mustang5_0gt

thanks for everyones input, I do believe bbk shorties are the way 2 go!

90Lxstanger

Here a writeup Q&A from BBK maybe itll help you decide a little
Q. I am trying to decide between regular shorties or equal length shorty headers for my 5.0L Mustang. Which do you think I should pick?
(part numbers affected include: 1515, 15150, 1512, 15120, 1525, 15250, 1529, 15290)
A. There is no "right" answer to this question! Both have their up sides and down sides, and both are potent performers. The equal length shorties offer better performance for the dollar, no doubt. But the down side is that because of the extra tubing required before the collector, you will have to work around all that mass during install and tune ups, and there will be less clearance. The regular shorty headers are still a great value, and offer much improved performance over stock. And since they follow an easy design, installation and tune ups is more of a breeze than with the equal lengths. In the end, the decision is yours: Do you want the most power you can get out of shorty headers, or are you more interested in a balanced power gain with easier installation and maintenance?

CrazyCobraSpeed

get MAC HTS equal length shorties and go to autozone and get ceramic paint (in a can dupicolor) and this is you best bet.. its the cheapest and it will look better than normaly cermaic coating and last just as long... i have long to headers and i put 4 coats on and i used up 3 cans... its like 5 bucks a can so for 15 buck u can get ceramic coating... get some1 to bak it oh if u want ot go all the way... diffenetly get equal length headers tho... its helps hte each cylinder to have equal pressure... its a very small difference but if you goin to spen the money u mite as well do it rite... they may be tougher to but on but htere better for hte engine and look badass too... not to mention ull see better hp numbers

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