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what should my next upgrade be? okay guys, I got my h-pipe welded together. but I don;t have it on the car yet. I have been thinking about what my next upgrade should be and I have been thinking about either shorty headers. or a chin spoiler. which should I do first. I had thought about getting the headers and putting them on while i have the exhaust off to put my h-pipe in place. let me know what you guys tink my next upgrade should be. thanks.
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shorty headers dont really do anything. Longtubes are the way to go.
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The stock manifolds flow fairly well. New shorty headers won't do too much, though you can hear and feel a difference in the higher RPMs. I personally have some BBK shorties and like them. Not the most amazing mod, but it's a fairly decent one.
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if you plan to get headers it would be best to do it while the exhaust is off. i bought shorty headers and installed them after i did my dual exhaust and it moved every thing every thing had to be re-adjusted
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nobody makes long tube headers for the 4.0l though do they? and will I have to have a dyno tune if I go with long tube headers? thanks.
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I feel like i found someone running longtubes on their 4.0 who knows maybe they were custom.
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Doesn't mac make long tubes for the 4.0?
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kooks sels long tube headers with and with out cats youll need an o2 sensor extension
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WOW, those are some expensive headers. I think I will go with the shorties for 199
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they are thats the same reason i went with pypes headers i love them and the sound i give my exhaust
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yeah I will probably go with the pypes ones as well. also will they work with the stock ford down pipes?
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Originally Posted by
iceman320 yeah I will probably go with the pypes ones as well. also will they work with the stock ford down pipes?
they bolt right up they should be a direct replacement
something i just tought about you could pick up some high flow cats and have a local exhaust shop bend you some 2.5 mid pipes from the headers to your h pipe and place the cats inline with the mid pipes
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do you have a link to the hi flow cats that would work. that would accept the o2 sensors?
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thanks for the link I will see what I can do. I will have to order my headers first. and then see about the cats.
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what should my next upgrade be? 
