WTB Exaust Manifold Covers

1990civic · #1 09-24-2002, 10:00 PM

Im Looking For The Front And Rear Exaust Manifold Covers, Mine Are Rusted And I Need To Replace Those! Please Include Prices!!!

thanks

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ci5ic · #2 09-24-2002, 10:24 PM

Those exhaust covers really don't do much of anything...

And, I'm not sure what you mean by "rear" exhaust manifold cover...

GTA · #3 09-25-2002, 02:23 AM

they have a heat shield on each side of the stock manifold. I'd sell ya mine but they are rusted too

1990civic · #4 09-25-2002, 08:08 AM

THEY DONT DO ANYTHING? with out those covers you will burn up anything around the manifold!!!!

GTA · #5 09-25-2002, 01:43 PM

i dont have the front one on for like 6 months.nothing's happen yet

pretty sure nothing will.

Melt · #6 09-25-2002, 01:52 PM

Mine were taken off by the muffler guy, cause it rattled right around 3k rpm's

ci5ic · #7 09-25-2002, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by 1990civic
THEY DONT DO ANYTHING? with out those covers you will burn up anything around the manifold!!!!

The only thing near the exhaust manifold is the engine... And the dip-stick. Like I said, doesn't do squat. I've had mine off ever since I put my header on 3 years ago, and it's never ever caused any problems at all.

dfarres · #8 09-25-2002, 06:37 PM

just take them off....
If it doesn't have anything related to smog then u don't really need them. I had a Nissan truck & the heat shield had a tube coming from it to the intake manifold & they wouldn't smog it til I replaced it.

amy@af · #9 09-25-2002, 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by ci5ic

The only thing near the exhaust manifold is the engine... And the dip-stick. Like I said, doesn't do squat. I've had mine off ever since I put my header on 3 years ago, and it's never ever caused any problems at all.

you have to take that shield off for a header. so i too have been running without it with no problems.

1990civic · #10 09-25-2002, 11:52 PM

header is much diff. than stock exaust manifold!!

SkyNex721 · #11 09-26-2002, 12:02 AM

Now you have an excuse to replace the exhaust manifold with an aftermarket header.

1990civic · #12 09-26-2002, 12:51 AM

i was thinking about it, but a header seems like such a waste of money!! the stock exhaust manifold, has plenty of air flow!!

91civicDXdude · #13 09-26-2002, 01:44 AM

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i was thinking about it, but a header seems like such a waste of money!! the stock exhaust manifold, has plenty of air flow!!

wrong

the stock manifold bunches up the airflow shortly after leaving the engine. a header (not headerS as some people seem to think, there is only ONE :finger: ) generally has bigger piping and longer runners so the air doesnt get restricted by the airflow coming from the other cylinders. also, some headers are tuned to make the car sound better in the same way that a trombone makes different sounds the longer or shorter it is.

1990civic · #14 09-26-2002, 07:59 AM

But Does It Really Make A Big Enough Diff. On A 1.5 L Engine To Justify The Three Hundred Dollars To Buy One??? What Type Of Gains Would I Be Looking At??

sastanley · #15 09-26-2002, 09:19 AM

Dude...I don't know if there are many options for a 1.5L, but regardless, don't spend $300 - buy a cheap one..like Chikara (made by Hedman, they have been building headers for domestics forever!!), or some other cheap ones. Spray them with hi-temp paint often and they will work just as well as the $300+ DC Sports, etc..

I have a Chikara header with my ZC...my step-dad has built everything from 1300cc - 40 HP VW's to 350 Chevys, and he said it looked like a nice header! And if it fails in a few years, I'll buy another cheap one!!

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