JBA Headers for 4.0 SOHC

[armidapoizon11]

i wanna put some new headers on the ranger i did some research ORW has a set for $366. need some feed back about what yall got and are you happy with the results thanks

 

[daniel3507]

I know this is an old thread, but $366? Are SOHC headers that much cheaper? I havent seen a set of JBA for my truck for less than $600. The cheapest Ive seen are headman shorties for $300 uncoated

 

[Scott B.]

I'm running JBA ceramic coated on my '06. They've been on for 4 years, with no problems to date. Very happy with them.

Installing the driver's side took about 4 hours, the passenger side took about 4 minutes.

 

[Dirmaid]

but the underlying question is: was it worth the 4 hours and 4 minutes and the $300+?

 

[Scott B.]

Define "worth it".

Did it give me neck-snapping acceleration? No. But, the better flow added to the other improvements I've made to the engine do make a difference over stock.

And I really like the idea of exhaust heat staying in the exhaust, rather than radiating out under the hood. The electrical components should last much longer.

 

[06RangerXLT]

thats cheap! pace setters are $470

 

[Gotta_gofast]

Scott, you have headers on your 93 or 06? The cast manifolds on the SOHC flow very well. In fact, I've seen a few real dyno results over on explorerforum and elsewhere showing such a small gain in headers you could easily pick up a programmer for the same price and actaully feel something. I am talking about a stock motor. If you had a supercharger, then this might be a worthwhile mod, for instance.... but something simple like a cold air intake and spark plug wires not so much. lol

My point, if you don't already have an SCT programmer and/or catback exhaust I would look into those items first.

 

[Scott B.]

Scott, you have headers on your 93 or 06? The cast manifolds on the SOHC flow very well. In fact, I've seen a few real dyno results over on explorerforum and elsewhere showing such a small gain in headers you could easily pick up a programmer for the same price and actaully feel something. I am talking about a stock motor. If you had a supercharger, then this might be a worthwhile mod, for instance.... but something simple like a cold air intake and spark plug wires not so much. lol

My point, if you don't already have an SCT programmer and/or catback exhaust I would look into those items first.

On my '06. I have a programmer, too.