Is it worth it to buy used?

rppngears · 08-07-2002, 02:34 PM

I have an opportunity to purchase a set of BBK shorty headers and BBK off road H-pipe for $200. From Summit I can get it for $320 for the both, assuming I go with chrome. I'm not sure how hard it will be to put on used headers and hpipe compared to new, due to warping. Is the the extra hassle going to be enough to make it worth paying the extra $120 for?

Stang Runner · 08-07-2002, 03:56 PM

look AT THEM and make sure they look allright frist or a real pic of then ones you are getting and then I say get them if they look all right. Save the $$ is you can

SlowGT · 08-07-2002, 09:20 PM

The H-pipe shouldn't be subject to much heat warp. If the headers have a solid flange, they should be OK, too. Individual flanges warp easier. If you're installing on the motor out of the car, you could heat them with a torch and reshape them as necessary. Not so easy to do under the hood.

Happy shopping

Stang_Crazy · 08-07-2002, 09:24 PM

The BBK headers are a solid flange design. You shouldn't have any problem with heat warping. I know quite a few people with BBK headers and they haven't had any poblems with installing them or removing them. Check over the headers and h-pipe so you know EXACTLY what kind of shape they are in.

1hot5.0 · 08-07-2002, 11:32 PM

Check them, and if they are in good shape, I would get them. The $120 or so you would save can be used for gas or something else.

08-07-2002, 02:34 PM	#1
rppngears Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 51	Is it worth it to buy used? I have an opportunity to purchase a set of BBK shorty headers and BBK off road H-pipe for $200. From Summit I can get it for $320 for the both, assuming I go with chrome. I'm not sure how hard it will be to put on used headers and hpipe compared to new, due to warping. Is the the extra hassle going to be enough to make it worth paying the extra $120 for? __________________ '91 MUSTANG LX 5.0. Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, In Fender K&N air intake, timing advancement, high voltage coil, pheonix gold/kicker stereo, pro 5.0 shifter.

08-07-2002, 03:56 PM	#2
Stang Runner Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Walker, MI, USA Posts: 1,202	look AT THEM and make sure they look allright frist or a real pic of then ones you are getting and then I say get them if they look all right. Save the $$ is you can __________________ Engine: steel mounts, Under drive pulleys, K&N, GT-40 Intake ported Lower, No power steering, No A/C, Mac cold intake, 65MM TB, 255 Fuel pump, 24's, AFR 165 58cc, Rocker Arms 1.7with the stock Cam, 1 5/8 short headers, offRoad X-pipe Drive Train: 3.55, T-5 with a Pro 5.0 shifter 12.656@107.71MPH See It at www.T-racing.com/mustang.htm

08-07-2002, 09:20 PM	#3
SlowGT Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Columbia Co, PA Posts: 303	The H-pipe shouldn't be subject to much heat warp. If the headers have a solid flange, they should be OK, too. Individual flanges warp easier. If you're installing on the motor out of the car, you could heat them with a torch and reshape them as necessary. Not so easy to do under the hood. Happy shopping __________________ Old Slow GT New Slow GT--> under construction Latest Addition: 95 Cobra R, #73, bone stock, ~6100 miles.

08-07-2002, 09:24 PM	#4
Stang_Crazy It's never clean enough! Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Shaler, PA Posts: 1,542	The BBK headers are a solid flange design. You shouldn't have any problem with heat warping. I know quite a few people with BBK headers and they haven't had any poblems with installing them or removing them. Check over the headers and h-pipe so you know EXACTLY what kind of shape they are in. __________________ ~Dan 2001 SVT Lightning 89' GT : Taking up garage space and waiting for a buyer... Rice Hater's Club - Member #11

08-07-2002, 11:32 PM	#5
1hot5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 172	Check them, and if they are in good shape, I would get them. The $120 or so you would save can be used for gas or something else. __________________ 91 Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible AOD Mdifications: K&N filter, Mac Catback, BBK aluminum u/d pulleys.

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