Cherokeewaterfowler

I was wondering what some good quality aftermarket headers are... open to all suggestions.
Also... what are the pros and cons... opinions?
How hard is installation?

Thanks in advance,

CW

mr white

What's your budget?

Tom95YJ

My APN is pretty nice and cost 179 to my door

Cherokeewaterfowler

Budget doesn't really mater... want something that will be GOOD and improve air flow... and not crack. Looking for that SLIGHT performance/sound gain. Ive heard of Gibson headers... any good? Tom... what differences have you noticed when you replaced your stock headers?

Tom95YJ

I have not installed my header yet. I hope to in a few weeks when I get time. Banks is great so is borla.

Cherokeewaterfowler

Oh okay Tom... sweet man. How hard are headers to replace in xj's? Any idea... i would look into a borla i think... but when your finished please let me know how long it took... how difficult it was, and what differences it made!

alpine.adrenaline

I'm interested in replacing my APN- cracked after about a year and a half and I remember doing the motor and trans mounts when I replaced it last so I'm surprised it failed already. I'd like to find something a little better quality even if its a little more $.

mr white

It took me a while, you have to remove the intake manifold, power steering pump, defrost fan, if you have the stock airbox, it would be easier to remove that too.

XJ ONLY

I have Doug Thorely headers and they are pretty nice. Beefy for sure.

Cherokeewaterfowler

What was the price on thoe Thorley headers... specs...? Where did you get them. Have you noticed a difference in performance?

Cherokeewaterfowler

Oh okay... so a little difficult... Thanks for the input!

Tom95YJ

They are not produced anymore iirc

OttawaXJ

Not difficult, just time consuming. I replaced my header on the 98 when mine cracked. I replaced with another from the JY because I was quite broke at the time. Worked fine.

2WDUnderachiever

What do you all think about this?
http://m.summitracing.com/parts/ATP-101212

Once my Jeep's tagged and I'm sure the leak is fixed, I'm getting headers, Volvo 746 fuel injectors, a ported throttle body, and a a cold air intake.

It'd be nice to have a Borla header because it's T-304 steel and this one's only 403 steel, but... I'm not rich.
Has anyone tried that header?
It looks nice, but that doesn't say much.

XJ ONLY

You can order them on the Doug Thorley website for 650 but I got a discount because my dad is a fireman. And I didn't notice a performance difference because as soon as I got the header on and finished I put 31's and a cold air intake on as well so I couldn't really make out a difference between all of those.