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G'day Guys
Yeas this is another question about headers. I was wonder whether anyone could tell me whether these headers are any good, and if possible give me some pros and cons? The headers that I m looking at, are Pacemaker PH 4480 - COMPETITION HEADER, any input will be great Thanks Pete |
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The 4480's are arguably the best set of headers available for the e-series 6's (and AU 6's) i reckon. Id be getting them if i was you
 With those on, the car should pull a bit better through out the rev range with the smaller primaries and tuned length pipes, so i dont see any cons at all to be honest apart from the price tag lol some places charge quite a bit for the 4480's. |
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"Today I signed in to fordmods and saw the same thread I have every day for the last 3 years, fml".
Yes, they are good headers.
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KWIKXR wrote: The 4480's are arguably the best set of headers available for the e-series 6's (and AU 6's) i reckon. Id be getting them if i was you With those on, the car should pull a bit better through out the rev range with the smaller primaries and tuned length pipes, so i dont see any cons at all to be honest apart from the price tag lol some places charge quite a bit for the 4480's. G'day Mate Thanks for the input. I was reading some of the other posts, and you spoke about a heat shield. Just wondering whether it is worth getting the shield or not for road use, or whether you shoud get it if you intend to race? and Where exactly do you put the shield? Is it the same shield that is used on the stock falcons, where there is an aluminium or a steel sheet which is bolted just above the extractors? Cheers Pete |
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That is correct goes in the same place...
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As hotka said, yeah the shield goes in the same place as the stock item. Krisisdog had a groupbuy running a while ago for them made out of stainless steel that looked quite neat. They would be good for not only shielding heat away from other components in the engine bay e.g brake booster which has been known to split due to high temps etc, but they look pretty good as a bit of engine bay bling. So id say they would be good for both road use and race although for racing id probably go with heat wrap or HPC or use a special heatshield material like the one made by ACL. I would only use a shield if the heat generated by the headers was really bad and you were getting high under bonnet temps most people have the 4480's and other extractors and dont have any heat shield so its not really a must-do thing but it would help. Ive got chrome coated headers so i get quite a bit of heat under the bonnet right now but the bare pipes do look tough lol so i decided against it for now as i may just get them stripped and coated in HPC later on.
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KWIKXR wrote: As hotka said, yeah the shield goes in the same place as the stock item. Krisisdog had a groupbuy running a while ago for them made out of stainless steel that looked quite neat. They would be good for not only shielding heat away from other components in the engine bay e.g brake booster which has been known to split due to high temps etc, but they look pretty good as a bit of engine bay bling. So id say they would be good for both road use and race although for racing id probably go with heat wrap or HPC or use a special heatshield material like the one made by ACL. I would only use a shield if the heat generated by the headers was really bad and you were getting high under bonnet temps most people have the 4480's and other extractors and dont have any heat shield so its not really a must-do thing but it would help. Ive got chrome coated headers so i get quite a bit of heat under the bonnet right now but the bare pipes do look tough lol so i decided against it for now as i may just get them stripped and coated in HPC later on. Sweet thanks yeah the aftermarket headers do look sik. thats why I wanted to know whether it was a must thing or not. Cheers Pete |
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KWIKXR wrote: id probably go with heat wrap or HPC . I got mine HPC Coated- what they dont tell you is that if your car is not tuned properly they wont gaurantee the coating staying chrome as untuned cars have higher temps on the headers..........  
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DRHEMI wrote: KWIKXR wrote: id probably go with heat wrap or HPC . I got mine HPC Coated- what they dont tell you is that if your car is not tuned properly they wont gaurantee the coating staying chrome as untuned cars have higher temps on the headers..........thanks man, thats good to know, so what your basically saying is to get your car tuned after you get the headers and the exhaust done. Is that correct? Looks f**kn sikk, def getting them coated. what coating do you have on yours? Thanks Pete |
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man they look sick i just brought a pair and there in ugly matt black how much that set u back?
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plper1 wrote: thanks man, thats good to know, so what your basically saying is to get your car tuned after you get the headers and the exhaust done. Is that correct? My mistake was a put a J3 Chip in with a Generic Tune and it made my car run too hot - if you have not got a chip and your car runs fine then you should be okay - I should have waited and had the J3 Dyno Tuned before i fitted and not evem tried a generic tune as it was s**t plper1 wrote: Looks f**kn sikk, def getting them coated. what coating do you have on yours? I have HPC Hipercoat Thanks Pete  ea_falcon wrote: man they look sick i just brought a pair and there in ugly matt black how much that set u back? Prices back in September, 2009 - unsure if they are still current but you get the ideaQuoted Prices on Ceramic Coating Pacemaker 4480's (All coatings are inside and out) Jet Hot Sterling Coating (Chrome) $255 Jet Hot Black/Grey/Blue Colour Coating ADD $55 Note Colour Coating is Painted on top of Sterling Coating Jet Hot have a Courier Service Pick up & Deliver at your Door - at your Cost Based in Castlemaine Victoria Phone 03 5470 6416 HPC HiperCoat (Chrome) $250 HPC HiperCoat Extreme (Black) $700+ HPC have a Courier Service Pick up & Deliver at your Door - at your Cost Based in Leongatha Victoria Phone: (03) 5662 4719 or (03) 5662 4338 Pacemaker Ceramic Coat (Chrome) $252 Pacemaker Ceramic Coat (Black) $252 Pacemaker don't have a courier you have to send it to them - they will courier it back Based in South Australia Phone: (08) 8354 2066
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DRHEMI wrote: plper1 wrote: thanks man, thats good to know, so what your basically saying is to get your car tuned after you get the headers and the exhaust done. Is that correct? My mistake was a put a J3 Chip in with a Generic Tune and it made my car run too hot - if you have not got a chip and your car runs fine then you should be okay - I should have waited and had the J3 Dyno Tuned before i fitted and not evem tried a generic tune as it was s**t I think it must have been the tune....either that or dependant on the hpc job. Although I am only speaking from one set of headers I have seen still lookin good after 2 years.
_________________ EVL098 wrote: Cramping in the hand from having it on your Wang for an excessive period of time is a definate con. Seriously do people google "f**k up modifications for Fords owned by Jews" and get linked straight to this site nowadays? AU,factory fitted tickford kit/IRS, t5,Sports ryder/KYB: gone. |
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Nah the coating was good - still does the same job just doent look as pretty as it did
As I said it was as the car was running hot with a Generic Tune J3 Chip that didnt work eg Dyno proved it had 117rwkw and when i removed the J3 Chip it got 137.5rwkw Mines an extreme case which doesnt really bother me as they still look good and do the same job ") 
_________________ PROEF 13.46 @ 105.78mph - 1994 Ford Fairmont EF NA 6cyl Man 3.9 diff Sedan |
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I have the 4480's and I swear by them. Certainly worth the extra cash.
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G'day Guys
What about Prices? I got a quote for a set of Pacemaker 4480's Header - $520 Header With Ceramic Coating - $780 Does this sound about right to you guys? Cheers Pete |
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