hi, im in the process of an engine rebuild, and i want to slap on some headers. im buying a rebuilt 350 with a 650cfm edelbrock carb/intake. whats the most commonly used, best and cheapest headers to use on this set up? i also want to re-use my old y-pipe if possible. mainly i just want headers for the extra room changeing spark plugs, the added hp, is nice too though.

 

hedman shorty's to hedman Y-pipe and then cut the cat out and put in the $200 hooker cat back.

 

Two problems with your "vision" here:

1) You can't use your factory y-pipe with headers. Nobody makes them that way (for some very good reasons).

2) Spark plug clearance will not improve with headers. Some people have claimed they can do theirs in 10 minutes, but there are a bunch of liars out there, too.

The only reason to go with headers is improved performance. A new y-pipe is a must towards that goal.

The most commonly used seems to be Edelbrock TES. That doesn't make them the easiest, best, or lowest price - they were one of the first to offer smog-legal headers, which is probably a big part of their abundance. "Better/best" headers seem to be SLP and Hooker. "Cheapest" are Hedman and Flowtech (if you include y-pipe) - the Hedmans are available in emissions-legal and non-emissions versions. Hooker also makes a non-emissions version (2460) that will require fabrication of a y-pipe, but they're good, inexpensive headers - getting the y-pipe fab'ed will probably cost you more than getting the Hedmans with y-pipe, though.

 

Isn't the hedman y-pipe only 2.5". Isn't Hooker (2055) and SLP the only ones with a true 3" y-pipe?

 

ok, about how much would flowtech headers and a flowtech y-pipe cost anyway? one thing is for sure, i hate my rusted up peice of crap stock exhaust manifolds. does flowtech have a web site?

 

Go to Holley.com, and you will find flowtech. I have a set of flowtech headers on my car, I need to know where I can get a y-pipe that will end in the stock cat location. Anyone know???????

 

The most used you ask?? SLP.

 

I'd have to say SLP aswell.. gottem yesterday..

 

how much did those SLP headers cost?

 

altogether.. 922 bucks.. everything included...

 

I think headers help with doing spark plugs. My hookers seemed like it at least.

 

Hooker super comp shorties. PN 2055 I think. It cost me about $425. But that is a 3" y pipe, stater heat wrap, wire seperators, and special bolts that have a c clamp on them to prevent them from backing out. They do not bolt up to the cat, but I no longer have one!!