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55 cj5 134 f head header

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by ck55cj5, Mar 2, 2012.

  1. ck55cj5

    ck55cj5 New Member

    im thinking about buying a header from Clifford Performance for my stock 55 cj5. has anyone done this with out major mods to the jeep to get it to fit. it looks pretty tight.

    thanks for your help
    court
     
  2. JeepPower

    JeepPower Hopeless Gearhead

    haven't done it (yet)but I'm interested in hearing from someone who has one.
     
  3. Vanguard

    Vanguard Take Off! Staff Member

  4. ck55cj5

    ck55cj5 New Member

    it sounds like they will fit good on a stock jeep. so i guess ill give it a shot. wish me luck. lol
     
  5. wagatu

    wagatu Sponsor

    I have a Clifford on my '55. If I remember right, it is easier to install if you take the fuel pump off, but can be snaked in without doing that. I don't remember having to reroute anything or doing any mods. I would recommend spending the extra to get the ceramic coating on it to cut down on heat. I did have to work on one bolt hole to make it fit, it was about 3/16ths off center.
     
  6. jasonjp62

    jasonjp62 Member

    My question, Is it worth the cost of the header. Did it give the f head any more get up and go?
     
  7. wagatu

    wagatu Sponsor

    I couldn’t tell you other than the seat of my pants feel. And my seat is pretty wore out. I don’t think I got much out of it horsepower wise. One of these days I will get a Weber carb on it, and figure if you make it breath better, you should make it exhaust better. It wasn’t at the top of my list for engine upgrades, but was at the top of my ‘want it anyway’ list. On a quiet mountain top, I can even hear the rumble. Sort of. So it was worth it, to me.
    IMHO, if your looking for horsepower and engine performance, look other places first. If your looking for headers, get the Cliffords.
     
  8. jasonjp62

    jasonjp62 Member

    I have often wondered if it made the difference Clifford claimed .....I would like to have one but just can't justify the 300+ dollars right now.