im looking into buying these headers but they came off a 2.2l 2200 will they fit a 2.2L ohv engine?

what brand?

If its a Pacesetter one, it will work...



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Luis Santiago wrote:im looking into buying these headers but they came off a 2.2l 2200 will they fit a 2.2L ohv engine?

We only have one header. Some guys will make a big issue out of it. But from what I've heard, Pacesetter fits no problem and OBX should fit as well. When you look at the flanges, they're the same so I'm not sure what the issue is.

The difference is in the cat flange. The '95-'97 uses a bolt on flange while the '98+ uses a clamp/weld on flange. Just clamp/weld the cat to the B-pipe.

MadJack wrote:The difference is in the cat flange. The '95-'97 uses a bolt on flange while the '98+ uses a clamp/weld on flange. Just clamp/weld the cat to the B-pipe.

That's interesting. Then someone put a 98 exhaust on my car before I bought it because my cat didn't have a bolt flange. But that answers it I guess. The ports are the same, right? I wonder since the intake side is different between the two motors.

The ports should be slightly different (not just in size, but also location. I'll do a comparison when I get home.



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well my turbo manifold is for a 2200 sfi and fit perfectly on my 2.2 ohv

francois caouette wrote:well my turbo manifold is for a 2200 sfi and fit perfectly on my 2.2 ohv

Nobody is arguing whether or not it will bolt up, it's the port location (not to be confused with stud location) that is different. Here are the pics:

2200 on top, you can see how the bolt pattern is the same and the gaskets are the same size


Now you can seehow much bigger the gasket face is than the port. That's a .2" drop into the header, more than twice what it should be to 'prevent reversion'. It is clear the 2200 would benefit from a custom gasket and a smaller and repositioned header tube.


the vane swallowed the valve whole



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