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Which Unequal shortys to get?

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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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my friend gave me a pair of cheap shorty headers that are suposed to be for a 5.0 fox. long story short they dont fit worth crap. Whats the best set of unequal headers i can get for under 200$....i was lookin at the BBK unequals on summit.
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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I have a pair of BBK uneguals with 3/8's mounting flange for $100 shipped, pm if interested
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Everyone was all freaked out when I bought these for my car:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAM-H...spagenameZWDVW

But they are built awesome (great TIG welds, heavy gauge pipe, solid 3/8" flanges, etc), are in fact 304 stainess, and cost exactly $200 (shipped).

I installed them with Percy's gaskets and stainless ARP 12 points (should have used 6 points), which I would have done with BBKs too... About $280 total and no rust OR leaks..
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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if your gonna get shorties get equal length.
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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for 280 they should not leak....I have tried to reseach that company with no success.....
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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It took some digging for me as well.. They're made (I assume in house) by Mustang Warehouse (mustangwarehouse.com). Appears to be a small speed shop. I had absolutely no problems with them or their product. One of those rare cases where the cheap stuff was fine. The $280 includes the stainless headers from those guys and Percy's Gasket/stainless ARPs from summit... Which is about half of what other stainless headers cost. New BBKs in mild steel are $150...


Old Jun 26, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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does it say anywhere on box made in USA?
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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I didn't pay any attention to it. I really don't care if they're made in China. They're still quality parts. The finish could have been a little better, but for the price I can't complain about anything.
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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ORIGINAL: 945LSTANG

if your gonna get shorties get equal length.

i dont plan on making enough power to need equal length. plus they make tune ups a pain.
the only reason im putting headers on is because my stock manifolds are warped and i cant seem to find any to replace them with for cheap. ill probably end up getting the Natural steel BBK unequal shortys.
Old Jun 26, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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has any one had any fitment problems with unequal BBK headers? the collector angle on the junk headers i tryed to fit on my car was incorrect. are the BBK ones as easy to install as factory manifolds?



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