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long headers on 94 a waste

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Old 10-19-2006, 12:10 AM
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i put bbk long headers on my 94 mustang peolpe say i should of went with shorties for better performance
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Old 10-19-2006, 12:16 AM
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Long Headers are good if you have a real lot of H/P motor good for more top end. otherwise your wasting your money in my opion....
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Old 10-19-2006, 12:19 AM
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this has been debated for a long time... some say it wont hurt and gears will make up for it, some say low end torque is terrible, dyno and manufacturers recommend LT's for high hp app's with lots of torque.... figures vary but unless your well over 300 i wouldn't put them on, but its jmo
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Old 10-19-2006, 12:27 AM
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yes you may loose some tq with long tubes
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Old 10-19-2006, 01:12 AM
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i should have 330 to the wheels but the car is not running right and the tuning shop is having a hard time tuning it for me with all these mods done to it . they said the cam in the are is to big i have the track heat cam form trick flow .

i bought a 302 bored over.040 to a 308 9.8:1 it has :
all forged interenals piston, i beams, rods.

- heads specs -

trick flow twisted wedged heads #51400002

61 cc combustion chamber

2.02 intake valve

1.60 exhaust valve

high rate valve spring 7,degrees lock manganese broze guides.

trick flow 1.6 roller rockers

--cam specs --

brand new trick flow track heat cam # 51402000

lift : 499 in intake / .510 in exhaust

duration : 275 intake / 2.79 exhaust

lobe separation : 112 degress


--add on to the engine--

cobra upper and lower intake manifold

bbk long tube headers

70mm throttle body edelbrock

75mm mass air pro-m

30lb injectors calibratred

255 fuel pump

bbk fuel pressure regualtor

i cant get it running right it has bad idle the air /fuel mixture is off and it dies out when coming to a stop .
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Old 10-19-2006, 01:22 AM
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i would think you gettin enough to those lts to make them worth while... you just at the bottom u got tons of room to add hp be thet headers limit u... i have a 95 cobra with 75 bbk tb 76c&l maf and mac lts mac prochamber and mac underdrive pulleys... so u got more than me... nitrous is coming soon for me tho... im think a 125 shot so what will also help oh yea and gears and catbak should be done within the year
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