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I'm now 49 years old. When I was 16 I bought a not quite two year old 1970 Mustang fastback (which I still have) I had the itch for headders, and installed a set and had Midas build a dual exhaust using 42" Big Daddy glasspacks and cougar dual exhaust tailpipes. It sounded great, more power, etc. (302 2V) Yes, a little louder but it had a DEEP throaty tone with those LONG glasspacks. Wasn't long, the bottom of the collectors burned thru. Hard headed me, bought new headders, different brand (both were brand name sets) and built a new exhaust again. After a few months, collectors again burned thru. By then I had sold the original manifolds, but I acquired some that were a different casting number (earlier year) but physically the same, bought a new Walker single exhaust and went back to stock. I didn't realize how loud the car was till I put the single exhaust back on. Yes, My Jeep 4.0 has a stainless steel headder from the factory, but its made different, and doesn't burn thru, and since its on a stock exhaust, its not too loud. I have a '91 Ranger 4 cyl, 2.3 and love it to death. I wouldn't even consider the headders, expecially if you have to pull the engine to replace or remove them!!! Charles
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