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will 4.0 heads fit a 3.8

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Old 11-01-2006, 06:16 PM
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hey guys whats up i was woundering if the 4.0 mustang heads will fit a 3.8 and if they do would there be noticable hp gains
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Old 11-01-2006, 06:17 PM
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NOPE, two totally different engines.
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Old 11-01-2006, 06:20 PM
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ok thanks alot i wanna tyry and get some cheap but really good flowing heads for my 6er
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Old 11-01-2006, 06:22 PM
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Old 11-01-2006, 06:25 PM
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nothing a little less expensive that that i know its not a 5.0 so it will be expensive but are there any other cars out there with the essex block in them with better flowing heads
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Old 11-01-2006, 06:27 PM
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Nope, you can always take it to a machine shop and get it done a little cheaper with your stock heads and intake, but it will still cost you. Also, 5.0s have cheap intakes and cams, heads are still fairly pricy.
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Old 11-01-2006, 06:28 PM
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just heads are $800
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Old 11-01-2006, 06:39 PM
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i was thinkin about buing used splitports and porting them myself along with my antake and tb i did it on my 4 banger b4 i had to replace the head
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whats your budget?
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very very very cheap
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