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Tim H


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Hi guys and gals, 

I am  looking for some help / information on headers. I am trying to get my 70 Chevelle completed. It has a big block with a rock crusher manual transmission.  So as I sit here and try to recover from the flu I thought I would take a look to see what you guys are up to and ask for some help. I’m looking to buy a new set of good headers and I’m trying to decide if I want to get stainless, coated or what the best ones would be so I don’t get a bunch of rusty headers under the hood. 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated for finish and brands. 

Thanks

Tim H

 

 



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Lemons seem to be the go to for top of the line headers. But they aren't cheap.



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A shop recently relocated from Burnsville to Lake City.  They make custom stainless steel headers.

contact

https://www.stainlessheaders.com



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If you're looking for off the shelf headers, I've had good luck with ceramic coated ones.  I've used Flow Tech in the past for SBC's that held up well.



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I put a set of ceramic Hedmans on my 71. www.hedman.com/product-detail/68198

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Dang Tim, sorry to hear you have that flu crud. Hope you can get over it soon.

For me, any name brand of headers seems to be a crap shoot. Some of the Hedmann and Hookers I've bought fit fine and others needed major butchering to clear suspension components and steering shaft. The BB headers, especially, can vary a lot, depending on tube size. For that reason, I never buy coated headers, figuring I will need to tweak them some. Once I have them fitting, I take them to Race Coatings In Forest Lake for Cermachrome coating. I'm sure there is a shop closer to you that can do that too.

I've always heard good things about the Lemon's brand too and they don't come coated either and for a price 3 times an off the shelf header, I can do a LOT of tweaking.



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Thanks for the replies. I was thinking about stainless but Mitch that sounds like a good option. The engine is now a 502 so it will need to breathe which means big tubes. Hopefully will have the car done by June.

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Yeah, I've found the big tubes are the worst fitting and need modifications.

I have a 496 in my '66 now and bought large tube Hedmanns and spent 2 days hacking them to fit decent...doh

Post up some pics of the car and progress. We need input on the forum..cool



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