Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the two and which is better. Iam looking into buying a pair
Car RamRod said:ssseeeeeaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrcccccchhhhhhhh.
i got gt40p's and like them. the only downside is that you need special headers if you want shorties.
Michael Yount said:Ford Racing shorties accomodate the P spark plug location, are stainless, MUCH higher quality than MACS and cost around $220.
Michael Yount said:89GX said - "Must be something to it..." Uh, it could have something to do with what heads are legal according to the class rules....the E7's, GT40's and GT40P's all came on factory stock Ford 5.0L engines...
Michael Yount said:v8 only - your FRPP shorties ARE stainless - underneath the ceramic coating. All the FRPP shorties are stainless - you just have a choice as to whether you want them coated or not.
89GX said - "Must be something to it..." Uh, it could have something to do with what heads are legal according to the class rules....the E7's, GT40's and GT40P's all came on factory stock Ford 5.0L engines...
Highbredcloud said:when I was on the market for headers...I was told that you cannot have stainless steel...and ceremic at the same time...due to some sort of chemical change in properties...I'm not big on chemistry so I don't know if that was BS or not...I spoke with some rep at Bassani...
BTW: I have called Ford Racing on many occassions...and even they don't know if the headers are stainless steal under the ceremic coating...I have spoken to 3 different guys there and got 3 different answers...Even though Summit advertises those headers as stainless and ceremic coated...they only provide the discription that was given to them by FMS...
I did a lot of research on this...called many places and nobody could tell me for sure...that's sad...Besides that...nobody knows the guage size on those either...The quality is good though...
89MustangGX said:I can't say for certain, all I know is what FMS has told me. But since neither of the sets I have had had any JetHot come off (inside or out), I wouldn't worry about that too much.
Highbredcloud said:Yeah...its only one of those what if concerns...BUT even ceremic coating doesn't last forever...If you think about it though...Ford Racing parts are overpriced big time...so if what they claim is true...(stainless steal AND ceremic coated) than its a really good deal on them...BUT the whole point that Ford Racing reps don't know for sure about their product makes me wonder which aftermarket company Ford Racing paid to slap their name on the headers...this makes me mad and sad...at the same time since I am a stickler for Ford Racing products...
Going back to the original posters question...Get whichever you find cheaper...not enough power difference between those two to say which is better...
v8only said:I don't find them overpriced at all, in fact, $300 is quite a bargain for what you get, or, conversly, $220ish for stainless is a great deal. From what I understand, you'll pay nearly $300 for a set of mac's that are p compliant, and we all know Mac's are barely worth the money you'd get back from recycling them as scrap metal. The next best thing, jba's are well over $400-600+