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Damn Yankee
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I have been talking to Jamie at Thorley about mid-length headers for lowered trucks so they don't come down as far as stock below the frame.
How much interest is there for a shorty or mid length for the '67-'72? I see a lot of people asking "Do they hang below the frame" in different for sale threads so I'm assuming it would be a nice add |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I would be interested, I only lowered mine 3 inches , but lots of low street crossings where I live.
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
im in...
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I agree! I could use a set for my '47 since it rides on a modified '65 C-10 frame.
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
There is intrest we have been talking in the suspension section on this the last couple of days.
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I am also really interested and in! but i want BBC headers.
and since you are talking with him, I think it would be a good idea to make them a nice size, at least 2" primaries going into a collector that flanges up to 3" pipe. this way there is actually some good performance out of it! there is one brand out there that I know of that makes mid length.. but they are small tube headers. keep us updated, I'll keep an eye on this thread.
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I'm in...
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I have a set of shorty block huggers in my 65 sbc but I am thinking of going to the mid lenght's but there expensive. I like my huggers you cant see any of the exhaust from under the truck below the frame. I had a set of headman headers on it before and they hung alittle low.
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I'm in if they clear clutch stuff.
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I know my father is looking for a set..that is why he got rid of his thorly try Y and i think he is looking at sanderson, but i think he needs his in the next 3 months
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
Street and Preformance already make a set. I have them on my truck and they are SUPER!!!!
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
Tim...Are these for BB Engines?
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I bought a pair from ECE and like them... kind of hard to see
"...Early Classic is proud to offer the highest quality, American-made Small Block Headers available for 1967-'72 GM small block trucks. These new mid-length headers are swept rearward and dump below the firewall eliminating ground clearance problems for lowered trucks. These 16 gauge, mandrel bent beauties come with the only patented leak-free flange on the market. As an added bonus, a ceramic thermal barrier coating has been applied inside and out for years of trouble-free performance. (Pair)" Last edited by Mondo; 04-14-2008 at 04:16 AM. |
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
Time out!! Are we talking BB or SB?
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
well, we should be talking about BB! as there are 47,000 different SB headers out there, I'm sure there are a few that will fit or fit with minor tweaking.
us BBC guys are in a good need of some large tube mid lengths!
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
YES...I agree. At this point all I see are Sanderson Block Huggers for lowered BB trucks. I don't want my pipes below the frame. On the highway that might be fine but in the back woods off the beaten path...not a good idea.
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
Also looking for some mid-length BBC headers.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
Well, if you are talking about SB, don't get the Dynomax coated one's for our year. They hang below the frame about 2-3 inches. Of course if your truck isn't lowered, they are fine.
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
If your talking SB I'm in. I bought a set of Sumitt shorty's and they're junk, IMO... I didn't even put them on. I only paid 90 bucks for 'em, the paint was already peeling off when I took them out of the box..
Yeah, so a long answer longer..... Yes, I"m in!!! ![]()
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
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The problem is these headers need to be made for manual transmission applications.The raer tube just needs to run slightly forward,then down lower than the z-bar.The current Doug`s headers will work,but just hang a bit low by the time you run pipe off the collector. Shorties don`t do enough over manifolds to justify their use,IMO.You need length.I`d like to see a mandrel-bent 3" pipe to connect to the collector that tapers to 2.5".
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Damn Yankee
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
I am talking about SB. Most of the ones I've looked at leave you with a downward angle that makes it tough to keep from dropping below the frame
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Re: Headers for lowered trucks...looking for feedback
like this?
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