exhaust manifold

[Zain]

hey guys i am planning to buy exhaust manifold for my corolla 97 1.8
so far i think this is the best deal i can get

is this thing gona work in my car??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-97...ht_2006wt_1165

[Zain]

i found this one too
now whats the difference between these 2/?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-97...ht_1924wt_1165

[TI-CAVA]

while u are at it, why don't u get a racing "" header???

[Zain]

u know i tought abt this option too
but is it going to affect my fuel economy
and also is it gona make noise??

[Zain]

and also if u guys can help me with which racing headers will fit my car
thanks

[iToaster]

Something like this. You'll lose a very small amount of low end power and gain a little bit of high end power... and probably have a slightly different exhaust note. Just search "93 corolla header" on eBay for more.

[Zain]

wow this look nice
and its the same price or maybe less then what i was going to pay for the oem exhaust manifold

so instead of my exhaust manifold
i will just have to put this thing on
n i am done

[iToaster]

Pretty much. Though it's probably going to be a pain to get the rusty bolts out of the old header. It also wouldn't hurt to make sure your 02 sensor is of the right variety for the header as there are two types: the one that screws directly into the header and the one that mounts on two threaded studs coming out of the header.

[Zain]

well actually i will have a mechanic do this job for me
he might charge me around 80 bucks
it should be easy for him

and about oxygen sensor
do u think the mechanic would know abot it?

[iToaster]

He would figure it out eventually, but you could make it easy for him and buy the appropriate header (and save yourself the $100 or so it would cost for the right variation of sensor if they end up mismatched ). Just take a peek down behind the radiator and see what kind of sensor goes into the header

[jmeister]

I just bought that OEM type manifold from AM Auto Parts a few weeks ago without the gaskets for $47 shipped so keep looking. Your not going to find a header for cheaper once you figure in shipping and I've seen one of those ebay headers break the weld at each port on the flange. My stock metal header gasket was fine to reuse and I bought the doughnut gasket for like $3 at Autozone.

[Bitter]

i've had my ebay header on and even wrapped for 3 years and a good 25k miles without any issue at all. the welds are actually pretty top knotch.

[Zain]

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[Zain]

i guess thats where my oxygen sensor is
right at the bottom of manifold

[TI-CAVA]

right there, but there are two types of oxigen sensor, the single screw type, like yours and a flanged one, that is secured with 2 bolts