headers?

[bearsden73]

headers have installed a few different kinds

Bax,
the headers from Toms bronco parts are quite possibly the nicest headers I have installed and they look killer right off Toms site a little pricey but they are sweet.

Headers - Ceramic Coated, Polished, 289/302/351W V8, 66-77 Early Ford Bronco, New

Condition: New Part Number: 6512 Price: $389.00

hope this helps

Rob D

 

[73stallion]

jet hot no longer sells ANY headers, just called and confirmed that. but i have hedman's on mine and the fit is REAL nice. but the coatings on the hedman headers sucks.

 

[Duramaxed]

Wild Horses headers, titanium coated shortys

 

[backpain]

jet hot no longer sells ANY headers, just called and confirmed that. but i have hedman's on mine and the fit is REAL nice. but the coatings on the hedman headers sucks.

Agree on both points. Like my Hedman Elite's but:

Just repainted them. Also, had minor issues with overheating the frame mounted driver's side fuel line - had to relocate it. Other than that, great fit. Good flanges. Good seal.

 

[JWMcCrary]

No problems here with a set Duff long tubes , started out on 302 in 2004 ad later switched to 351w stroker. Had to change a collector gasket at superlift park once after a bolt came loose and fell out, but that's it.

 

[pcf_mark]

Whatever you decide ONLY buy a header with the ball and socket design. Blown collector gaskets suck and the flanges never stay flat. Ball and socket has no gasket and can be re-positioned all around to adjust your exhaust alignment if things shift around

 

[bax]

Whatever you decide ONLY buy a header with the ball and socket design. Blown collector gaskets suck and the flanges never stay flat. Ball and socket has no gasket and can be re-positioned all around to adjust your exhaust alignment if things shift around

I would like to try the new collector design. I would love to get rid of a collector gasket.

 

[L&D's Broncos]

Headers

I but wondering if I should try the kind with the fancy collector / flange on the ends.

YES in evey aspect! I have WH on mine, and BBK shorties are on Suzy's white truck. Anything as long as it has ball-seat connection.
Her silver truck has her long tube headers and runs the soft metal collector gaskets and has had no leaks for over 6 years, and they still look great. /
Just my .03

 

[Pestanza]

No problems here with a set Duff long tubes , started out on 302 in 2004 ad later switched to 351w stroker. Had to change a collector gasket at superlift park once after a bolt came loose and fell out, but that's it.

I have a 351w now and am in the middle of a frame off. My stock manifolds are cracked and I am considering headers. My question is in regards to how tight of a fit it is to get the exhaust hooked up properly. Do you have a body lift, and if so how much? I am doing a 1" BL, and don't want to run into problems if I am going to switch to headers. Thanks!

Pestanza

 

[br0nc0xrapt0r]

All I can say is that the wild horses JBA shorties I got with the 2 into 1 2.5 with a single flowmaster 40 series kicks ass! I can talk now while driving but with a nice deep rumble.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LYGdFDyRg4&context=C324ed5bADOEgsToPDskJ3N1h0Oj2h2FGFPVlz9jxM

 

[bax]

YES in evey aspect! I have WH on mine, and BBK shorties are on Suzy's white truck. Anything as long as it has ball-seat connection.
Her silver truck has her long tube headers and runs the soft metal collector gaskets and has had no leaks for over 6 years, and they still look great. /
Just my .03

Don, I like the BBK headers but in the add for them it doe's not say that they fit a bronco, just mustang. There are 2 BBK shorties listed on there site. Do you know witch one fits?

 

[barronj]

I have a 351w now and am in the middle of a frame off. My stock manifolds are cracked and I am considering headers. My question is in regards to how tight of a fit it is to get the exhaust hooked up properly. Do you have a body lift, and if so how much? I am doing a 1" BL, and don't want to run into problems if I am going to switch to headers. Thanks!

Pestanza

Body lift has no correlation to header clearance. If they're tight anywhere, it's near the inside of the frame usually, on the driver's side.

 

[L&D's Broncos]

Headers

Don, I like the BBK headers but in the add for them it doe's not say that they fit a bronco, just mustang. There are 2 BBK shorties listed on there site. Do you know witch one fits?

Bax, BBK on the white truck are 87'-91' F-series Bronco headers. I can send some close up pictures, but they exit over top of frame, pipes go over frame and down each side directly under floorboard. Great for trail rig, not so much for street, UNLESS this is what you are working on????

http://www.bbkperformance.com/produ...shorty-exhaust-headers.html?car_motor_key=363

 

[br0nc0xrapt0r]

BBK is a really good header but I am still standing by the WH They really are the only way to go in my book. I will never consider another header again.

 

[ffhend26]

I found that with aftermarket heads, the wh shorties were the first of a couple to fit. Look nice and with 2.5 crossover to duals with magnaflow 18's it sounds awesome and not too loud inside the cab

 

[SpareParts]

I run the stock truck style headers like L&D was saying, mine go in the frame though. With a 351w they will fit, the pass. side comes out a little over the frame. A good exhaust shop will be able to make the pipe clear. With a 302 we had to cut and turn the collector on it, it was too close to the frame.

 

[Broncobowsher]

I have had a few sets. Headmans fit fine. so did the Duffs. I got a Bronco that had a set of Hooker(?) that had 2 pipes in front of the motor mount and 2 in the back. Slip fit together. Starter was buried in there. ended up scrapping them without ever running them. Hooker 6969 was tried with a 4R70W conversion, way too tight to the transmission, had to send back.

Ended up selling the Bronco with a set of 289 K-code manifolds on it (port matched and bolted to Aluminum trick flow heads)

 

[surfer-b]

Whatever you decide ONLY buy a header with the ball and socket design. Blown collector gaskets suck and the flanges never stay flat. Ball and socket has no gasket and can be re-positioned all around to adjust your exhaust alignment if things shift around

This is the only way to go, once you use the ball and socket you will never use the gasket type again. They are great if you need to remove, mod or realign for any reason with no prob of leaking/blown gaskets.

 

[DuneBuster]

Just remember to put antizieze on your header bolts!!

 

[HoldMyPocket]

I've had two sets of Wild Horses shorty headers and they're awesome. They look to have refined the design and quality since my first pair I bought 10 years ago. Easy on, easy off, sounds great. The way I look at it, I bought it because I just KNOW there will be no problems with it whatsoever in terms of fit/sealing/clearance.