I have a 96 civic Hatchback CX and i'm looking into buying DC Sports headers, but every site that I look at buying it from, says it's for EX only, is there headers for CX? or am I just wasting my time looking?

 

header, singular

The reason it says "ex" is because your car has the cat converter connected directly the the downpipe of the header. If you want a header, you will need to buy an ex/si cat and have your b-pipe flanged to accept it. Then the header will bolt on.

Basically....yeah, youre wasting your time.

 

header, singular soorry i'm new, i just got my car about a month ago and im 16 so im trying to fugure stuff out about it. Here's some questions they might sound stupid but im new, try to be nice eh?
whats a b-pipe? whats flanged? is it worth it to have my b-pipe flanged? how much will it cost to do it or can I do it myself? and how much is an ex/si cat?

 

that was nice...

B-pipe is the part of the exhuast that starts directly after the cat and continues to the bolt on section of the muffler. Flanged, meaning the piping has a flange welded on so additional piping (or a cat, in this case) can just be bolted on, instead of welded - which is a choice also)
If you can cut and weld, you can do it yourself. Cats go for all sorts of prices - check ebay, online stores, etc

 

Thanks.

 

sorry, im still a little confused. So I would have to buy an ex cat converter, and flange my b-pipe and then i could by an ex header? and then if I wanted to buy an exhaust system, i would have to buy an ex exhaust system right?

 

you dont have to (aka race...hush hush from emissions etc...). not so much an ex...but what he is referring to is the ex design. ex cat would work...but so would other cat...just not from your car. if you pop your hood....you will notice a cat in an up and down direction at the bottom of your stock "header" (if you will). in order for an aftermarket header to work...you need to relocate that cat. since the header is a two-piece/one-piece design the cat has to go behind the header.....like an ex civic. a local muffler shop could cut your stock piping to put a cat in for you with a flange. a flange is just something that connects the exhaust piping/cat to your header/stock manifold. local muffler place could also install your new cat.....ex or whatever...high flow....etc... exhaust sytem is kind of tricky.......cat-back exhaust.....muffler......axle back. which one are you planning on? i assume a complete exhaust system with cat would be your best choice but they arent cheap. better off having the local muffler place put on a high-flow cat.....have them make a 2.25 or 2.5 piping all the way back...and just buy a axle back muffler.

but then....i think you are wasting your money. because you will find out that you want turbo...ah...nevermind.

 

so if I relocate my cat, en ex header will fit?

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but couldn't he just buy a DC ex header and used stock ex exhaust and be good right??

 

yes.