shorty headers or long tube headers

[flip7486]

what should i get for a 302 w

 

[bluesman17]

its more preference, i have long tube and like em.

 

[gump_black]

wouldnt it also depend on year model??

 

[bluesman17]

80-96 it shouldnt, it WOULD matter if you had a manual because pretty much all long tubes ive seen wont fit then. I would also recommend getting the soft aluminum collector gaskets.

 

[gump_black]

in most of the part mags i have ex. summit, jegs, edelbrock most of them only carry shortys for the newer fords and long tube for the older ones. is there a hudge differ between them??

 

[bluesman17]

Itll be a tight fit for cats with long tubes (i dont have them)

 

[bew8484]

The year does matter. I can't find headers for my 96' at all, but thats because it has all of the sensors in the exhaust. Was 96' the only year they added the sensors or what?

Bew8484

 

[bluesman17]

I have a 92 and the only sensor I have is a o2 sensor and the tubes didnt have a nut for it so they welded one in...thats the only sensor I can see being on there. Go to advance auto parts they have a bunch of choices.