headers
ORIGINAL: superdak05
i did not even bother with the headers. the way manifolds are designed these days they flow just as good. and the 4/5 hour install time, forget it. if you go with the ho cams be ready to spend a little bit of money, you will need the cams, manifold and other stuff. i went with the direct 206 drop ins. with the pcm flash, from krc performance. but before you go out and buy the stuff you want , make sure you find a reputable shop that can do the work. cam install about 350/400 dollars. on top of the asking price for the cams 750.00 but it is worth it in the end. next investment will be to upgrade my injectors
i did not even bother with the headers. the way manifolds are designed these days they flow just as good. and the 4/5 hour install time, forget it. if you go with the ho cams be ready to spend a little bit of money, you will need the cams, manifold and other stuff. i went with the direct 206 drop ins. with the pcm flash, from krc performance. but before you go out and buy the stuff you want , make sure you find a reputable shop that can do the work. cam install about 350/400 dollars. on top of the asking price for the cams 750.00 but it is worth it in the end. next investment will be to upgrade my injectors
as far as the injectors go, please read what i posted earlier in the generation 2 forum when someone else wanting to do the injector swap:
why are you getting larger injectors? have you gotten an adjustable fuel pressure regulator? just getting larger injectors will not do anything for you. imagine you are holding a garden hose in your hand. when you put your thumb over the end, you raise the PRESSURE, but drop the actual flow in fuel. when you put larger injectors on, it is like working with a lerger hose, but the lower pressure. you would need to get the larger injectors, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator and maybe even a new fuel pump. to actually get any positive numbers from the larger injectors, you would need to crunch some numbers and see what the best combo is for flow and pressure. idealy, you would want to raise your fuel pressure by about 5-15 psi depending on the size injectors/pump/intake manifold and looking at overall air/fuel curves. i wish you the best of luck! let us know how it works out.
Coated headers are the way to go. The headers on the picture below were close to 10 years old on my 67 Coronet 440 with a 440ci. I just sold this car last year---god I miss it :{
(cant get pic to load, but trust me they look new after many years)
(cant get pic to load, but trust me they look new after many years)



