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Oct 16, 2017 | 05:38 PM

speedemon1084

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Headers

Was offered these today. Said they fit a 351w, but I have never seen any like this. Anybody have any insight?

Oct 16, 2017 | 05:46 PM

Conanski

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I see two problems.. the flanges have been cut which may or may not be a problem.. might make each tube easier to attach but might make them harder to seal.
And they are waaaaaaaaaaaaay too long.. I wouldn't doubt if they actually hit the trans crossmember.

Oct 16, 2017 | 05:51 PM

speedemon1084

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So they cut the flanges? That would explain why I have never seen any like it before. He said they were on an older model bronco.

Oct 16, 2017 | 06:08 PM

Conanski

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Yeah.. here is what these headers usually look like. These are Pacesetter which are good quality and are known to fit very well.

Oct 16, 2017 | 06:14 PM

speedemon1084

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Yeah, those do look better. It sparked my interest because of the way the flanges are. It didn't dawn on me that some goober cut them.

Oct 16, 2017 | 06:25 PM

HardScrabble

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Long tubes tend to block access to everything and you have to remove them to work on your truck. The real world difference in performance is not as significant as the sales catalogs and lore would have you believe. KISS rule applies well here.

That having been said I would probably buy Banks anyway if it were me.

Oct 16, 2017 | 08:58 PM

'89F2urd

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They're mustang headers, won't fit a truck.

Most of the truck long tubes fit quite well. Lots of threads on the specifics of many brands, but flow tech are what I use after trying just about all of them. You can remove the starter, use any heads you want, and the 2.5" collectors promote off idle scavenge.