So i just ordered a pacesetter header online, i did a lot of reading and questioning people that have different setups so i know what i bought. my question is i don't know if it's going to work.. taking it out of the box and looking at my manifold i'm not sure... here's a couple pictures if anyone could tell me if i'm good or not that would be great! i have an appt with the exhaust shop tomorrow afternoon and i'm supposed to have this thing on there before i drive down there.

 

nevermind, I see that you have a 22r, not a 22re

 

Well it's a brand new motor less than 5k so it was off not too long shoo, also my buddy that owns a shop has the same setup he told me to plug the egr holes so I welded them up tonight and I'm about to go put it on. Question tho, that rail for the egr do I need to plug that? Or can I remove it completely and be fine? The belt for the egr pump has never been on since I've owned it so I don't know if it'll do anything?

 

you guys don't have smog up there, right? no egr to worry about.

fwiw, that upper rail is not used on my 22re, which is ca smog legal, but it looks like there are ports for it in the exhaust manifold... the ports might be used for a later model 22re?

with the 22re, the exhaust gas for the egr gets recirculated back through the head, which is why my rig doesn't have that upper rail... i'm not sure how it works for the carbed 22r that you have.

 

Yeah I just UN bolted it and left it hanging I'm at the exhaust shop now getting the rest of it done but I got the header on filled the holes for the egr and it runs just fine, no jump in rpms or anything so I think I can just pull that rail off completely or block it off? What do you guys think?