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I have a pair of headers that I am about to put on my '69 mustang. But I was told today by a respectable mustang guy that unless I was going in to race my car, headers would be unnecessary. He said in the long run the amount of power they add to the car will not be worth all the pain that they will cause me. He said that after a while I will constantly have to deal with exhaust leaks from them. I was just wondering what you guys thought. How much extra power do headers give an engine? Would it be better to skip the headers and just put on dual exhaust? ( I was planning to put on the dual exhaust the same time as the headers). Thanks for the input.
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I think everyone here would agree that headers are one of the best bolt on mods you can do for your car. i have them, and the added sound alone is worth it. sets your car apart. nothing in this world sounds like a mustang with headers.
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[QUOTE=angelabiscan] I have a pair of headers that I am about to put on my '69 mustang. But I was told today by a respectable mustang guy that unless I was going in to race my car, headers would be unnecessary. He said in the long run the amount of power they add to the car will not be worth all the pain that they will cause me. He said that after a while I will constantly have to deal with exhaust leaks from them. I was just wondering what you guys thought. How much extra power do headers give an engine? Would it be better to skip the headers and just put on dual exhaust? ( I was planning to put on the dual exhaust the same time as the headers). Thanks for the input.[/QUOTE]
That guy has no clue what he's talking about.
You CAN gain over 40 horses depending on what you have done to the motor to start off with. The exhaust leaks he's thinking that "will" occur usually happen because a nut came loose off a stud from motor vibrations, which is why they invented locking header bolts.
I say get headers and exhaust.....and juice.......boost.....gears.............heads...........
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Have had my headers on for eight years and no leaks, big improvement in (seat of the pants) horse power. You will notice an improvement immediately, whether you get the dual exhaust or not (I would).
I think he might of thought you wanted him to put them on and he didn't want to*L* they might not make much of a difference on a stock 69 but when you add other mods they will help a ton
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