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I used the Hooker block hugger headers on my 69 K10 after my Rams horn manifolds broke many years ago.

I liked the Ras horn manifolds, and I had actually ported and polished them so they flowed well. At that day an age, the repops were not available yet. I went to the Hooker headers.

The truck got a LOT quieter. The headers had to be replaced every 5 years or less. After a heavy workout with the truck, in the dark of night, I could open the hood and see red hot header tubes.

We are in the process of starting this right now with a new purchase for my son;s 70 GMC K20. Since the exhaust that is on it is "OK", we are purchasing a repop manifold. If the exhaust was completely shot, I would go with a complete exhaust system from LMC for about $500 including headers and dual 2-1/2" tubes with turbo muffs and clamps.

Since you're in a financial pinch, buy the cmolete setup from him, but don;t pay much.

New Block Huggers are about $100 and the dual exhaust from LMC is about $300, then figure another $100 to connect the two locally, you'd have a completely new exhaust for again, about $500.

Good luck!