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Old 05-30-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Default Will '79 header fit on a '90?

I am wanting to replace my 90's stock exhaust manifold with a header. I have a header off my old '79 mustang. Will it fit?
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It'll bolt right up to the motor, but you'll have to do some work on the exhaust pipes.
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I was told on FEP 79's didnt come with headers, any info to the actuall existance of them so I can disprove these guys?
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No 79's did NOT come with headers from the factory. I believe 85 was the first year or maybe it was 87. It sounds like he has it switched around-a 90's mustang will have a factory header unless someone switched it with a manifold and a 79 will have a manifold unless it was switched with a header. In any case, either will bolt to the engine just like b cnandler said but the rest of the exhaust will be a problem.
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I don't know if it "came from the factory" with this, but this is what was on my '79 when I bought it. And could you elaborate on what you will need to do on the exhaust pipe? Thanks.
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That one may bolt right up. It looks like an early Ranger header.

For the record, the 4 cyl Mustangs never saw a tubular header. The Ranger however did from about 93 or 94 on.
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disregard my last post, I was thinking of the 5.0L not the 2.3L
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