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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: 302SAM on July 05, 2007, 09:15:46 PM

Title: Hello, New Here
Post by: 302SAM on July 05, 2007, 09:15:46 PM
Hello    I  Am  New  To  This  Site  And  I  Am  I Need  Of  Some  Help  I  Recently  Just  Bought  A  1986 Thunderbird  With  A  5.0  Efi  For  $ 400  Bucks  ( From  The  Orginoal  Owner  )  And  I  Want  To  Know  If  A  Set  Of  Headers  For  A  Mustang  Will  Fit  I  Cant  Find  Anyone  Who  Says  That  Thy  Will  Fit  Is  This  Wrong  Or  Do  I  Have  To  Have  A  Set  Made  ?  Want  To  Make  A  Nice  Street  Cruser  With  A  Little  More  Got  Out  Of  The  Hole  Power
Title: Hello, New Here
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on July 05, 2007, 11:12:37 PM
they will fit with minor mods.
Title: Hello, New Here
Post by: 84 Fila on July 05, 2007, 11:16:02 PM
Stang shorties will fit but you need to use a mustang H pipe. Where you located at?
Title: Hello, New Here
Post by: CougarSE on July 06, 2007, 12:26:09 AM
Turn your  caps lock key off.  Notice all his words are capitalized..?  Thats because he is one of those guys!!!!!!
Title: Hello, New Here
Post by: daboss351 on July 06, 2007, 12:48:19 AM
Yea your best bet is mustang shortys and a mustang h pipe, or if you find a lincoln mark VII they also have stang shortys and h pipe. Welcome to the board!
Title: Hello, New Here
Post by: 5.0willgo on July 06, 2007, 08:57:36 AM
Welcome aboard! One reason for getting an h-pipe is because your O2 sensors are mounted in the manifolds on the Bird. Mustangs and Lincolns both had them mounted in the exhaust pipe just below the headers. So if you put Mustang or Lincoln headers on, you will need the pipe that has the bungs already in place.

You could have them put into your existing pipe but the headers with the factory y-pipe and single exhaust won't really do anything for you. There in lies reason 2 to get the h-pipe and run duals the rest of the way out the back.