OBX 4-1 Header $60 OBO, OEM 16" Wheels 5-spoke

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Treat yourself! Authentic OBX Protege 2.0 L 4-1 Stainless Steel header. Used it for a year, took it off for smog, then never put it back. Gave a nice, modest increase up top. Just been sitting gathering dust (indoors). $60 OBO. I prefer pick (San Diego, CA area). If you want it shipped then you'll pay for the shipping. SOLD

Adding my OEM 16" Wheels. 2003 Style. Been sitting in my garage a while now. Pretty good condition, some curb rash but nothing major. No rust. Been in California the whole time. No shipping. Local pick up only. San Diego, CA area. SOLD

Tires are in good shape but have low tread. 205/50/16 Avid Envigor.
 

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I bought a lower quality knock off before this and it leaked. This one fits. A pro tip is to screw on the EGR pipe to the header first BEFORE you bolt to the head, and make sure you install the donut gasket, which you can carefully pry off the OEM manifold or get a new one from Mazda. Other than that it's a pretty easy install.

Also in case you're newer to the Protege world - this header deletes the pre-cat. This results in a check engine light. To fix this, do the 'non-fouler trick' found here. Pretty easy. Or it seems you can buy a pre-made unit like https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)? Alternatively, you can just live with the CEL (bugged me) or just source a Mazdaspeed Protege midpipe with the pre-cat built in post header. This is what I ultimately did. PM if you want more details, would be happy to help.
 
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