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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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manifold or headers?

where is the best place and cheapest place on the web to get manifolds or headers for my 1993 f 250 351? i already replaced the manifolds once four years ago and passanger side one sounds like crap again. any opinions would help, thanks guys
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 02:15 AM
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Personally I would go with shorty headers, because they are better than the manifolds. It depends what you use your truck for though. Manifolds are virtually maintanance free whereas headers require the bolts to be checked every so often. You can get replacement manifolds fairly cheap on ebay. I haven't used them myself, but have seen that several people that use this site have bought them.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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summitracing.com is where I got my headers. Pretty cheap and haven't had any problems with them.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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how often do you need to check the bolts on the headers? 86f15002, what kind did you get off summit?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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I got the cheapest they had. Flowtech longtube. They were like $120 and I love them. I just checked the bolts yesterday for the 1st time and they were all still tight.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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Im replacing the manafolds on my 95 5.8 plow truck.

Every exhaust manafold broke off in the head both sides.

I had to take the heads off and had hem rebuilt. You may be in for a bigger job than you think.

Also anyone have any experience usind stainless bolts ??
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Ford Racing M-9432-A51 - Ford Racing Stage 8 Locking Header Bolts - summitracing.com
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 09:13 AM
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Stainless fasteners is the ONLY way to go, I'm preparing to take the Flowtech longtubes off my truck after 5 years(pulling the motor), the header gaskets have never leaked.
 
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