i would like to know the best thing to clean your e.m i use wire brush and apprently you use laquer thinner becuase it is bette rthe water water wrecks the e.m apperntly. what do you guys use to clean?

 

i say replace it instead of clean the stocker

 

what is the stocker plus my car is old so its not worth replacing

 

stocker = stock. the exhaust manifold will not clean up, it is cast iron. cast iron rusts insanely fast, i'd say you have 3 options.

1. deal with it being rusty and looking like ***
2. sandblast it or get as much of the corrosion off and paint it with super high temp exhaust paint (like black)
3. buy a header, they are as cheap as $40. look around on craigslist. i've got a dc ceramic header on my car now that i got for $50. the one before it was stainless that i got on craigs for $40. they are easy to come by for cheap.

 

Option number three!!!

 

odds are it is rotted away haha

 

what exaclt would i search on craigslist?

 

d-series or d16 header.

 

but my engine is d15b2 tho

 

all d series exhaust manifolds will be the same. the only d series that doesn't match up with the others are the d17s in 7th gen civics. anything d series you can use on yours. just search like "civic" and try in the auto parts section.