Fitting a pair of tubular headers to a non turbo zed sounds like a much lesser job than a the same job on a twin turbo...yes it is easier but still Nissan do like their small spaces that's for sure.

 

The headers below were recovered from a breaker of ours a few week ago and here they are ready to fit.

 

 

Of course before fitting among many things including the exhaust, starter motor and old standard headers needed removing, here after a few choice words the old manifolds are removed.

 

 

 

 

So onwards and the new manifolds are fitted and the view from above is limited..........

 

 

 

...but from below is more satisfying, just the exhaust to go on, and the pesky steering is very close!! luckily the 02 sensor had already been moved position and the boss rewelded in.

 

 

 

Acknowledgement to Jamie for his skinned knuckles!!

 

Jeff TT

Good job i take it those are the Stillen headers? I did think of having them myself and swapping them as i thought it would be much easier and loads of room :) Glad i didnt

Fitting a pair of tubular headers to a non turbo zed sounds like a much lesser job than a the same job on a twin turbo...yes it is easier but still Nissan do like their small spaces that's for sure.

 

The headers below were recovered from a breaker of ours a few week ago and here they are ready to fit.

 

 

Of course before fitting among many things including the exhaust, starter motor and old standard headers needed removing, here after a few choice words the old manifolds are removed.

 

 

 

 

So onwards and the new manifolds are fitted and the view from above is limited..........

 

 

 

...but from below is more satisfying, just the exhaust to go on, and the pesky steering is very close!! luckily the 02 sensor had already been moved position and the boss rewelded in.

 

 

 

Acknowledgement to Jamie for his skinned knuckles!!

 

Jeff TT

 

LOL! at the skinned knuckles!!

Been there... done that(most of work done by my mechanic.)

in the earlier days it wasnt really known how much re-locating of sensor etc was needed. First time I had them done i got the sensor moved OK and it looked like the header was clear of the steering. I hadnt allowed for the slight eccenticity in the rod tho as the steering turns. So the trial run down the road meant that at the first sharp 90 left the rod went a little tight on the header.

Another half an hour on the ramp and some adjustment with a Birminham screwdriver solved it tho:blink:

some adjustment with a Birminham screwdriver solved it tho:blink:

 

The best one for the job sometimes:yes:

 

Jeff