DC Sports Headers hard to find

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TYK97
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DC Sports Headers hard to find

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After emailing a bunch of companies and searching ebay I cannot seem to find a DC Sports THC 4405 header for my 03 base vibe as DC Sports has discontinued it. Does anyone know if the THC 4403 (Celica GT and Matrix XRS) will fit the 1ZZ FE? I'm aware both those cars run 2ZZ GE engines. I also do not see the spot for the O2 sensor. Or is there another performance header that does fit the 1ZZ FE?

Any help is appreciated. I just started looking at Canadian Ebay for possible headers.
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The 2ZZ header is different than the 1ZZ. DC Sports made the only performance header I am aware of.
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Re: DC Sports Headers hard to find

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Any idea if these would work?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/OBX-Exhaust-He ... SwI0tcyJh7

They look almost identical to the DC Sports (minus the ceramic coat) and have the bung hole that is needed for the O2 sensor. I found the same product on the OBX website, but they do not sell the version with the O2 sensor. http://www.obxracingsports.com/products.php?pk=1807
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The OBX one should work, but may be slightly different depending on your application.
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