...its just a Ractive.like a pep boys knock off or something....but i dont know how to tell?????anybody know any ways or tips to help me???
thanks alot

Thats what a header is - 1 pipe per cylinder . . .It would help if you knew what engine they were for. Otherwise remove your exhaust manifold & find one that fits.

Why not get something of quality that you know will fit?

Chikara(hedman) hedders - making headers for years http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=HED%2D37040 or http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=HED%2D37044

Ractive headers sound like poopy butthole.

is pacestter a good headers?

I have a chikara... its not too bad really. I did have a problem with it blowing out the gasket where the 2 pieces come together, when that happened I made my own replacement gasket with the metal mesh from inside the old one and ultra-copper gasket maker. havent had a problem since

is pacestter a good headers?

10 Ractive headers sound like poopy butthole.
20 is pacestter a good headers?
30 GOTO 10 AND REPEAT
40 END PROGRAM

ok, now I am really confused...?

me too, lol.

I think he meant Pacestter is JUNK!

well the ractive header does sound a little poppy but it helped me comming out of the hole when i had my DX sohc nonvtech motor ! i beet any sohc the wasent turboed or using nitrous soooo it helps quite a bit if you jave a complete exhaust and air intake !!!!!1 well i have a ractive header and im selling it and i know it will fit your car because ractive only make one header for all Dseries motors but i hope you learn to like your check engine light in the console unless you get your computer re programmed

i hope you learn to like your check engine light in the console unless you get your computer re programmed

don't talk if you don't know. that is rediculous. and you call yourself a honda tech?

dosent and EX in the US equal to a DX in canada ??? if not than i could be wrong but im from canada were an SI in the US would be an SiR and whatever else there is

EX here is D16 SOHC vtec

I believe the EX here is the SI in Canada, they both have SOHC D 16 Vtec motors...the DX here is non-vtec....the DX in Canada is non-vtec also.

Also, as Maitaracer said, Just get the proper header for your car, that bit about having to reprogram your ECU if you get a header is non-sense.

This is just me, but I saved my money up(I used to work at Sonic so this took a good 5-6 months) and bought a quality header. DC Sports Ceramic Coated 4-2-1 is what I bought for my 99' EX. Looks good, sounds good, cost $425 bucks. Ya get what you pay for.

Ya get what you pay for.

Well stated and very true, I couldn't have said it better. If your looking to buy something, you get what you pay for, so spend your money wisely and don't buy crap.