i honestly dont want to stick the short tube stockers on a motor that i'll modify some before i throw in the truck.. a nice lumpy cam likes to have a nice flowing exhaust. thought about take aftermarket flanges for the P heads i'll be puttin on it, and just getting 1 5/8" tubing.. yea thats huge.. but boost is in the 5.0L's future.. so it could benefit from it. i dont want to buy torque monsters.. we can weld.. and i have a plasma cutter.. whats your thoughts on making your own longtubes? i thought about doing it for the 3.0L and 4.0L guys.. it would take some time and a good bit of welding, but LT's benefit the motors ALOT more than shorties

 

i think you would see clearance issues... but i say go for it

 

what i figured.. the damn stock ones are crammed in there as it is.. be cool to do a BL and then run it around the frame.. it could work.. hmm

 

I got shorties, make some long tubes and show us what you come up with.

 

i'll try it once i get my whole truck put together with the 5.0 and the massive chaos of a garage back in order.. motors everywhere. probably use highrollinII's truck to do it if he wants to be a prototype just to test fit em.. aint no tellin.. be a while till i get the V6 versions. The 5.0 swap longtubes will be first on my list to do

 

your to the point well will be to the point where you can do anythin you want..do it while you have it out and can do it..

 

yea.. considering it'll be spring break.. just wether i can manage to do it.. i'll have the time to do it all... just i'd rather not take the risk of loosing 2 days of just headers where i could have had the motor in and troubleshoot everything.. you wanna help do the swap bow?

 

Long tube V8 headers would be much easier to implement in a 97-back Ranger. From 98-on, header clearance with a V8 is grim which is why the Torque Monsters have such an unusual shape.

 

ill be there..