Headers wont fit Help!

kellen_wynn · Aug 6th, 2004, 08:39 PM

I had bought aftermarket headers for a division of megan racing. Everything seems to line up fine except the hole on the right and this long metal tube running from the engine. Am I doing something wrong?
97 Sentra 1.6L

**chimmike** · Aug 6th, 2004, 08:43 PM

there's a thread on this below. that's the EGR tube...and this is what happens when you buy a cheap HEADER.

it's not plural...you're not fitting 2 headers on there...just 1.

kellen_wynn · Aug 6th, 2004, 08:50 PM

So I guess there is no way to fix it then?

myoung · Aug 6th, 2004, 08:54 PM

hope you don't mean mugen racing???

What brand/maker is the header?

Do you have a picture or website where you bought them?

Yes chmmike has you on the right path... that's the egr tube..

You have to bend the egr tube a little to make the connection.. if it's even long enough... lots of threads here on that topic.

It should have two "holes" one for the egr and one for the O2 sensor. The EGR one should have a tube/fitting coming off the header.. see picture and link... http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/...01/hsindex.php

myoung · Aug 6th, 2004, 09:07 PM

man I hope you really didn't pay $200 for that?????

http://www.meganracing.com/products/...asp?prodid=142

if you did send them back, get your money back, and save another $150 for a real header.

kellen_wynn · Aug 6th, 2004, 09:17 PM

Thats the one but I only paid a total $140. I guess I should stick with hotshots unless anyone knows a cheaper ;yet , quality part.

myoung · Aug 6th, 2004, 09:29 PM

well you have to buy things that are within your budget..

$140 is still high for those without a downpipe.. seems like they go for $99 all day on ebay..haha

it's cool though.. you do what you can do.. and learn from it.. there are several threads on how to bend the egr... good luck

kellen_wynn · Aug 6th, 2004, 09:41 PM

Actually I got them from ebay for 89 but with tax+shipping+etc it came out 140. Ebay is a great place but you get what you pay for. Thanks!

AL_Sentra · Aug 6th, 2004, 09:42 PM

i didnt bend the egr tube i just stoped up the hole with a oil plug and chopped the egr tube so it can still flow.

psuLemon · Aug 7th, 2004, 06:47 AM

im sorry to hear that you are another victim of ebay headers... every ebay header has fitment problem.. its always with the egr tube also... see if you can resell it and spend the money on a hotshot header.... there are some group buys that will help with the price

AL_Sentra · Aug 7th, 2004, 09:56 AM

you shud just wait until someone on the forum is selling there headers, you can probally get one for the price you paid on the one u got off ebay. I bought my HS headers for like 170$, so its not impossible to get good quality for cheap just gotta have pateince.

sno · Aug 7th, 2004, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chimmike

there's a thread on this below. that's the EGR tube...and this is what happens when you buy a cheap HEADER.

my hotshot header had egr fitment issues and it wasn't cheap.

AL_Sentra · Aug 7th, 2004, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sno

my hotshot header had egr fitment issues and it wasn't cheap.

same here, but after fiddling with it for days and still no answer i just capped it off and cut the egr tube.

James · Aug 7th, 2004, 11:29 PM

those headers are like that. i think they're either designed for a federal model car or they're designed for a CA model... if you have one, try getting the egr tube for the other and fitting it.

psuLemon · Aug 8th, 2004, 06:24 AM

at first i had a little trouble with the egr,but i discovered if you threaded the back in a little then got the front a little, it went in pretty easiely.. total time for everything was less than an hour...