are headers worth it
06-27-2011, 12:30 PM
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are headers worth it
I have a bone stock 92 f150 with the 4.9 300 inline 6 and want to do a mod of some kind to the engine thats fairly cheap and means i dont have to rip a good running motor to pieces for a cam or something. So i was thinking about headers but they come with a price tag, i found cheaper ones on clifford performance for 389 bucks and was curious of what gains i would see in power or sound if any.
06-27-2011, 03:05 PM
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The header is supposed to give a gain of 22%, which if it does what it says thats around 30-32 horsepower but i dont see how that is possible from just one part on a stock engine especially an efi. I heard that the exhaust and air intakes ae very restrictive so i am eliminating the air box and made my own cold air intake for around 50 bucks and a header would be nice to add sound and power if it does what it says and its the cheapest i could find its 389$ from clifford, while hooker and hedman want around 500-600 dollars for a header to fit a 92 300 6 and some dont have the street hook up for the 02 censor. Anyone with any info at all is welcome to give a suggestion.
06-27-2011, 03:20 PM
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the only thing headers will do for you is make it sound better it wont be a really noticeable difference in power because you will still have to have the cats and a muffler for smog unless you dont need that where you are which if thats the case the headers may be worth it. and i would put flowmaster 40 series muffler and a cold air intake would be the way to go.
06-27-2011, 08:08 PM
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the only thing headers will do for you is make it sound better it wont be a really noticeable difference in power because you will still have to have the cats and a muffler for smog unless you dont need that where you are which if thats the case the headers may be worth it. and i would put flowmaster 40 series muffler and a cold air intake would be the way to go.
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Collector Need and Sizing:
This might help you make the decision:http://www.centuryperformance.com/ex...h-spg-137.html
A header will do more than improve the sound; a properly designed application will return a significant if not awe-inspiring amount of power.
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06-27-2011, 08:49 PM
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another thing you can do that i did is to make a pipe with the cats on it to where you can just bolt it on for smog then have a strait pipe to bolt back in and to the muffler after you smog it. just somethin i thought of one day and works good and i know several people that do it now too
06-27-2011, 09:00 PM
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Im gonna try that pipe idea you came up with and that means the header will have full free flow to the tip and with a straight pipe did you notice any difference in power or anything?