i had a friend give me a brand new pair of patriot block hugging headers. would these be worth putting on since they were free or should i sell em and try to get tri y or long tube? if tri y or long tube what brand? this is my first project mustang and any help would be appreciated.

 

What year? I'm assuming small block? If you sell them I might take them off your hands. Please let me know!! I need some for a 68 coupe. If it's the car in your sig, let me know!!

As for the other question you're asking, that all depends on how much money you want to spend!!

 

Those are shorty headers also called block huggers and other names. They were developed for applications where full-length headers won't fit, such as on a closed-hood roadster or a lowered car. Although their primary advantage is practicality, tubular shorties provide better port separation and free flow than a restrictive cast-iron manifold and are a perfectly good choice for ordinary street applications. Sice the price is right, I would go ahead and put them on if you aren't considering using your car as a track car. The long tubes will give you a bit more HP, but will cost you a lot of money, and sometimes they will bottom out on speed bumps, etc.

 

my friend bought them for a 51 merc he has with a 289 in it. but they were free and im not racing my 66 so i think ill go ahead and put them on. they gotta be better than manifolds. thanx for the advice.