long tube headers help??

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long tube headers help??

January 20, 2005, 12:54:51 PM

I am driving a 88 turbo coupe, that will soon be a ThunderCoupe. I am finishing a 5.0 that has a 280deg comp cam, .030 over, ported intake and exhaust, flat top 10:1 pistons, and smaller chamber heads with large valves and a 600 cfm carb.

I want long tube headers to take advantage of low end torque better.
I have a set of MAC long tubes for 87-93 mustangs. Seeing that the car has a T-5, I think the steering shaft will be the only problem, maybe? Has anyone made similar modifications to fit long tube headers on their 83-88 5.0 Bird???

Any help would be much obliged. and pics would be even better.

Re: long tube headers help??

Reply #1 – January 20, 2005, 01:56:23 PM

Here's the ones I had on my 87 XR7, they fit real good.
Part Number Price Description

30288360 $ 134.99 Thunderbird 82-88 302W, Fairmont 78-82 260-302W, Futura 78-82 260-302W, Mustang 79-93 302W-5.0L 1 1/2 primary tube 3 collector The following footnotes apply to this header: Not legal in CA. on pollution controlled vehicles. Without smog injection or injection heads. Modification to stock exh required to retain cat. converter.On some models it may be necessary to remove Z bars.

Re: long tube headers help??

Reply #2 – January 21, 2005, 04:44:43 PM

What brand are thoes? And was your engine stock? Im taking a set of Headman headers and making them slip-fit. Im having a hard time fitting long tubes on the passengers side.

Re: long tube headers help??

Reply #3 – January 21, 2005, 05:13:23 PM

Heddman, yep stock 5.0. They fit great. My son also has them on his 88 Tbird 5.0 with Gt40p heads.

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Reply #4 – January 21, 2005, 06:36:27 PM

CARBED, aw man you shoulda went sefi man.
Headers should work with little to no modification,maybe a little massaging with a hammer around the steering shaft.

Re: long tube headers help??

Reply #5 – January 21, 2005, 09:20:47 PM

They sliped right on on the drivers side, its the passengers side thats putting up a fight! they fit on my stock 5.0 cougar but on my other car the collector wont fit through? Ill get em on there