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Old 10-01-2014, 12:28 AM
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My exhaust manifold has seen better days so I'm looking to replace it. What's your opinions on the best bang for your buck?
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My apn had held up for 1.5 years it's doing great for 170 shipped
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My apn had held up for 1.5 years it's doing great for 170 shipped
Does it give it a good throaty soynd? Where did you order from
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speed daddy stainless header on ebay for under 120 shipped. No grinding of intake manifold was necessary.
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Does it give it a good throaty soynd? Where did you order from
Go in the exhaust sound clip thread sticky. Mine is the first one.


I ordered it form ineedparts.com I didn't. Need to grind the manifold on my 99
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+1for the speeddaddy off ebay. 110 shipped. It looks identical to an apn. Huge upgrade over my cracked stock manifold and with a full aftermarket 2.5 exhaust it idles nice and rumbly and really screams when you get on it, but remember a lot of that comes from the muffler and wider pipes
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Originally Posted by XJEvo
speed daddy stainless header on ebay for under 120 shipped. No grinding of intake manifold was necessary.
Got mine from the same place but had to beat mine in with a hammer on the 1 and 6 tube..on a 99
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I have a 91 and the stock manifold is badly cracked
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Got mine from the same place but had to beat mine in with a hammer on the 1 and 6 tube..on a 99
I have a 99 as well. Fit perfectly

some may have to some may not just like with the apn from what ive read
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Originally Posted by SomeGuy138
Got mine from the same place but had to beat mine in with a hammer on the 1 and 6 tube..on a 99


Same but just the tube closest to the firewall.
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Well after only 6 months and less then 5,000 miles my speed_daddy header has cracked even with a flex pipe installed ......Its the "Ceramic coated/mild steel" one.http://www.ebay.com/itm/180902510604...S:1123&vxp=mtr

Fingered I would bring this post back and let others that happen to read this know my results.
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That stinks.
I installed my "stainless steel" ceramic coated header 5 years ago. I don't have a flex pipe. No issues other than the coating fell off & it's trying to rust. Stainless my butt.
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I'm happy with the APN after having it a few weeks. The price is right.
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Not to hijack this thread or anything, but I am trying to get a much power as I can out of my 4.2 budget stroker. What header would work the best for that?
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Best ever header to me is jba.


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