i was flipping through a JC Whitney catalog, and i saw the add for street legal pace setter headers with "armor coat". They are $365. I'm thinking that this could possibly be an equal medium between the economy of TES headers, and the quality of SLP headers. Am I on to something, or are these things garbage???

thanks for the info

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Nobody else responded, so let me give you my take.

I was looking at them as well. Pace Setter isn't your typical high-class brand, but they do make decent products (I had a pair of their turbo mufflers on the '57 w/350 for years, they're now on a '68 Camaro 327). But, these headers to which you refer have 1-1/2" primaries, which are 305 or low-RPM 350 pieces. I tried to find out what the cat inlet pipe size was, but didn't get a response from either JC Whitney or Pace Setter.

If you want to run over 4500 RPMs, I'd suggest going with at least a 1-5/8" primary header. Personally, I'm looking at the Hooker 2055 system from Summit, $350 (black painted - add $185 for coated), all the AIR & O2 fittings. Higher priced, but a more appropriate size (3" cat inlet) for a 350 or higher rev'n 305. Even more so if you're really going to go with NOS.

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thanks for replying, i was wondering if anyone was going to. I never even noticed the primary size, you right thats way to small, especially when i shift at 5200 rpms. Do you have part numbers for those hedman headers?? the price doesnt sound too bad at all...

thanks

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Ummm, Hooker is what I'm looking at. The Hedmans were slightly higher if you want the emissions hookups & y-pipe (which I do). 2055 is the Hooker p/n, I believe Summit calls it HOK-2055.

 

whoops, i meant hooker my fault. thanks for the part numbers


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I'll have to take that back. The Hedmans are about $40 less than the Hookers w/emissions hookups & y-pipe. However, they don't list the primary size. I believe I've heard somewhere they're 1-1/2" as well, but can't confirm.

 

I have anew set of pace setters hear beside me that I will install when it warms up.The primaries are 1 5/8" not 1 1/2". I just measured them with a didgital caliper. The out let of the y pipe were it goes into the cat is only 2 1/4". Im going to gut the pipe off right in the y joint where its big enought and graft(weld)a piece of 3" pipe long enough to replace the cat and hook to a 3" cat back(also Pacesetter)(sorry guys im on a budget).I have to have the 3" pipe bent at a shop.Im not biulding a ultimate racing machine, just tring to wake up a L03 a little with a few bolt on's.

 

WOW, thats seems like way to much work for me. I think i'll just skip it and go for the hookers, that is when i actually do it. I just ordered a new shifter so im strapped for another week or so...