Anyone have some K20 swap exhaust photos?

Rodger

Rodger

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I am starting my exhaust build and would love to see what others have done to give me some ideas. I remembered a post last year (I think) that showed a really nice custom system that someone had made, but I can't find it. Thanks.
 
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Here's mine so far
 
Thanks! How is the muffler suspended? Is it hung from the stock brackets on springs or is the whole thing hanging off of the exhaust manifold? I was looking at the stock RSX system, and it uses a flexible joint at the end of the header with a cone shaped gasket, but Matt’s install shows it solidly welded to the header.
 
Rodger said:
Thanks! How is the muffler suspended? Is it hung from the stock brackets on springs or is the whole thing hanging off of the exhaust manifold? I was looking at the stock RSX system, and it uses a flexible joint at the end of the header with a cone shaped gasket, but Matt’s install shows it solidly welded to the header.
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I honestly don't know how it's suspended. I will try to crawl under there this weekend and figure it out, and get some pics.

Pete
 
darwoodious said:
I recently re-posted photos from James (@jlmurphy21 in Colorado) in response to the "K20 swap Australia" thread.
https://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/k20-swap-australia.34778/#post-298155

This is the build he did himself. I've never seen the way MWB did theirs with the hack-a-shorty header method. Which header did you source? I picked up a cheap ebay one and was very disappointed with the build quality.
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Thanks for the link to James's post. That is the one I was looking for. Too bad about the photos, but at least you saved a few. I pm'd him to see if he can share them again. I recently got this header on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-1-SS-RAC...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 It seemed decent to me, except for the way the four tubes come into the collector. My plan is to cut it off like Pete's and clean that up a bit. It's for the A3 motor, but it fits the head and the output at the collector is 2.5".
 
Rodger said:
Thanks for the link to James's post. That is the one I was looking for. Too bad about the photos, but at least you saved a few. I pm'd him to see if he can share them again. I recently got this header on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-1-SS-RACING-MANIFOLD-HEADER-EXHAUST-02-05-ACURA-RSX-DC5-05-CIVIC-Si-EP3-K20A3/190657374778?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 It seemed decent to me, except for the way the four tubes come into the collector. My plan is to cut it off like Pete's and clean that up a bit. It's for the A3 motor, but it fits the head and the output at the collector is 2.5".
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Wait...you got a nice polished 304 SS header.....complete with gaskets and hardware....and free shipping.....for $46 ?? Do they have an X1/9 header too LOL ??
 
I think I got the same or very similar header a few years back for 42 bucks
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and the poor collector merge is the thing I have a hard time getting over
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I too would love to see some more pictures of other's K20 exhaust setups in detail.
 
Rodger said:
That would be great if you can post a couple of pics of the muffler, etc. Thanks.
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Well, without jacking the car up, I'm not going to be able to see much. Next time I have it up in the air I will get some shots. In the meantime, I did verify that the muffler is "conventionally" suspended with springs. Still not sure if there are any flex joints in the system.

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