Dodge neon sohc Header fitment

stairmaster3001 · Post by **stairmaster3001** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:58 pm

I bought a header for my sohc 05 neon and i got it and i noticed that one of the ports that bolt on to the engine is not completly aligned with the others. it is a little below the other 3. i have not put it on cause i dont wont to take everything off and have it leak or not fit completly. can some one help me out if it is suppossed to be like that?

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:21 am

Show us a picture!

Are the ports seperated or is a a single piece flange.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:07 am

did you get a dohc or a sohc manifold?

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Those are pics of a Magnum SOHC manifold next to an eBay SOHC header....

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Thats an eBay DOHC header

stairmaster3001 · Post by **stairmaster3001** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:42 pm

i got a sohc header.
i will get some pics up tomorrow.
the ports are seperated
heres a flyby of my car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW6HehyY73I

stairmaster3001 · Post by **stairmaster3001** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:12 pm

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7 ... 1799154736
here is a pic
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7 ... 1799154736

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:28 pm

that's going to be a problem. Contact the seller and see what they will do for you, word to the wise, spend more to get a brand name product. Most of the ebay stuff is chinese knock-off garbage.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:22 pm

Chances are if the bolts will still go into the head, they won't do much about that. It will prolly draw down flat. Once it has heat cycled, it will likely loose some of the tension, and be square with the other flanges. That is likely from it being removed from the fixture too soon when it was made. The welds cooling pulled the runners out of spec. If it had been left in the fixture to cool it may have moved, but not to that extent. But that cuts down on production.

You can try to get a refund, but chances are, they will just want to send you another one just like it.

stairmaster3001 · Post by **stairmaster3001** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:35 pm

yea i contacted them and they said the sent the pics i took to their warehouse technicians and i have not heard form them since then. they said if its a default then i will get another one. hopefully it wont be messed up like this one.
thanks for the help though I appreciate it!

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:30 pm

what have we learned here... don't buy shit like that from ebay... this happened to me a few years ago.