whitestang97

how much do you think these headers and intakes will cost???

r3dn3ck

The headers ain't gunna be cheap from the first guys... the company is known for quality you pay for.

The intakes are booking at 795 last I got back from HPS. I asked for a GP but he didn't reply to that request so I'm taking that as a no right now. The intake is cast aluminum and fits under stock 99-04 gt hoods. I'll bet $1 that it'll fit under a stock 96-98 hood too.

amoosenamedhank

Hood clearance on a 5.4 really isn't as big of a deal as people make it seem. I'm pretty much under the stock hood on mine the only thing that is hitting right now is the s/c.

whitestang97

amoosenamedhank....
what kind of exhaust do you have??? you said you tried the long tubes but they didn't work...and you dont have shorties....so what do you have...stockers??


edit:
NM! just read back and found out you made you own....
hm...now what am i gonna do?? [&:]

amoosenamedhank

Well I would either make friends with someone who can weld or just run shorties.

whitestang97

yea...think i might try and moddify my longtubes and see what happens....

i have a 5.4L short block...no water pump, starter, alternator, ac, ps pump,nothing....with everything from my 4.6 bolt right up to the 5.4??

NeedStangSpeed

2 valve?

amoosenamedhank

It depends on what intake you use. Here's what I had to change when I swapped to my 5.4 intake setup. The fuel lines are on the other side of the rail so I had to change that. The alternator is different so you'll have to buy a new one of those. The rest of the accessories work but I had to buy 1 new tensioner because the timing cover was different. That's all I can remember now, I started this a long time ago I like to drink, which makes me forget things.[&:]

This is all assuming you are doing a 2v. Oh and fyi when I made my headers I didn't just modify the 4.6 headers. I cut the headers 6" from the flange, bought a header fab kit and started cutting and my friends was welding.

whitestang97

yea i am doing a 2v swap....so alternator and tension...ac and everything else worked alright...sweet! well sounds like i got some work to do

'00project

I am going the 4v route using '03 heads. I got two boss 290 intakes coming from AU; got them off ebay au. I plan on using whatever the cheapest low mile engine I can get and going through ford for the timing chains (Shelby GT500). I don't know what to do for cams. I have aviator heads with cams, all the info I can get say they are the same as Mach 1. I am thinking about the fr500 cam kit, but the cost, and I think I can have a custom grind for the setup for the same price.