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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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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
first off, aftermarket headers, even ****ty ones will be producing better numbers to the rear wheels than stock headers. this is simply because of the material, the free flowing nature, the length, and when you are on the road, the weight loss. (i work with superbikes as well and let me tell you, shaving weight here and there really adds up) as far as the cams, great idea. cams with a nice, agressive profile and a pcm flash will be your best "bang for the buck", unfortunately it is a BIG buck. 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.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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Costed 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 :{
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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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)
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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what if i get stainless and have them wrapped or coated before i put them on
 
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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If your talking factory intake manifolds,I heard sense around 02 or 03 they use the HO intake manifold for both motors.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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ive wraped headers, and even turbo's before it also works good but it gets dirty and your headers may rust quicker

 
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