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Topic: 70 Mustang 351C headers
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-07-2002 04:46 PM
   
Does anybody sell quality headers for this application that doesn't require the power steering ram relocation bracket?------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 25539
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-07-2002 04:49 PM
The Hooker "race headers" do not Steve. Nor do Tubular Automotive's.
the race header will require some collector modifications for street use. No big deal, but EXPENSIVE headers.  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA National Record Holder '00, '01, & '02
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28
Professional Manwhore
The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 25539
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-07-2002 04:53 PM
And I see now that Hooker has discontinued it.  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA National Record Holder '00, '01, & '02
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28
Professional Manwhore
The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-07-2002 04:59 PM
Probably would have been big tubes anyway, right?Maybe I should look into the TA headers and find someone besides them that carry them. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 25539
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-07-2002 05:01 PM
Yes they were very big Steve. 2 1/8 inch.TA makes a high quality product as long as you have the time to wait for it. ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA National Record Holder '00, '01, & '02
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28
Professional Manwhore
The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6060
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 11-07-2002 09:13 PM
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Originally posted by Moneymaker:
Yes they were very big Steve. 2 1/8 inch.
My 1 7/8" super comps were the biggest tubes I could get from Hooker a couple of yrs ago that fit my car. That was why I bought them.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 25539
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-07-2002 10:37 PM
Rob, Hooker used to make a Competition adjustable header for 351C Mustang in 2 1/8.
Several SS racers I know still have them. ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA National Record Holder '00, '01, & '02
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28
Professional Manwhore
The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 2740
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 11-08-2002 12:22 AM
I sold a set of the 2 1/8th Hookers for 50 bucks to a guy about a month ago, from my old motor. I have his email but I bet he won't let them go.
Jerry
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bossman
Gearhead Posts: 131
From: Moreno Valley, CA, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 11-08-2002 02:51 AM
I have heard nothing but great praise for the headers that the guyz at www.fordpowertrain.com produce. In looking at their application chart, nothing is said of the p/s bracket, but that is not to say its not required. I know a lot of the Boss 302 owners have been "won" over the FPA headers due to superior fit and finish.....randy ------------------
www.bossman-motorsports.com
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1536
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 11-08-2002 03:46 AM
Steve, I honestly doubt that you would be happy with the Hooker race headers on the street, they hang really low, & have slip joints, which always seem to leak when used with mufflers. Just about any full length headers will require that D@m& PS bracket, I hate them too. On my 70 Mustang sportsroof back in the mid 70`s, I installed a set of Cyclone headers on the 351C 4V engine. These were specifically made for the large 4 barrel ports, & they were fairly low. These headers, & the Hooker 6114 street headers I had on my 70 Mach 1`s 428 both required the PS relocating bracket. What I found was that, first the road feel thru the steering wheel was greatly deminished, due to the bracket flexing. Later, on both cars, the extra leverage of the longer bracket caused the "Riv Nuts" to rip out of the frame rail, which also bent the PS ram cylinders shaft. Then the bracket needed to be welded solidly to the frame to reattatch it. Not the best design, thats for sure!------------------
78 Fairmont 428 4 speed 10.20@130mph
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA Stocker under construction, 302 5 speed
59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4spd
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6060
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 11-08-2002 09:44 AM
For what it's worth, my Hooker super comps have a standard 3 bolt flange on the collector.
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