Mine is the DOHC but my brother had a SOHC and he was very happy with it. I drove it and I could tell the differance but it wasn't that much. The good thing about yours is if you ever want to turbo it the Ford Probe exhaust manifold is a direct bolt on, you would just have to turn the turbo some to clear the motor mount. When my brother had an exhaust leak I used one of my boys extra gasket to fix it. With an 2 1/4" high flow exhaust and an open air filter you could squeeze a little more power out fo your stock engine though.
Hope that helps, Dennis

95 Sportage, gone but not forgotten.
98 Jeep TJ, 4" Zone springs with RC Long arms, Ford 8.8", 4.56 gears & Detroit locker rear, D30, 4.56 & Detroit Trutrack front.