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03-22-2020, 09:03 AM | #1 |
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Has anyone installed headers on their medium duty?
I need to install exhaust on my truck.
I have a nasty exhaust leak from a broken flange on one of the exhaust manifolds. I have not had much luck finding a replacement manifold locally and decided installing headers is an easy way to go. When I look for headers at some of the common websites, I can find nothing that includes any of the medium duty trucks. Am I looking in the wrong places? I have searched many of the manufacturers as well, but to no avail. C30 is as large as they go. I have read on this forum that pickup headers “should” fit, but I would prefer to know before ordering if possible. I have a bad habit of - if something I bought does not work or fit, toss it aside and never return it. Wife calls it "lazy". I dunno what she is talking about. Many years ago (35 years ago??), I had a 72 C60 with a small block. It threw a rod and I replaced with a 454. At that time, I had no problems finding a set of headers for that truck but I don’t remember where I ordered them from. But it was not challenging at the time. Today, I have a 76 C60 with a 366 (among others), but can find nothing for any medium duty. Does anyone know of anyplace to find correct headers? KC |
03-22-2020, 10:33 AM | #2 |
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Re: Has anyone installed headers on their medium duty?
The factory installed exhaust on the later model square medium duties was a set of headers. My 89 has them, looks odd to see a set of headers with emissions tubing That's actually one of my next projects, all the emissions garbage is gone from mine, so I want to remove the headers and take off the tubing and plug the holes.
I've seen them for sale, may take some hunting but they're out there. |
03-22-2020, 11:27 AM | #3 |
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Re: Has anyone installed headers on their medium duty?
I have 2 sets of factory manifolds that came off of 427s. I attempted to install a set of long tubes on my truck with no luck and ended up going with a set of block huggers.
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03-22-2020, 11:42 AM | #4 |
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Re: Has anyone installed headers on their medium duty?
Here's the factory ones. VERY similar to the block huggers above, do you remember what huggers you went with Pvmt-Pndr? I'm sure they would be much easier found than the factory type.
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03-22-2020, 01:30 PM | #5 |
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Re: Has anyone installed headers on their medium duty?
I can't locate the exact ones I went with but they're ss and didn't break the bank. I did have to clearance one of the tubes on the passageners side slightly, it hit the frame rail. I built my own exhaust from scratch using a diy kit I bought so I was open to using any headers that actually fit because I could make anything work from that point on.
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