Headers and a SAS

[Whisperingwayne]

Hey guys I'm sure this has been covered by now somewhere but I can't seem to find any info. I'm going to do a solid axle swap soon, I picked up a d44 hp out of a 78 f150 that I'm going to keep it on coils. Anyway, my question is with a Sas on my 01 5.0 with a 2" body lift, do the options open as far as header choices? I want to do some engine mods and I would love long tube or even shorties to get rid of the awful oem manifolds. Obviously obx and tm are made for the 5.0 but Mustang headers are much cheaper.

 

[Jeff213]

It will take some serious custom work to get mustang headers to fit on a 5.0 explorer, no matter what you do as far as lift.

 

[boominXplorer]

1st concern- no mustang had gt40p heads that require extra clearance.

2nd concern- unless your putting a whole new frame under the truck then it's still a major clearance issue with stock expo frame and gt40p 302.