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Dec 13, 2014 | 03:11 PM

Puckboy

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Sidepipes

Going to put header side pipes back on the 75. Have had the car since day one. Had chrome hookers back in the day. How are the OBX or should I stay with Hookers

Dec 13, 2014 | 04:07 PM

The13Bats

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I have hookers, I have seen just as many people like OBX just as well if not better, when my hookers need replacement I will just buy the cheapest...but that's me, I might ante up for the header part to be coated since last time I looked no one makes them in stainless...yeah, I know not cheap.

Dec 13, 2014 | 04:40 PM

mad pad house

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I went with OBX for the stainless steel.It did take a little work getting them in but I do like them.

Dec 13, 2014 | 05:33 PM

havesometo

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Originally Posted by mad pad house

I went with OBX for the stainless steel.It did take a little work getting them in but I do like them.

Same here OBX

Dec 13, 2014 | 05:48 PM

Puckboy

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Thanks for the info. do I go with mufflers or spiral exhaust. I went thru to sets of side pipes because of the mufflers rusting. I think that why the stainless OBX is the way to go

Dec 13, 2014 | 07:36 PM

The13Bats

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does obx offer the header part in stainless?

Dec 13, 2014 | 07:55 PM

SuperBuickGuy

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I have the hooker headers, and I'd have done the OBX but for the extremely low cost of my ceramic coated headers, I went with the hookers.

mufflers are nice, but they kill your hp. If you don't believe or don't care... I have a set for sale

I went with glass packs in the pipes - it's loud, but to me it's music.

Dec 13, 2014 | 08:47 PM

The13Bats

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I went with glass packs in the pipes - it's loud, but to me it's music.

which muffs kill hp?

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Dec 13, 2014 | 09:31 PM

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My old Hookers started to rust the first year, yes it is driver but i would have expected them to last longer even the the city salt.

The hookers where too loud also.

Dec 14, 2014 | 08:32 AM

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mad pad house

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does obx offer the header part in stainless?

Headers as well as the sidepipes are stainless.Keep in mind they will turn blue over time from heat.I perfer the blue over rust.

Dec 22, 2014 | 04:49 PM

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glad to hear you guys like the obx headers. I will be ordering a set pretty soon. getting aluminum heads and cam too. my neighbors aint gunna like me when I go to work at 5:30 am.

Dec 23, 2014 | 08:17 AM

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MIKE80

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I installed stainless steel Hookers. The headers and side tubes are made of T304 stainless steel and they are built in Aberdeen, MS. For baffles, I went with the Hooker Max Flows.

Dec 23, 2014 | 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mod75

My old Hookers started to rust the first year, yes it is driver but i would have expected them to last longer even the the city salt.

The hookers where too loud also.

I had Hooker side pipes on a '77 Pontiac T/A, back inn the 70s. Yeah, mine also rusted out after just 2 summers of driving.....

Dec 24, 2014 | 08:50 PM

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Phil Zell

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I had Hooker side pipes on a '77 Pontiac T/A, back inn the 70s. Yeah, mine also rusted out after just 2 summers of driving.....

Stainless, OBX *****, or Hooker Mexico, but stainless is the way to go

Dec 25, 2014 | 08:06 AM

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leadfoot4

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Stainless, OBX *****, or Hooker Mexico, but stainless is the way to go

But back "in the day", no company was making stainless headers. What really "rotted my socks", was that header/side pipe set up cost me about $700, IIRC, which was a LOT of money back then.

Dec 25, 2014 | 10:02 AM

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labhound

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I have OBX stainless and they haven't changed color, maybe just a little, but no bluing at all and with the glass pack inserts, they sound great.

Dec 25, 2014 | 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by J.D.78

glad to hear you guys like the obx headers. I will be ordering a set pretty soon. getting aluminum heads and cam too. my neighbors aint gunna like me when I go to work at 5:30 am.

Just had an issue with my build partners pipes and aluminum heads.
It was mainly our fault. If you plan on taking them off make sure they are disconnected from the heads completely before anything else.

We pulled the sides off and had the headers hanging from 2-3 threads on the heads. Ended up losing a few threads and having to re-tap.

Jan 3, 2015 | 02:52 PM

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ordered the obx side headers and pipes off ebay today. should be here in a week or so. got another few hours work left on cam and aluminum head install. then pull off old exhaust and wait.

Jan 4, 2015 | 02:20 PM

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Good luck. ...many have had good luck. My OBX stainless steel sidepipe headers DO RUST! Customer service from OBX and SSA (the vendor) was not existent. Multiple calls/voice mails/emails even to this day and no response.

I'm not talking about the bronzing or discoloration that occurs because of heat. This is rust showing up.It'll polish up nice but always returns within a few weeks.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...oing-this.html