just like the title says thinking of buying a set, are they worth it?

 

Need some background info first.
What year is your truck?
What Engine do you have?
Auto or Manual trans?
Do you have 4wd?
And because this is an exhaust question I would also add what cab and bed size you have as well.

 

97 epxy with a 5.4 4wd. in the process of a PI head/intake/cam swap, cat back is TBD i would like a magnaflow if funds allow, (mach 1 comes first haha) but its prolly gonna be flowmaster, either way its 3" all the way back. i dont need to run converters where i live so that hepls too. i have a custom CAI and plan on dyno tuning the truck in a couple months for premium fuel since compression bumps to around 10.4:1 with the new heads, im looking for 300/380 at the flywheel figures (250/310 rwhp/tq) give or take 10 hp. id like the truck to be able to run solid 15's n/a.

 

I have heard good thing from people running the OBX headers. There great headers for the price.
You will get a power increase from any long tube header. About 30HP and 35 torque.

But good luck hitting 15s. You will be lucky to see a 15.99

 

My sig truck runs a 16.1 with the setup in the signature. Thats with 32.5 tires and 3.55 gears though.

The OBX system is a very nice system. I would recommend using OEM exhaust gaskets though. I believe that i have one of the OBX ones leaking.

 

hehe.....i have a 80 shot dry kit laying around if needed for a banzai run possibly at the 14s

 

That will help.
That's a very heavy truck.Probably 6K+ pounds.

When I had my first blower kit with 5PSI of boost I only ran a 14.99

 

had it on the scaled at summit motorsports park and i was actually surprised at the weight, i had the back seat out and 1/2 tank of gas it was 5540 with out me in it. and im guessing that blower made about 80 more hp....haha. im not looking to burn up the track with it only 1-2 times like to raise an eyebrow or 2 for some #### and giggles. i have a 9 sec fox and a full bolt on 04 mach 1 if i have the need for speed!

 

Wow, that pretty light.

My truck is 6000#s and Ive added subs , amp and a speaker box since then....lol

 

my brothers is a non EB with a 4.6 4wd and was over 200 lbs less than that!

 

Ive got way to much extra crap on my truck!

That's why I'm looking for a cheep single cab truck with a blown up motor or trans.

 

yeah but if the truck in you avatar is running 11s that way cool man sleeper extreme! i bet that has pissed off some vette and viper owners beofore!!

 

Thanks.
I pissed off a few Mustang guys for sure.
Never ran against a vet or viper...lol

I'm hoping to break an 11.50 next time at the track.
After that ,they'll want me to put a cage in it and I'm not going to.

 

hey diggin up an old thread, finally got my Mach 1 done and gonna dig into the truck soon. i know the OBx headers fit the heads but i heard the y pipe is different? Dont care about egr either.

-Its a 97 btw

 

Y pipe very well could be different. Theres no way to know for sure. Its probably different because the headers them selves are a different shape due to the clearance difference for a Truck/Mustang.