Need help with Header selection

Either get un-equals shorties or get long tubes that is it.

BBK is nice. I have flow-tech's and they are showing their age bad now...I hope to replace them with either a BBK or bassani headers (dont know if I want to go long tube or what though when I do it again).

Buddy had the bbk equals and catted H on his fox. They were a PITA to install and they did get "purple" at the bends from the heat but still looked nice even after some time, they were just not as nice as they were new. The flange at the head is nice and thick too.

03REDFIRE said:

OK so Ford racing for shorties not to hijack this thread but I do want to put in LTs whats the recommendation on those?

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I vote bbk but the most popular are probably bbk or macs. Some guys hate both others love both. I like bbk's 1-piece flange personally.

I have the Mac's and I have no leaks either (breslin SS bolts and felpro 1415 gaskets).

However I bought them used and I would not reccomend buying non-flanged headers used as I had to do some finagling to get everything bolted up.

I've run MAC equal length shorties and BBK long tubes. I didn't have trouble with MAC, but prefer the single flange of the BBKs. IMO LTs are the best, but if you're stuck on shorties do not get the equal lengths, the unequal lengths are not a PITA like the equal lengths and the limited performance gain for the trouble of equal lengths isn't worth it IMO.
Tim

I had MAC shorties, but HATED trying to put them on after they had been on already. The individual flanges are nearly impossible to put back on, and have a hard time not leaking after they've been heat cycled. If you have Aluminum heads you WILL strip out a bolt hole with these. I used studs, which was also a PITA with these.
Switched them out for BBK's. Loved the one piece THICK flange. HATE the studs in the collectors. Don't even use them. Go down to the hardware store and get some good ones.
When I tried to remove the H-pipe to put the stocker back on for smog, Two of the studs broke. On the passenger side... (the one that is hard to pull out, especially on a S/C car...) Was able to drill them out, but had to use bolts on the H-pipe, as the threads were toast. THen 2 days later, when I tried to put the off-road H back on, I broke one on the other side. Pulled the headed this time and drilled them out, put a bolt in and spot welded it to keep it from turning.
Anyway, other than that I like them. Just get rid of that CHEAP chinese hardware....
Dennis

I have the Percy's, but I bought those trying to get my MACs to seal. The trick with paper gaskets is to get them wet (so they swell a little), then bolt them on....
Dennis

I like JBA headers, quality is excellent, and they perform really well also.

i had the bbk L/T's installed with the gasket they provided and had a leak about two months after, so i would reccomend going with something other than what they give you. alot of people like the felpro 1415.