What Are The Best Headers???
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Racer
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From: Monroe North Carolina
What Are The Best Headers???
I need some headers and I want to know what you feel are the best as far as flange thickness, tube thickness, and price. They dont have to be ceramic coated. Im thinking hedman or hooker competition but I dont know. Thanks.
Drifting
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From: Stockton Ca
I've been following this topic for some time. The forum consensus seems to be that the 1 5/8 dynomax is the best deal for the buck and seems to fit well. Supercomps fit well but are only 1 7/8 which is a little big for most.
My elect shop says Headman and the other hi buck headers will fit better and last longer. I thought about getting some uncoated headers and tweeking them to fit PROPERLY and then sending them out to be coated.
Block huggers and shorties are a in between fix. I want the benifits of full headers but not the problems. I still haven't made up my mind. JMHO
Rick
My elect shop says Headman and the other hi buck headers will fit better and last longer. I thought about getting some uncoated headers and tweeking them to fit PROPERLY and then sending them out to be coated.
Block huggers and shorties are a in between fix. I want the benifits of full headers but not the problems. I still haven't made up my mind. JMHO
Rick
Drifting
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Dynomax or Hedman...are going to give you the best bang for the buck...either will fit reasonably well. I have Hedmans, but between the two I like the dynomax better because of its additional clearance from the Idler arm.
Between the two look for the thickest mounting flanges you can find as they will help prevent blown gaskets
Between the two look for the thickest mounting flanges you can find as they will help prevent blown gaskets
Safety Car
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From: Youngstown Ohio
Hookers or Dynomax are both excellent brands (Hooker Super Comps are available in 1 3/4", which work well)....but whatever you choose, I'd seriously consider coating of some kind or any header you get WON'T last longer than a couple good years. The coating more than pays for itself in time.
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From: CORVETTE 77 385 C.I. TEXAS
Originally Posted by Corvettelvr73
I need some headers and I want to know what you feel are the best as far as flange thickness, tube thickness, and price. ... Thanks.
The Dynomax Corvette SB Cerama-Coat headers fit & flow great, much better than is commonly known. Have been rec. them & many have them now.
BB Hedman 2"
Note Some use Hedman SB since they are avail. w/ air fittings.
Race Director
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by Ganey
+ flow
The Dynomax Corvette SB Cerama-Coat headers fit & flow great, much better than is commonly known. Have been rec. them & many have them now.
BB Hedman 2"
Note Some use Hedman SB since they are avail. w/ air fittings.
The Dynomax Corvette SB Cerama-Coat headers fit & flow great, much better than is commonly known. Have been rec. them & many have them now.
BB Hedman 2"
Note Some use Hedman SB since they are avail. w/ air fittings.
The problem is the only elite header they make for the bigblock is 1 3/4 tubing. they can NOT bend 14 gage tubing in 2 inch for the bigblock.
I run 2 inch hedmans.
Le Mans Master
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I have Doug Thorley Headers (now Doug's Headers just bought out by Pertronix). These have (had?) the thickest walls and thickest flanges of any header on the market for the Vette. The tubes are so thick... (how thick are they Todd?), that when I replaced the rams horns, the car got QUIETIER!
Mine were chrome plated but after the chrome blued, I had them de-chromed and ceramic coated ($150 total) by a local outfit.
Highly recommended.
Mine were chrome plated but after the chrome blued, I had them de-chromed and ceramic coated ($150 total) by a local outfit.
Highly recommended.
Instructor
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From: SWFL
Thorley makes 14 guage 2 inch primary/3.5" collector 4 into 1 headers for a BB (part #THY360). Fits manual trans no AC only though. Important feature is that this is the closest to equal length I have found in a production (affordable,non-custom) design for undercar BB Vette headers. All tubes are between 34-36" in length. Flanges are 3/8". Fitment is very tight but clears everything.
Phil
Phil
