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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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[size=1][size=2][size=4][font="Tahoma"]Hey guys I wanted to buy some headers for my 94 V6 stang.....[sm=dontgetit.gif]but I have no clue what would be my better buy Long or Shorty headers. Which one is better? And where can I get some good ones? Please help me out with this one!!!![:@] Any other mods I can do to make this **** jump!![sm=badbadbad.gif]
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:39 PM
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I've always thought shorties are a waist of time and money, but as the years have gone by and the dynos I've seen came along, I now know they all have a purpose. If your car is not very well modded on the top end, IE: intakes heads valves, you can actually blow horse power out the tail pipe on a V6. If your going to mod the top end in the near future then lonhg tubes are a good investment, because shot tubes will rod horse power on a well modded top end. But I'm just one opinion and I never buy shorties personally because I mod all my projects quite a bit. My dailey driver stays stock.
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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So are you saying it would be a good idea for me to get intake head valves first!?!?!?[sm=smiley29.gif]
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:53 PM
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So are you saying it would be a good idea for me to get intake head valves first!?!?!?[sm=smiley29.gif]
If you can swing it, yes.
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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You have 4:10 gear ratio does that make a huge difference or whaT??
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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What kinda dual exhaust did you go with??? And I also knowing if short shifters help out alot like faster shifts??[:-]
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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My 4:10's made a HUGE difference!!!!!!! I luanch like a moe foe!!
Short shifters are very cool. I've have an auto trans with a shift kit and a custom burned chip on my V6 Stang.
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 12:45 AM
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How hard was it to install that shift kit hot rod. And where did you get it? Also where did you get a auburn posi and torque converter?
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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I want my V6 to be [sm=exactly.gif] like yours Hotrod!!LOL
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