Looks like his thread is starting to go somewhere
Here is some basic LT info some might not be aware of
Search on our forum is your friend
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/722805-header-ground-clearance.html
I'll cut to the chase and give my take on the Iron/Alum head thing
You can easily have 2/3 of the cost of Alum heads in a nice set of
OEM Irons when you get them setup to make max power
OEM Iron Heads ...
piss poor e ports
ped mount rockers
heavy
Alum Aftermarket Heads ...
better e AND I ports
can go with stud mount rockers
lighter
later technology which means cam can be more suited these heads
Looking at the big picture ... I think here is where the additional 1/3 in
cost is more than justified :Word:
Now ... I wanna say this
My attitude in hot rodding a Stang goes kinda like this
You GOTTA know your long term plan
If you want the best power AND torque curves
you need to upgrade pretty muchly everything
Don't matter if you go OEM or AFTERMARKET
Again staying NA .... I'm not against PA ... btw
But the OP seems to be wanting to look at that option for now
Anyway .... Decide on the three main parts h/c/i
then
You gotta get the supporting parts like inj's, meter, tb, etc
Bluntly ... or ... Just saying it without any sugar coating
$1500 is just the start of what it takes to go the max using an
OEM sb and normal NA hot rod parts
If doing a bit at a time as money allows
I like the idea of doing heads and cam at the same time
then
All the other parts are simple bolt ons
and
You've already gotten the basic foundation in place for the other stuff
Good thing here is we got plenty
of gear heads that have done this mod thing all different ways :Word:
That is what can help everybody in our community
btw ... if the OP wants to later talk PA
that will open up a WHOLE DIFFERENT can o worms
But
You do wanna look at ALL options before laying down the cash
Grady