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civiclxb16 · 01-09-2005, 02:46 PM

ok i have been looking up headers for the past week and i have noticed there are more choices for the b18 then there is for the b16 now i know the b18 is taller then the b16 so i wanted to know is there a major difference with the actual hook up of the exhaust? meaning am i going to have to make special bends or move my cat around so on so forth if i get an integra header. or is it just going to be closer to the ground then the b16 header. the reson why i am asking is because in the next year or so i am building a b18 block to put my b16 head on and i don't want to buy another header later on in the game. so should i just get the b18 header and call it a day? or is it going to be more work getting a b18 header now?

also is there a big difference with the usdm header and the jdm itr header?

formby · 01-09-2005, 03:11 PM

get any b series header they all mix and match ( i bould recomend a b18 header)....i used a stock b16 Exh manifold on my lsv for a while then i bought a cheap Egay b18 header until i finish my turbo kit..... the size of the tubing is smaller on a usdm header.....

civiclxb16 · 01-09-2005, 03:24 PM

thanks man that is exactly what i needed to know i guess for the time being i am going to go with an ebay one because i am also parting together a turbo kit do you still have that header?

Calesta · 01-09-2005, 04:08 PM

The B18C header is taller than the B16A header. The B16A header will work on a B18A/B and a B20B/Z block, but most will hit the oil pan on the bottom of a B18C or a B16B because of the deeper pan (has to clear the girdle). To be safe, the taller B18C headers will work fine with all B series blocks. The hookup to the exhaust is the same- you won't have to modify to change between the two types of headers.

dosterschill · 01-10-2005, 11:22 PM

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get any b series header they all mix and match

just to reiterate: a friend of mine and some of us had to use some serious elbow grease and ingenuity to get his b16 header on his b18 swap... just some additional thoughts

dosterschill

IanB · 03-22-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Calesta

The B18C header is taller than the B16A header. The B16A header will work on a B18A/B and a B20B/Z block, but most will hit the oil pan on the bottom of a B18C or a B16B because of the deeper pan (has to clear the girdle). To be safe, the taller B18C headers will work fine with all B series blocks. The hookup to the exhaust is the same- you won't have to modify to change between the two types of headers.

Awesome post! I'd heard that the B18C was different, but nobody had ever said why, thanks.

BrutalB83 · 03-22-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by IanB

Awesome post! I'd heard that the B18C was different, but nobody had ever said why, thanks.

I'm glad your excited man, but next time check the dates on stuff before you post. This thread is over three years old...

IanB · 03-23-2008, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BrutalB83

I'm glad your excited man, but next time check the dates on stuff before you post. This thread is over three years old...

Good eye, lol. All the same, I find that many of the things like that, it's easy to find the what, but much harder to track down the why.

Calesta · 03-26-2008, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by IanB

Awesome post! I'd heard that the B18C was different, but nobody had ever said why, thanks.

01-09-2005, 02:46 PM	#1
civiclxb16 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poconos pa Posts: 1,301 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: RX5.7 Civic LS and Teg Ls Rep Power: 25	ok i have been looking up headers for the past week and i have noticed there are more choices for the b18 then there is for the b16 now i know the b18 is taller then the b16 so i wanted to know is there a major difference with the actual hook up of the exhaust? meaning am i going to have to make special bends or move my cat around so on so forth if i get an integra header. or is it just going to be closer to the ground then the b16 header. the reson why i am asking is because in the next year or so i am building a b18 block to put my b16 head on and i don't want to buy another header later on in the game. so should i just get the b18 header and call it a day? or is it going to be more work getting a b18 header now? also is there a big difference with the usdm header and the jdm itr header? __________________ Check Out My Car Club www.HighRevCustoms.com and join the forums this is what happens when you are bored out your mind!!:\| [[-]] (()) \|\|\\|\| \|\|)) //-\\ (( \|\| \\// \|\| (( my current baby http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n.../myspacefc.jpg

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formby learning in progress Join Date: Feb 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 5,742 iTrader: 4 / 100% Ride: 00' Montero sport, 99' lsv civic Rep Power: 93	get any b series header they all mix and match ( i bould recomend a b18 header)....i used a stock b16 Exh manifold on my lsv for a while then i bought a cheap Egay b18 header until i finish my turbo kit..... the size of the tubing is smaller on a usdm header..... __________________ SOMETIMES IN LIFE WE ALL NEED CHANGE! http://pandora.com/

01-09-2005, 03:24 PM	#3
civiclxb16 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poconos pa Posts: 1,301 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: RX5.7 Civic LS and Teg Ls Rep Power: 25	thanks man that is exactly what i needed to know i guess for the time being i am going to go with an ebay one because i am also parting together a turbo kit do you still have that header? __________________ Check Out My Car Club www.HighRevCustoms.com and join the forums this is what happens when you are bored out your mind!!:\| [[-]] (()) \|\|\\|\| \|\|)) //-\\ (( \|\| \\// \|\| (( my current baby http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n.../myspacefc.jpg

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Calesta Admin with a big stick Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas / Fort Worth, TX Age: 32 Posts: 24,525 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2003 S2000 Rep Power: 291	The B18C header is taller than the B16A header. The B16A header will work on a B18A/B and a B20B/Z block, but most will hit the oil pan on the bottom of a B18C or a B16B because of the deeper pan (has to clear the girdle). To be safe, the taller B18C headers will work fine with all B series blocks. The hookup to the exhaust is the same- you won't have to modify to change between the two types of headers. __________________ DO NOT PM me with tech questions! Use the forums! Intercrew Auto Salon - (972) 485-8688


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