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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: Kitz Kat on February 27, 2006, 04:05:40 PM

Title: Header Question
Post by: Kitz Kat on February 27, 2006, 04:05:40 PM
I want to replace my stock stang headers on my 87 couger,with 
1 5/8 shorty's.Any brand anybody used that hooked up well?
Will be hookin to a mac high flow H pipe,witch really didn't fit to well to the stang ones.
Title: Header Question
Post by: mechanized on February 27, 2006, 06:36:22 PM
hey,

  I just finished up a 87 XR-7 with the 5.0 HO swap and mass air. I put on Flowtech unequal lengths and a bbk h-pipe with no problems other than a little massaging on the drives side pipe for the floor shifter linkage. Other than that no problem.
Title: Header Question
Post by: Kitz Kat on February 27, 2006, 07:40:09 PM
I was lookin at them,I got the colum shift for now.Were they 1 5/8?'s
Title: Header Question
Post by: mechanized on February 27, 2006, 09:29:42 PM
yes, They were 1 5/8. I also did the equal length shorty headers and h-pipe on my friends 1980 cougar 302. It had the column shift and the only problem I ran into was that the column shift linkage point to the tranny ( the pivot point) had to be ground down some to get it to clear the h-pipe. It worked but it still rubbed a little. I could have dimpled the pipe I guess to have a little more room, but didn't think of it at the time. You'll monkey with it I'm sure but it should work.;)