Intro to myself and maybe a little insight to a problem i have; exhaust header assembly $$$!!

[pearlplayer88]

Hello all, my names Steven Williams from KY, I've got a (half of one anyway) 2009 Fz6 I bought about a year ago. Also I'm a little new to these forums so if i do anything idiotic just let me know lol. Anyways here is my situation for the most part in it's entirety. Last month I was riding through a local town where i live and an UNLICENSED and UNINSURED driver failed to yield right of way as I was going through the intersection, and of course I plowed into the side of her. Luckily all I got was a little road rash, however i'm now in the process of eating all the repairs on my bike as all i had was liabity.
Now for the technical mumbo jumbo. To sum it all up, I borrowed an 09 r6 (not r6s) exhaust header assembly and from what i've gathered researching the header itself and flanges will fit no problem however the resonance chamber/ collectors will hit on the oil pan. My question(s) is that
1. if I were to get an r6 oil pan, would it mate to my block? or would it be simpler to get an 04-06 fz6 assembly and have an o2 plug welded to it?
2. would i need a power commander for it to properly function without the cats? or with the r6 exhaust?
Of course I'm open to any suggestions or ideas... anything really. Safe riding all!!

 

[skooter65]

First things First: Welcome to the Forum!!:welcome:

Second: I am glad to hear that you came out of the crash mostly unscathed. Sounds like things could have been much worse with the way that you described the collision.

Before I attempt to answer your questions; May I ask why not just use a header from a 2007 - 2009 model instead of trying to retrofit? Seems like this would be a cheaper/easier solution as you would not have to buy additional parts or have anything fabricated to make it work.


~Scott

 

[DownrangeFuture]

1.) I agree with scooter. If you want the retrofit, cool, but why not just get the header pipe for the FZ6?
2.) It will run okay just a little lean, but you can bump the fuel delivery up a hair or two from the gauge cluster. Instructions can be found on this forum somewhere.