4264door Wrote:I am a huge supporter of cast iron exhaust manifolds and prefer them for a street car. Properly installed with attention paid to cast iron flashing in accessible areas and a flat mating surface at the head makes for an effiecient and trouble free street exhaust without the headaches of headers. I have had many sets of headers that ran on the street and after a few years they rust and get dented for whatever reason making it necessary for new headers to be installed. BIG PITA! For a street/strip car then yes, GOOD QUALITY headers are worth their weight in gold. Good luck with your project!
Well. I came across a very great article on this subject [Here]. Shows dyno results, etc. I think after reading this, the clear winner for me is the Hedman Coated Shorty's.
Thanks for the link! I started to second guess my choice once everyone on here said they used manifolds... Now I am back to being comfortable with the headers I bought.
If only I could get that F!*#%^ busted stud out of there now.
Extremely happy with how these Hedman Shorty's fit. Now, I'm hoping that I don't lose too much power from the full length ones. Either way, I'm happy. Now I can have my car sit low, the way I like it to, without ground clearance issues. High five to Hedman!
Good thread ! You guys talked me into keeping my stock exhaust manifolds on my 67. Thats one PIA gone before it started . I'll just run some really nice pipes and some high performance mufflers . Thanks . BooBoo
[quote=SmartPatrol]Extremely happy with how these Hedman Shorty's fit. Now, I'm hoping that I don't lose too much power from the full length ones. Either way, I'm happy. Now I can have my car sit low, the way I like it to, without ground clearance issues. High five to Hedman!
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