explorer manifolds

[85_Ranger4x4]

What Ford called "Headers" didn't appear til the 85 model year. And they weren't exactly "free flowing" They're all somewhat "pinched" at the head ports to gain clearance for the factory bolts. They're pinched in various other places too, to gain clearances for other reasons as well.

I never said they were good, just that they were headers and not manifolds.

I would have thought they came out with the foxbody, I hear more about the later ones than the older ones.

 

[baddad457]

Maybe a better picture of the pinched stock tube headers and the cast iron versions.
Dave

How about pics of the driver's side ports of the cast 'sploder manifolds ? I'll be you can't fit a dime in em, much less a quarter.

 

[fordmike1]

Maybe a better picture of the pinched stock tube headers and the cast iron versions.
Dave

This is the driver side. ^^^^^^^^^

 

[Teddyzee]

I have a couple shots of the Ex pieces. They sure tuck in nice, but...

Look closely:

That's a '96 Ex 5.0 that I parted, not my Ranger! (result of parting it out was free GT40 heads and intake, throttle body, free shortblock for my bro, actually made a profit... wow)

 

[buell-eyed-devil]

Pinched in a few places,huh?

 

[buell-eyed-devil]

I have 2 sets of mustang headers-86 and 93. Both are tubular and nearly identical. Drivers side is where I have a problem. It exits into the frame

 

[buell-eyed-devil]

Has anyone tried the block hugger hotrod headers from summit? Look to me like they might work.

 

[Teddyzee]

Has anyone tried the block hugger hotrod headers from summit? Look to me like they might work.

I think they may exit right on to the ibeams, so making the rest of the exhaust could be tough. Unless you have massive lift...

 

[buell-eyed-devil]

3 inches body lift.They exit straight down

 

[bearsrngr]

Has anyone tried the block hugger hotrod headers from summit? Look to me like they might work.

I was looking at those as well, looks like you could cut the collector and maybe install an elbow but would still be tight. Might work on a 4x4 with a lift as Teddy said.

 

[buell-eyed-devil]

I'm going to look at motor tomorrow to see where they will dump

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

3 inches body lift.They exit straight down

Your frame and suspension are in the same place as if you didn't have a lift at all.

 

[buell-eyed-devil]

I know this, I was responding to his post. Currently mine has no body

 

[buell-eyed-devil]

looks like they will hit in my motor mount plates. still might give them a shot

 

[baddad457]

This is the driver side. ^^^^^^^^^

I don't see how. The pinched portion at the ports of the lower one in those pics can't be any more than 1/2" wide on the outside.