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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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Default Headers and Cam

Could some please answer for me:

1. HP gain/ other benfits from getting headers
2. Exhaust benefits of headers (i have true duals w/ v-force mufflers)
3. Price of a racing cam and HP gain/other benefits
4. Benefits of a tune up
5. price of a tune up

thanks a bunch.
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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Default RE: Headers and Cam

Tune up - do it yourself, you'll need oil, spark plugs, oil filter, and a good old air filter cleaning, also check the radiator fluid, tranny fluid, power steering fluid, and break fluid
Headers - worthless on a stock sixer
cam - around $200 + the price of an install, but is almost worthless unless you have your intake ported, and your heads ported and rebuilt.

See http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/
and http://www.rpm-mustangs.com/ for some goodies.
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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Tune up - do it yourself, you'll need oil, spark plugs, oil filter, and a good old air filter cleaning, also check the radiator fluid, tranny fluid, power steering fluid, and break fluid
Headers - worthless on a stock sixer
cam - around $200 + the price of an install, but is almost worthless unless you have your intake ported, and your heads ported and rebuilt.

See http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/
and http://www.rpm-mustangs.com/ for some goodies.
A worthless mod huh?
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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ORIGINAL: jthorn9

Tune up - do it yourself, you'll need oil, spark plugs, oil filter, and a good old air filter cleaning, also check the radiator fluid, tranny fluid, power steering fluid, and break fluid
Headers - worthless on a stock sixer
cam - around $200 + the price of an install, but is almost worthless unless you have your intake ported, and your heads ported and rebuilt.

See http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/
and http://www.rpm-mustangs.com/ for some goodies.
worthless on a stock sixer but if he does get a cam they would probably be helpfull.
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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Default RE: Headers and Cam

They're really only helpful when you're running some type of forced induction and your stock headers are just fine.
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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ORIGINAL: jthorn9

Tune up - do it yourself, you'll need oil, spark plugs, oil filter, and a good old air filter cleaning, also check the radiator fluid, tranny fluid, power steering fluid, and break fluid
Headers - worthless on a stock sixer
cam - around $200 + the price of an install, but is almost worthless unless you have your intake ported, and your heads ported and rebuilt.

See http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/
and http://www.rpm-mustangs.com/ for some goodies.
they're only worthless if you don't do real mods, like cams, heads and such
Old Oct 4, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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essentially if you dont have more air flowing into the engine(CAIs dont count) you wont have more exhaust leaving it so stock headers are fine. however if you have a decent increase in air flow aftermarket headers would be a decent investment.
Old Oct 4, 2006 | 02:32 AM
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longtubes are not worthless on a stock V6. they will add 10rwhp or even 15


short tube headers are no better than stock even FI the advantages are small.

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