Best headers for a 351?

[Miker]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but does anyone of the vendors make headers that are great fits for a 351. If so, who has em' and are they shorty's, ceramic, cost etc.?
Thanks

 

[mavereq]

bcbroncos are midlength 1 5/8" primaries

 

[addicted]

BC Broncos seem to be the most popular followed by WH. Im going with the BCs for my 351W

 

[orangecrush4u]

I thought you could just use 289/302 ones if you wanted..%)

 

[Miker]

Yeah, I know, but I remember some guys saying that there were some that were less problematic with the 351's,, one of the shorty's I believe.

 

[DirtDonk]

Probably so. With longies, you have to make sure that the slightly higher location won't cause any interference with something like clutch, or auto tranny linkages.
There are some that flat out won't fit, such as the 2-piece Blackjack brand. What they do is have the front two cylinders wrap in front of the motor mount towers, then join back up to the rear two behind the towers. With that setup you can't just raise things up and still have them fit.

I don't remember hearing anyone having trouble with the shorties. Other than paying the higher price that is!
And speaking of that, with the 351 and a set of the WH Extreme motor mounts you could probably fit a Mustang shorty just fine. Hood clearance though, now that might be another issue.

Paul

 

[rcmbronc]

And speaking of that, with the 351 and a set of the WH Extreme motor mounts you could probably fit a Mustang shorty just fine. Hood clearance though, now that might be another issue.

Paul

Even with extreme motor mounts stock Mustang headers with 351 fit like crap. I would go with either Wild Horses or BC

 

[Crawdad]

I got the BC Shorty headers a few months ago. For me, a rookie installer, they were not too cumbersome to install. They supply all the bolts as the stck header bolts are too short. Make sure both headers have the dimples. If not the bolt will go in sideways as it rubs on the header. The driver's side header had the dimples, but not the passenger's side. I had to create my own dimples using an aluminum round bar and hammer. Luckily it did not ruin the ceramic finish. After that the bolts slid right on in!!

Here is a link to my header install:

http://carolinabroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3690

Good luck!!