Hedman Side-exit headers?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Va
Hedman's 68280 are designed to hook-up with
the factory 69 Side Exhaust. That's what I have for my 383 stroker, but I plan on building my own side pipes from mandrell bends cause the stock is too restrictive.
Anybody know of where you can get 3" sisdepipes fabbed for a reasonable price?
Anybody know of where you can get 3" sisdepipes fabbed for a reasonable price?
C6 the C5 of tomorrow
Joined: Nov 2000
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From: Twin Cities Minnesota
Originally Posted by TonySinclair
Anyone have 'em? Good/bad/ugly?
What sidepipes will bolt up to these? (my car is '74 auto w/air).
What sidepipes will bolt up to these? (my car is '74 auto w/air).
The stock mufflers need to be cut and an adapter made to work with them.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Lake Norman NC
Originally Posted by 427V8
They are UGLY. Horrible headder. I'd use stock ram horns before those pieces of junk.
The stock mufflers need to be cut and an adapter made to work with them.
The stock mufflers need to be cut and an adapter made to work with them.
427V8, what are you using for your headers and side exhaust?
C6 the C5 of tomorrow
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From: Twin Cities Minnesota
Originally Posted by Redshark6974
i have them on my car..yes they are not very good in quality, but it does the job for now.
427V8, what are you using for your headers and side exhaust?
427V8, what are you using for your headers and side exhaust?
There are no decent cheap side ehaust headders.
But doug thorely (?) make excellent headers.
My biggest beaf with the Headmans is the unequal lengthedness make it really hard to tune the engine. My new exhaust gave me 6" more vacuum; from 9" using headman headers and stock exhaust to 15" using my headers and my exhaust.
Team Owner
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From: Redondo Beach, California
Originally Posted by Redshark6974
i have them on my car..yes they are not very good in quality, but it does the job for now.
Yes, the quality is a little disappointing. When you lay an exhaust gasket over the flange ports, there's a little mismatch. I used a grinder to smooth things out a little.
I'm using them on a ZZ4. Even with angle plugs and a slightly higher exhaust ports on the head, the Hedman fits fine. No interference with the frame, the steering box, or the idler.
I have D port heads. I called Hedmann twice trying to talk them into making me a D port header. They refused. Bummer.
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From: Orlando Florida
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This seems to be a good deal for Stahl headers ($500) :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-S...75651078QQrdZ1
these are probably ok for the price, $135 is very inexpensive... the 1 5/8" primaries should work better than the huge Hooker tubes (1 7/8")
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-C...01067160QQrdZ1
It should be easy to connect these to the Patriot or JC Whitney sidepipes
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-S...75651078QQrdZ1
these are probably ok for the price, $135 is very inexpensive... the 1 5/8" primaries should work better than the huge Hooker tubes (1 7/8")
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-C...01067160QQrdZ1
It should be easy to connect these to the Patriot or JC Whitney sidepipes
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2005
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Originally Posted by litevette
What? Spend all your money on that Viper Mr. Tanqueray? Can't afford to pay for Hookers anymore? 
My Vette is definitely a low-budget project.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2005
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Originally Posted by RedBad1979
these are probably ok for the price, $135 is very inexpensive... the 1 5/8" primaries should work better than the huge Hooker tubes (1 7/8")
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-C...01067160QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-C...01067160QQrdZ1
I saw these on E-Bay. Dude is asking $135. Price @ Jeg's? $135.
