Help! im a chick

[V8chick]

Hey guys, I dont know if this is going to sound really dumb or should I say female like lol. But could some explain to me about 'headers' in a 5l V8. What are they and where are they? Apparently, my car has got them but I dont know where?

 

[hispeedvp]

headers are extractors or exhaust manifolds upgraded to flow better, does that help, do you want some pics?

 

[V8chick]

Yeah, some pics would be good. Thanks

 

[hispeedvp]

here got any pics of this car with headers?

 

[Benji...]

Technically, extractors and headers are not the same. The pictures above are a good example, headers on the left and extractors in the middle.

Extracors are designed for power and to work where headers are designed to fit in tight spaces and still provide a little better breathing compared to bloody factory casties.

 

[pest]

Pretty much anything with pipes hanging off the sides of the engine will be alot better than the ugly brown cast manifolds.

There is one exception to this rule. The windsor(ford)EFi 5.0 had pipes that really look like 1st year apprentice extractors. This however will not concern you or any other person reading this post.

 

[digitok]

Visit Pacemaker's website on the FAQ page (http://www.pacemaker.com.au/faq.htm), they have heaps of info, that should clear some things up for you..

Cheers

 

[HIGH11]

they make the engine breath a hell of a lot better
they bolt from the engine to the cat converter or cat converters to the exhaust


simmo

 

[Big_Red]

bahahahahaha rofl sorry but yeh headers are the metal pipes that come out of the side of the motor if its a v8 there will be 4 pipes either side its for the exhaust fumes to go somewhere.