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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 10:19 AM
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Anyone installed headers yet?

I saw that ****** has some JBA ceramic coated headers available. They're replacements, so no custom piping is necessary. I figure I might as well start from the front and work my way back for the exhaust.

Has anybody had any experience with these or any other headers out there?
 
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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Looked at those also. Man, they look like a pretty serious chore to install. I would really like to hear some testimonials before I decide to do anything with headers. JP
 
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Yeah, that is one drawback. I don't really like the idea of "the engine has to be raised about an inch." At least the guys writing the instructions had a sense of humor. I really liked the part where one of the steps went something like, "Pry, push, cuss, cuss, push, cuss some more. Don't give up it will fit."
 
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:34 AM
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had some salesman tell me that you get up to 80 hp gain with headers....dont know if its true though.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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I installed a pair of JBA headers on my last truck, a Ranger 4.0L. I had to remove the wheel wells to install them and it took 10 solid hours. I don't think I'll go there again.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by MJEmerson
had some salesman tell me that you get up to 80 hp gain with headers....dont know if its true though.
With a supercharger, high flow cats mandrel bent dual exhausts with flow through mufflers, you may get 80 hp out ot the headers at 6,000 rpm.

 
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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lol....thats what i figured.....i dont know anything about hp mods.
 
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