quote:Originally posted by Cowboy from Hell:
That leaves us with Pat Mical's headers. If you can afford them, they are the best; both in design, materials and craftsmanship. The problem with the Pantera exhaust system is that there just isn't much room for one! Most header designs try to fit every inch of primary tube possible in the engine bay leaving no room for a collector. That is a bad decision, according to Mr Jones a collector of proper diameter and adequate length is considered more important than a few extra inches of primary tube. This is where Pat Mical's headers differ from the others, Pat's headers have a good collector design.
-G
George originally referenced Pat Mical to me and after some searching landed on www.patsauto.com. Website isn't that informative, but calling his is worth the time. You can use my name if you like.
His headers are fabulous. When he had my car, I sent him some early NOS Pantera mufflers I'd found. He mated the larger tailpipes to them. Wonderful sounds and what we 'estimate' was another 30+hp from my 74.