Twin 496 exhaust upgrade cost
12-18-2018, 07:03 PM
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Twin 496 exhaust upgrade cost
Hello fellas, i'm a soon to be owner of a fountain 35 executioner w twin 496s (all stock). I was thinking about some upgrades i might be interested in over the winter and of course a nice aftermarket exhaust is the 1st thing on my mind. Million $ question: why is a set of headers for a boat like this atleast 3k per motor, but +- $500 for the same motor (bbc) in a jet boat? The only visual difference i could tell is what looks like a water inlet for cooling on the offshore boats, and of course different bends for routing; whereas jet boat applications are ran dry.. any thoughts or input is appreciated.
12-18-2018, 07:12 PM
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Welcome! Many threads on here about 496 exhaust and the consensus (I have read) is that you will gain little to nothing over the factory pieces...
12-18-2018, 09:33 PM
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Save your money
12-19-2018, 11:21 AM
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Hello fellas, i'm a soon to be owner of a fountain 35 executioner w twin 496s (all stock). I was thinking about some upgrades i might be interested in over the winter and of course a nice aftermarket exhaust is the 1st thing on my mind. Million $ question: why is a set of headers for a boat like this atleast 3k per motor, but +- $500 for the same motor (bbc) in a jet boat? The only visual difference i could tell is what looks like a water inlet for cooling on the offshore boats, and of course different bends for routing; whereas jet boat applications are ran dry.. any thoughts or input is appreciated.
jet boat headers are usually single skin just like a car header .
12-19-2018, 06:20 PM
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The only two choices are Dana or CMI.
Either one will only net you about 1 MPH. The stock manifolds aren't that bad, your sound might change a tad but not much.
Either one will only net you about 1 MPH. The stock manifolds aren't that bad, your sound might change a tad but not much.
