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Old 05-11-2017, 05:32 PM
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Default 71 ls5.. sweet thunder/ mcjacks....voodoo cams

Looking for reviews on a mcjacks replacement headers with sweet thunder stainless oversized side exhaust ....anyone running this. How do you like it????!! Is anyone running a flat TAPPET VOODOO CAM IN A STOCK LS5...........????????? Trying to open up the big block a little
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Maybe the picture is wrong, but they don't look like sidepipe headers.
http://www.vetteheaders.com/ceramic-...for-sidepipes/

Also, I have read about those "Voodoo" cams. They are pretty much like the "Bootlegger" cams, just noisemakers, not great performance.
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Thanks. The headers I bought are the shorty headers. Big block cast iron manifold replacements along with the full sweet thunder 69 style pipes. Oversized ss.
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I used a set of McJack's shorty headers from Corvette Central on mine when I added the twin turbos. They fit great and have thick flanges. With all the heat boost creates, they still look great after a few years and haven't had a header leak yet.

Can't tell you about the other stuff...but the headers are quality.

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Originally Posted by Richard Daugird
Also, I have read about those "Voodoo" cams. They are pretty much like the "Bootlegger" cams, just noisemakers, not great performance.
I think you have the Voodoo line mixed up with something else. The Voodoos were designed by Harold Brookshire, a well known name in the cam industry since the 70's.

The Bootlegger cams are the noisemakers. It's easy to spot noisemakers, they always have 20 degrees or so more exhaust duration than intake.
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