Exhaust system replacement 88 small block

[tn88bronco]

What is the best system to replace the exhaust headers and everything else associated with exhaust. I really would like to keep the noise @ the same level

 

[Tiha]

Do you have headers now? Or do you have the factory manifolds?

Want something budget friendly? Or want it to last forever?

 

[Motech]

If you are not concerned about emissions, a set of full-length headers with crossover dual exhaust and some large replacement mufflers for an old, say, 1972 Lincoln Mark IV 460 will keep you quiet and net you another 10-12 HP. Big time torque increase if you can afford a set of Tri-Y headers.

Don't even bother with shorty headers. They are purely cosmetic and deliver no bang for the buck.

 

[Motech]

And hey, wow, been here nine years now and this is your first post? Good to read you friend!

 

[tn88bronco]

Do you have headers now? Or do you have the factory manifolds?

Want something budget friendly? Or want it to last forever?

Factory manifolds which are both cracked. I ordered the Bronco when I got my first job, plan to keep it, so I would like to get 15-20 more years out of replacements

 

[tn88bronco]

And hey, wow, been here nine years now and this is your first post? Good to read you friend!

Motech, I can usually find what I'm looking for on the forum if I do a little digging, guess I got lazy this time, lol

 

[tn88bronco]

If you are not concerned about emissions, a set of full-length headers with crossover dual exhaust and some large replacement mufflers for an old, say, 1972 Lincoln Mark IV 460 will keep you quiet and net you another 10-12 HP. Big time torque increase if you can afford a set of Tri-Y headers.

Don't even bother with shorty headers. They are purely cosmetic and deliver no bang for the buck.

Thank you

 

[Motech]

These are your basic, tuned-length long tube headers for small block ford. Uncomfortable to look at due to the funky bends and turns needed to equalize length of each tube before joining 4 into one collector, they are excellent for top-end gains, typically up to as much as 20 HP by themselves, and they sound amazing with a quiet mufflers. Add the right performance camshaft to the mix and more than double that power gain with a tinkity-tink symphony of mechanical ear therapy that bests even a Ducati dry clutch.
These are what you'd put on your 5.0 Windsor in a light car to get that mill screaming.
Ceramic coated, full-length tuned headers like this will set you back &450.00 to $650.00 depending on brand and precision quality.





These ceramic coated are tri-y headers by the man of all things Ford exhaust, Doug Thorley. Excellent quality, best you can get without dropping over $2K, they're still pretty up there. Typically around $1200.00, you can find them as low as $800.00, and worth every buck. They don't need much cam, will not push your powerband up at high revs, but instead increase your throttle response and ****** (Edit: T.H.rust is unacceptable? Man, you mods must have a lot of interesting experience) by enhancing peak torque, usually between 3500 and 4200 RPM. Basically where your foot keeps coming back to every drive.
They're called tri-y because they are basically three conjoined y-pipes: a pair of two into one staggered off the engine, then the two large primaries into one secondary pipe (basically the collector). I don't know the science of them aside from they pair up cylinders by matching the firing order, and they often produce amazing, real-world torque increases right in the meat of daily romps. They seem to do very well for smaller CID engines in larger, heavier vehicles. Like 5.0 liter in a full-size Bronco for instance, or 7.5 liter in a 36' RV.
Unless you're building an arena monster truck, you want this type of header.