Heres the deal. I am fighting an exhaust leak ever since my stroker build in my 2000 XJ. I use the 2000 HO intake, Edelbrock 4.0 head (which has the old exhaust ports) and currently a Banks shorty header for a 2000 XJ. This means the header doesn't really match the exhaust ports on the head. If I need to switch to a pre-1999 header to get a better match I need to make sure the pre-1999 header tubes will fit under the newer intake manifold. I know people swap the HO intake into their older XJ's so I thought I would ask about the fit?