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02-23-2003, 01:09 AM
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header of choice
Have a vortec 350 in my 84 c/10 2wd truck. Looking for the headers you guys prefer for our trucks. It has the serpentine setup on it too. I was looking at hedman's 69890 14 guage coated headers for 260 bucks. sound like a good deal? anything better out there for 200-275 bucks? thanks.
Keith
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02-23-2003, 03:42 AM
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I have read about Holley's addition --- Flowtech Afterbuner headers. They claim to have the torque curve of a tri-y and the upper horsepower of a big tube header, I think these are the headers I will try for my truck, and they run about $140....
Check 'em out. I'm not sure if they will fit vortec? summit racing enter ---BIG49150-- in the part number search
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02-23-2003, 09:09 AM
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That's cool... I'd seen those in summit, is anyone actually running them? Do they seem to live up to their advertisement? The main reason i wanted a coating was to prolong life and keep engine temps down. I had a pair of flowtech coated headers on my cutlass and you sure could tell the difference in underhood temps.
Anyone running coated headers in the < $270 dollar range that they're just really excited about. speaking of vortec heads, i thought they had the same exhaust ports? Of course this is my first chevy build up so i really wouldn't know. any help? Thanks guys keith
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02-23-2003, 09:31 AM
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I'm running the Elites 69890, and have only one complaint, they hang down so low. If you are gonna lower your truck forget these. I love the construction of these headers(thick tubes and flanges) so I will probably buy the shorties for the 67-74 Chevelle. I think there are many guys running the Dynomax ceramic Chevelle shorties and love em'. The difference is that the Dynomax tubes are 1 1/2" and Hedman are 1 5/8".
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02-23-2003, 10:29 AM
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Thanks,
My truck is at stock height right now, i had thought of droping it 2 inches later. Do you think this would interfere with the headers? What is the part number for the chevelle shorties? thanks.. Keith
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02-23-2003, 10:38 AM
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When i search summit for hedman Elite shortie, Two headers come back... 68478 for 1988-92 camaro. And then 68608 for a whole bunch of stuff including Chevrolet: 262-400 1967-81 Camaro, 1964-87 Chevelle/El Camino/Malibu, 1968-79 Chevy II/Nova, 1971-91 Bel Air/B...
I'm guessing that the 68608 are the one's i'm looking for right? Thanks alot... Keith
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02-23-2003, 12:32 PM
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68608-That's the ticket!
Post some pics of your final installation 
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02-23-2003, 01:34 PM
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i'm getting those dynomax shorties unless i can find some nickel chrome plated edelbrock shorties without the a.i.r. crap
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