RE: Header length for MVVS 45
Greg,
MVVS make four different steel headers that fit the 45 cc (actually 43) engine.
The #3202P and #3202B are up-tilt and down-tilt versions that connect through an MVVS Teflon™ adapter to the #3204 and the #3206 canister mufflers. The #3202I, if still available, connects to aftermarket canisters and the #3205 is designed specifically for the 45 cc engine (connects to the #3206).
See photo.
[link=http://www.krumscheid-metallwaren.de/neu/shop.php?lang=EN]Krumscheid[/link] make alternative headers too, but why would you need them when the original MVVS items are so attractively priced?
The length of the header for a canister muffler is not critical.