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1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 10:31 pm
by bucksracer
so i was looking to swap the headers on my 1.6 dohc mx3 and i am having trouble finding the headers at a price i want to pay. someone told my though that headers from a early 90's 1.6 liter miata would work? any suggestion or answers?
Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 12:02 am
by RS_OBD'oh_2
no
Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 12:44 am
by Ryan
Search!
I'm not sure how you were planning on putting Miata (RWD, longitudinal mount) exhaust into an MX-3 (FWD, transverse mount)
Whoever told you that was a moron. Longitudinal mount headers come down and turn towards the flywheel side of the engine. Transverse come straight down and curl beneath the oil pan. Entirely different. Same motor, entirely different exhaust.
DOHC headers exists. What you pay is what you get. regardless, you won't make any power with that B6 anyway... not without boost....
Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 2:33 pm
by bucksracer
thanks so much. yea didnt think they would work but someone told me they would so i wanted to find out. any clue if any other car uses the same headers?
Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 5:50 pm
by 802mx3
bucksracer wrote:thanks so much. yea didnt think they would work but someone told me they would so i wanted to find out. any clue if any other car uses the same headers?
You can fab a header for a 2.0 probe. But its really not worth it. Trust me, I've looked into trying to make the B6 DOHC quicker N/A, its not worth it. Cost is to high and the gains are marginal at best. But if its for show then by all means try the probe header. I think corksport is working on one but I personally don't see it being sold anytime soon.
Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 2:15 am
by 93vtecklr
I thought only V6 guys could say 'headers' roflmao

Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 8:21 am
by Ryan
Headers, downpipe, exhaust manifold... all the same IMO.
Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 12:59 am
by Nd4SpdSe
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Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 11:47 am
by bucksracer
any ideas on how much work it would be to fab headers from the 2.0 probe
Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 12:27 am
by cricketol2
hay i started to make a list of parts and sites to help out here it is
http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=67724" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
it has parts for stock and swap engines have a look
Re: 1.6 liter headers?
Posted: July 31st, 2009, 7:10 am
by mars
bucksracer wrote:so i was looking to swap the headers on my 1.6 dohc mx3 and i am having trouble finding the headers at a price i want to pay. someone told my though that headers from a early 90's 1.6 liter miata would work? any suggestion or answers?
have a look
http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=70048" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;