EmperorOfChicken

hey you guys, i spend most of my time in the classic section but most of those guys are all about keepin stock. i have a 65 mustang that is lightly modded and im lookin for some heads. i found these gt40ps for 600 bucks a pair: http://www.tristatecylinderhead.com/...products_id=40
but they need special headers! i figured more of you fox guys would have these heads than anyone else, so can anyone hook me up with a link or someway to find the right headers? right now i have patriot tri y long tubes, but im pretty sure they wont work with these gt40ps, thanks guys!

Luckythirteen

Not sure how these would sit in your 65, but these are the ones you need.

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...1&comp=LRS

I think it has also been said the BBK shorties work as well.

ZachW04Stang

I have bbk longtubes which have alright clearance on the passenger side but on the driver side I have to use ls1 header sockets to change the spark plugs. I had to get fancy wire looms from summit to keep the wires from touching the headers too since the plugs come really close to the headers.

Also I think $600 is a lot for gt40p's. I'd honestly find a set of aluminums used or save upfor a new set of aluminums.If I did it over again I would have never gotten gt40p's.

dillon1340

[quote]ORIGINAL: ZachW04Stang

I have bbk longtubes which have alright clearance on the passenger side but on the driver side I have to use ls1 header sockets to change the spark plugs. I had to get fancy wire looms from summit to keep the wires from touching the headers too since the plugs come really close to the headers.

Also I think $600 is a lot for gt40p's. I'd honestly find a set of aluminums used or save up for a new set of aluminums. If I did it over again I would have never gotten gt40p's.
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why would you not get the gt40ps? i have a chance to get them and the intake and am considering it. is it just the header problems?

ZachW04Stang

I just don't think they are worth the header problems and performance gains you get. I could probably get close to another 20-30hp at the wheels with a decent set of aluminum heads. If I would have save my money a little longer it would have been worth it in the long run.

EmperorOfChicken

thanks guys, ill take all the advice i can get, i just have a hard time justifying spending 1500 bucks on a pair of heads[:@] maybe ill just save some more...[8D]

my77stang

some of you may not know EoC, but hes about to be driving a s/c'd S197 shelby - so its not like he's gonna be lacking in the speed dept

seriously though, for 598.00 you cannot find a better set of heads. its not that they are GT40p's, but that they come with 1.94/1.54 stainless valves and stiffer springs for that price. you would more buying a set from the junk yard and having the machine work done, so yeah - its a good deal..... not to mention on his 289 with a mild intake and such anything TOO much bigger would start to become overkill. personally i wouldnt go over AFR 165's or Canfield 170's (but again, buku bucks)


btw i'd like to think those shorties would fit without a problem but damn it man i know if it were me i would hold out for a set of long tubes that would work. hell, your tri-y's you already have may work - even if you had to dimple them a bit who cares

nacanitihs

yes you can use BBK unequal shorties with the p's. VigCS has them on his car. i believe he said that all he had to do was switch the #7 plug wire with the one that goes to the coil..