i just finished bolting the passenger side header up on my big block swap.I'm counting 5 places where my hand is bleeding,roughest set of headers i've ever installed!My hats off to you guys that have done this

 

As I mention in other posts, Hooker are the cheapest swap headers and the worst fitting.

Back when I first used them in my BBC swap, I had a 7 quart pan. It took me 9 hours to finally get them installed.

I now use large tube Ed quay headers. Each tube is separate and they use a slip on collector. It took a bit to install them the first time because of clearance issues with the large tubes but now I can take them off in about 1/2 an hour. Putting them back in is a little more tricky because you need to know which tube to install first. Still a lot easier than the Hookers.

Hooker swap headers are less than $400. Any high quality swap header, expect to pay $1000+.

 

i'll have to go check out there site, i can't imagine a bigger tube in there!

 

Not from Hooker. The Supercomp headers are a BBC street header. With the 1-7/8" primaries and 3" collectors, they're not very good for anything bigger than a mild 454. As you go up in tube size, the cost of the headers drastically increases also.

My headers have 2-1/4" tubes and yes they are a very tight fit and they have 4" collectors. I run a dual 4" exhaust through Magnaflow race mufflers which exit in front of the rear wheels. It's a race only exhaust system.

The best fitting headers are custom built. One set specifically built to fit your engine and chassis.

 

i know this is a really old post however i was wondering if the hooker headers would be ok for a 396 bored 30 over with an 8-71 roots blower? This will be a street car and see the strip a few times just for kicks.

 

With the added boost from the big blower, I'd say the headers will probably be too small.

 

I set my bbc in for fitment before paint, the headers were tricky(hookers) set them in then set the engine into them i found this to be the only way. I just ordered a PA Racing K-member hoping that will make it a little easier. My bbc (468) isnt a blower motor, its about 13:1 compression. Any opinions on tube size, should I sell and go bigger? hookers are 1-7/8

 

My Ed Quay driver side slides in from the bottom no problem. The passenger side is sectioned but goes in just as easily from the bottom too. These are 2 1/4 stepped to 2 3/8ths

 

I've had my 454 out about 5 times since the hookers. Me and my friend have gotten pretty proficient at it lol. You just gotta learn the order of removal. That tubular K member helped alot too.

 

There's a large tube header set with collector mufflers currently available on Ebay. Price is very reasonable considering what you're bidding on. Search for camaro bbc headers. If I didn't already have a large tube header, I would have bought them.