Installing Stainless Steel Header Mazda B2000 B2200 | Flake Garage

[@EliaquinMolina]

Saludos desde Costa Rica excelente tus videos

[@FlakeGarage]

Saludos a Costa Rica!

[@brandonhaas8590]

I bought a cheap chrome header for my 1990 B2200. It interferes with the AC compressor enough I will have to bend it a little and maybe run a shorter belt on AC to keep it further away when tightened.

[@FlakeGarage]

yeah i've heard of issues with hitting the AC or the transmission housing. Just gotta make it work around it since there aren't many options for header

[@familycrap3777]

Your videos on your 88 Mazda have inspired me and my son to modify his 90 Mazda in the same way. Also think that your videos make a great drinking game. Take a shot every time you say "basically". Most would be drunk with just one video. Seriously I love the videos on how you modify your Mazda.

[@FlakeGarage]

I’ll have to watch out for my basicallys then lol in some videos you have to take a shot every time I say Alright guys! Lol Glad the videos inspired you and your son, good luck with your build

[@reifonseca5767]

Thank god mine is fuel injection.and i live in Tennessee.theres no smog.

[@plantmanstudios]

I have a 1991 Mazda B2200 fuel injected engine. The odometer is sitting at 155,000 miles. The alternator went out so I replaced with a re-manufactured one. I bought the truck for $750. I suspected the alternator was going out when I bought it. Well what I didn't expect was I had 1 or two failing fuel injectors. Took me way longer than I had hoped to diagnose the issue (I am still learning) While I had the throttle body off I went ahead and replaced the two hoses to the throttle body. Nearly everything on this truck is stock. Rusty bolts galore. WD40 is a close friend of mine. Due to the engine only firing on like 2 cylinders it was damn near inoperable. It was back firing like a canon. I couldn't drive it up a hill. Now the ECU is struggling to relearn what air to fuel ratio it should be doing and the engine sounds like a jet engine when I rev it up. This was the first time I have ever replaced fuel injectors and man were they buried. I had to take off the air hose, the resonance chamber, the accelerator bracket, the throttle body, a couple mounting brackets and disconnect a bunch of electronic connectors. It has a ton more power than the last time I drove it, it is like a totally different truck. The one thing that has stood out to me is the lack of supporting documentation or videos regarding these b2200 trucks 1987-1993. Lucky I bought the shop manual for this truck it helped a lot.

[@FlakeGarage]

There’s not much specially on the fuel injected version. Some of the forums that had tons of information disappeared so a lot has been lost. Right now Facebook, some sites and KZbin is your best bet for info. Glad you are working on your truck and getting it back in shape

[@plantmanstudios]

@@FlakeGarage I hear ya. There is no way I would work on this older truck without the shop manual. And to be fair it did give me the info I needed to do the job but it wasn't as descriptive as I would have liked. I made a video on how to diagnose and replace the alternator on my channel to try and help other b2200 owners out. I am actually looking at replacing the exhaust system as a whole. The truck is stinky. I have to get out there and inspect for cracks and leaks later. It was leaking at the exhaust manifold I replaced the metal gasket and tightened the bolts hard but still leaked so I used some high temperature auto paste to just seal the seam. I am suspicious of the headers leaking when I tried to remove the heat shield I snapped a bolt head off even though I sprayed liberally with WD40. Now I have to buy a bolt extractor set to get the sucker out of the hole. It is ok I want that set anyway. Mine is a work truck with a lumber rack/ladder rack on it. You might be wondering why I am writing a lot, it is because I want to contribute to your comment section knowledge base. So that if someone comes along and wants to buy or buys one of these trucks they know things I wish I would have known before I bought the truck. Like the little nugget of wisdom about all the rusty bolts a person will encounter. Eventually I am going to buy new bolts and nuts for the truck to replace the stock because the more you loosen fasteners they more wear they take on and the easier they can be to strip or round out.

[@dangerousepower24]

Been following for my b2000

[@FlakeGarage]

Thank you for the support!

[@vonross2335]

I would have painted the headers dodge engine blue...once they got hot they would turn pure white..would have looked great and saved you some chash

[@FlakeGarage]

The old one was reused in the white truck so it wasn’t a loss. Only thing that got thrown away was all the factory crap

[@vonross2335]

@@FlakeGarage well that is good to hear still im old school i like the white headers :) will have to send you some pics of my B2200 no tailgate rear end is all Corvette..:) its an old truck im trying to save,,GOD HEL ME lol

[@mannyjuta8810]

Hi Is the aftermarket header that you use plug and play? No issues with bell housing and NO hammering like others.

[@FlakeGarage]

it was plug and play for me but I've heard of other people having issues with it so it'll all depend on your truck

[@FITCHIE138gaming]

Question I have a weber carburetor on the way to install. But might not have enough to change the header. Can I plug those holes that connected to the old air filter?? Or will I have issuse

[@FlakeGarage]

Definitely try to plug them and close them off. I seen people clip them and bend them together and someone else put lug nuts I think where it bolted to the header

[@JordanPeverelli]

You said you didn't notice much of a difference with the header on the truck? Man that's too bad you don't have a custom exhaust on that thing then. On my 92' B2200 EFI I had the stock manifold and it was straight piped with 2.25" pipe to a magnaflow #11225, was like that for a long time, sounded pretty awesome. When I put the pacesetter on though, whew, it really woke up, made acceleration really "growl" I gotta get a good sound clip of it one day, it's really deep and grumbly, I've had lots of people ask if I had a V8 in it lol, when it hits about 4K then it opens up and sounds like a 4 cylinder, definitely not ricey though. Anyways, great videos man! Love to see anything about these trucks, love mine to death, couldn't ask for a better vehicle.

[@FlakeGarage]

You can hear a slight grumble for sure but with the rest of the exhaust being factory it definitely doesn’t open up the sound like it should. Your setup will definitely give you better sound 👍🏼

[@freshfufrostbolt962]

let’s here it tho

[@OgDoski]

Would you happen to know if LHD Headers are compatible with the RHD B2200's?

[@FlakeGarage]

My initial gut reaction is that they aren't but I never seen a RHD b2200 so I don't know for sure

[@OgDoski]

@FlakeGarage Yeah mine too. Cheers for the reply 👌

[@christiancardoza2137]

Where did you get that crome grill?

[@johnverdaguer2186]

Question I have a 89 b2200 that has a o2 sensor at the exhaust manifold can I run it without it or I have to put it back in the headers?

[@FlakeGarage]

If you have the factory carb, you might want to run the sensor, if you have a weber, you can go without it

[@johnverdaguer2186]

@@FlakeGarage I have a Weber thanks this helps a lot

[@antaggy28]

Do u know if it will pass smog in CA w a stainless header?

[@FlakeGarage]

I’m not in CA but I’d probably bet that it wouldn’t

[@JoseSoto-fy4hj]

Can you do a video switching out the valves. Mine has a ticking noise and I think it’s my valve lifters.

[@FlakeGarage]

Have you checked out the video by Mazdamitch? It might help you with your issue right now kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmmplp1umpp2qac

[@johnsansonetti2155]

Hey flake I love the vids, just wondering where can I buy a header for my b2200. I cannot locate one anywhere

[@FlakeGarage]

You are a year too late. Everything has disappeared due to EPA cracking down on it so only thing you can do is look on local groups and hope someone selling their used one or jump on a new one as soon as you see it unfortunately

[@johnsansonetti2155]

What do you do for the O2 sensor for the new header since there’s no spot for it

[@johnsansonetti2155]

I found one and I will finish installing it tomorrow but stuck on the O2 sensor and what to do with it, my truck is a 1988 b2200

[@FlakeGarage]

There’s a spot for the o2 sensor in the bottom part of it that connects to the rest of the exhaust. That’s the only spot that comes to mind you could use

[@johnsansonetti2155]

I bought this second hand so it didn’t come with the bottom pipe. I’m gonna have to buy a 2” o2 adapter pipe

[@FlakeGarage]

@@johnsansonetti2155 gotcha yeah that second pipe is the one for the 02 sensor, you'll definitely have to adapt one

[@GQ1776]

Good stuff man thank you. Hows the stainless steel one holding up?

[@FlakeGarage]

The color has changed but honestly it’s holding out pretty good besides that. Is definitely not bad for the money

[@edge0424]

Hello friend, I am writing to you from Panama, I have a car that is almost the same and I need the water pipe that goes under the outlet manifold. You can take a look at yours and verify which one it is because I can't find it, you have the facility to get one of those, it doesn't matter. Whether it's second-hand... I'll answer yes or no. thank you

[@MrOmarLagunes]

Hey Brian, i am gonna install that same header but my question is, did you use the same bolts that holds the stock manifold?

[@FlakeGarage]

I did use the same bolts that hold the stock manifold to the head again with the new header

[@christopherwallaceorr6977]

Like the video and how you describe everything in huge detail. Most channels just skip over all the important details. I have a question for you, if I'm doing this job of installing an aftermarket header on my 93' b2200, but keep the stock carb and just cap off all the strange vacuum hoses, does it cause huge issues with performance, or is it possible to still tune the carb enough for it to be drivable? Considering a weber carb basically makes all of it obsolete anyways. Just don't have money for a new carb right now, but need a new exhaust installed. Any advice would be appreciated

[@FlakeGarage]

Thank you. That is a good question, I'm not sure how much the factory carburetor relies on the gases from the exhaust but the best way you might be able to avoid the truck running rough will be to make sure you close that vacuum leak as best as possible. I would try disconnecting the tubes right now before you remove anything and try to run the truck and see how it reacts. That'll be a good idea of how it'll do when you swap the header

[@maxxpriceee]

I have done the delete that removes the vacuum hoses and the the pipes that come from the stock header and so far i have not had to tune my stock carb not sure with the new header without the cat though

[@maxxpriceee]

Mazda Mitch has a whole video about it

[@zheanvelasco7995]

Is this compatible with a auto transmission?

[@FlakeGarage]

It should be but I’ve heard of some of them making contact with the transmission so you might have to bend it a bit out of the way

[@zheanvelasco7995]

Thanks looking into buy a new performance header. Did you notice a significant difference or any difference at all installing the new header?

[@paulraylivingston5572]

Where did you find the header? Looking to get one. Thanks for everything man. Your videos are helping to bring a 30 year dream to come true man. I found a 1986 b2000 that had been sitting 10 years

[@FlakeGarage]

I got this one off eBay. I believe there’s a code to one in the description but parts are getting harder to come by so it might not work anymore

[@anthonyapril04]

I live in California w/86 b2000 does it still owe smog?

[@reifonseca5767]

Yes

[@FlakeGarage]

Yeah, I don’t think anything is exempt in Cali

[@tdvgera8978]

@@FlakeGarage 1975 and down 😒

[@reifonseca5767]

Just repaint that Pacesetter

[@FlakeGarage]

It did get repainted and installed in the truck towards the end of the video

[@lostoxicos24-78]

The shine goes away in a couple of days

[@FlakeGarage]

It sure does but it’s now turned a bit burnt blue so it’s not terrible either

[@lostoxicos24-78]

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