Matai70 said:Hey guys whatsup, im new to the site and must I say I love it. It is extremely informative and helpful. Oh and of course everyone seems so kind.
I have a question though. What would benefit an 05' v6 more long tube or shortie headers? and h-pipe or x-pipe or just stock y-pipe?
Thanks in advance
Matai70 said:so basically x pipe if i have the money lol
and long tube?
Thanks for all of the help!!
shooterm1 said:IMO / Long Tube Headers only make sense if you're planning on putting a SC on and cramming lots of air though the motor.
Excepcion13 said:I don't agree, Shooter. I had LTs before I went to shorties for the turbo system, and the LTs produced noticeably more torque. MAC sells some LTs for about $300, and they took my mechanic an hour to install (if that). They sounded great and made more power. So if someone is looking to maximize output without going FI, they are an integral piece of the puzzle.
Of course, they work very well with a SC, as you suggest!! As long as you don't plan on getting a turbo, LTs are a good way to make more torque.
shooterm1 said:just curious, did you dyno that set-up?
Excepcion13 said:No, more's the pity, but I sold the set-up to a member on the 4.0 Collective. Hopefully he will and let us know what he ends up with. However, I would estimate (just an estimate) around 230 RWHP and 260+ RWTQ. I was at 205 RWHP/240 RWTQ w/o the headers, chamber, HiFlo cats, and dual exhaust, so these numbers are a guesstimate. But I will say that I felt a big difference, akin to when I added the CAI and tune.
If Furinox dynos, I will post the numbers here for posterity.
shooterm1 said:I'm not surprised about the Torque curve, but the boost in RWHP seems a bit audacious.
And dont you have to reloacte or remove the Cats on this set-up too?
Depends on a couple different factors, the first being the service department at your local Ford dealer. Some dealerships are more mod friendly than others. I've seen dealerships that voided a warranty because the car had a CAI on it! Technically LT headers can't void a power train warranty by themselves...hutcccch said:If you put LT headers on your car does it void the warranty ? Im guessing it does?
Like stated above... depends on the service department and the item requiring warranty work. I have full exhaust on my Cobra (Shorty headers, X-pipe, Cat-back) plus a FIPK and they have honored my warranty without any problems what-so-ever (replaced the drivers side head!). That's MY service department... I have to drive over an hour to get to them though. I know for a fact my local Ford service department would laugh in my face if they saw a full exhaust system on my car and I asked for powertrain related warranty work like that.glewis29 said:What mods would be grounds for getting the warranty work 'bounced'? I'm thinking of doing free flowing muffler, jba shorty headers and a K&N FIPK.
Thanks,
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