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Old May 9, 2007 | 02:27 AM
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Hey guys school is about out, and we have to a senior experience before we can graduate, so i am working with my mechanic neighbor. I am helping him out with some grunt work, and learnign alot along the was, but when he has no work his deal was he will help me with whatever i had. My response headers. Now i dont know to go with shorties or regular header. Im thinking hooke; unless you guys suggest otherwise. I want to do it once and do i right, so im down with spendin the money. What do you think the best option is. It will be going on a sb 350. Im looking for the best power gain that i can get so please any advice is apreciated.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 07:45 AM
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Long tube Hooker headers, 2.5" duals, and a pair of Magna Flows.

I have Hooker side mount headers and side pipes, but I did the above to one of the other '77 Vettes I owned and the sound was fantastic.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Do yourself a favor and buy them with the heat coating on them.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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ceramic coating, they can do any colow even a chrome like, it withstands up to 2K degrees

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Old May 9, 2007 | 12:47 PM
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For my 79, I recently went with Hedman ceramic coated, full length headers and installed true duals with an x-pipe and Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Not to high jack the original thread but I have been curious about header installation. I have a 1978 L 48 with the rams head manifolds. The previous owner put true dual exhaust and Flowmsters. With a set of headers bolt right up to the exhaust flanges or do you need to cut and weld to make them fit?

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Old May 9, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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ribilly - There are some brands of shorty headers that are designed to connect to the existing factory exhaust. How well they match up, I don't know. No long tube headers will work without modifying the exhaust to match.
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