Hedman Elite Series Header...
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Hedman Elite Series Header...
HELLO,
ive got a 85 vette, im very close to purchasing the hedman elite series header for my car....does anyone know how they sound and perform? what type of REALISTIC horsepower gains am i going to achieve? ive got a stock l98 with 40 series flowmasters and no cat.....thanks for your help
ive got a 85 vette, im very close to purchasing the hedman elite series header for my car....does anyone know how they sound and perform? what type of REALISTIC horsepower gains am i going to achieve? ive got a stock l98 with 40 series flowmasters and no cat.....thanks for your help
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Joe there are literally hundreds of threads on this. You will get lots of different answers. The range of guesses seems to be 10 - 20 CHP. On a stock car it will probably be to the low end. I decided not to do headers on my stock Vette because IMO the pain isn't worth the gain.
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Joe there are literally hundreds of threads on this. You will get lots of different answers. The range of guesses seems to be 10 - 20 CHP. On a stock car it will probably be to the low end. I decided not to do headers on my stock Vette because IMO the pain isn't worth the gain.
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From: Southgate Mi.
Hedman's work good w/an 85. Once you bolt them on w/the collectors just measure, and cut the stock y pipe, and have a local muffler shop weld it to the collectors. Recently Agent 86 posted pics of his install of hedmans. I hate to say it, but do a search on his name to veiw his pics. It's worth it.
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i dont understand what it is with people on forums...just answer the question instead of telling me to do a search...and if u dont wanna answer then dont....the time u waste telling me 2 search, u can give me an answer....and if u dont have an answer, then dont say anything at all
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i dont understand what it is with people on forums...just answer the question instead of telling me to do a search...and if u dont wanna answer then dont....the time u waste telling me 2 search, u can give me an answer....and if u dont have an answer, then dont say anything at all
Le Mans Master
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Exactly what I had in mind. Heads are a bolt on, so are intakes. You said "best bolt on performance piece". More performance is availible from some other bolt ons so I disagreed.
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From: copperas cove, texas
you can expect 10 to 15 HP, the install on hedmans is easy and the quality is good. I like the way the flows sound with headers, and it is the first good basic modification that you can do on the cheap. It is a good base for the other mods. No chip required on mine and great bang for the buck....1986 l98
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I would guess heads would help the most, and after that maybe a miniram or superram? Anyway... that's way off topic, sorry.
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you can expect 10 to 15 HP, the install on hedmans is easy and the quality is good. I like the way the flows sound with headers, and it is the first good basic modification that you can do on the cheap. It is a good base for the other mods. No chip required on mine and great bang for the buck....1986 l98
thanks! cant wait to purchase my headers...hopefully i'll have them bought and installed within 30 days
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Joe if you're going to get Hedmans, the Elites are the only ones you want. The Elites are a well made header. With the cheap Hedmans, you get just what you pay for, crap....
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From: Alma AR
Let us know how it goes. I have a 1990 and I'm considering the Hedman Elites also. I saw a website that'll seel you a set for $378, shipping included. That's a pretty good price for ceramic coated headers.
