I am looking at the Hooker Super Comp headers (1 3/4 inch) for my car, because I have heard that they are the best performing headers, and I was wondering if they are all that they are said to be? Is there really that big of performance difference from the super comps and the other top performing headers?

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Well, I can't really give you a comparison being that I have only had one set of Headers on my car. However, they are the Super Comps and I would highly reccomend them. Installation was pretty easy, they only hit in one place and this was simple to take care of.

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'86 IROC-Z, 305 LG-4, T-5, T-Tops, 50k Original Miles, K&N Air Filter, Jet chip, KYB Shocks/Struts, Centerforce Dual Friction, B&M Ripper Shifter, Hooker Super Comp Shorties and Y-pipe, Catco Converter, Flowmaster 80 series, 3 inch custom exhaust

 

Did you notice a big performance boost?

 

which super comps are either of you talking about? the long tubes or the shorties?

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I don't know, I think the short ones. I am looking at them in Jeg's, 28 inch or something?

Does anyone know anything about the comp headers? They are a lot cheaper than the super comps, is there a big performance difference?

 

I think you're getting some things mixed together. They call both their long tube and shorties "Super Comps", but the shorties are 1-5/8" primaries (just got a set). Their "Comp" are long tube and (I believe, don't have the catalog in front of me) 1-5/8" primaries. The long tube Super Comps are 1-3/4" primaries. 28" would be long tube, by the way.

Any long tube you get will require a custom setup from the collector on back. The shorties can be ordered with the y-pipe (p/n 2055) to hook to a 3" slip-fit cat.

Coated Super Comps seem to be the setup of choice at the track (not 3rd-gen specific).

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five7kid got it, i just wanted to clear up some confusion on which headers everyone was talking about.

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five7kid, What do you coat the super comps with? And does anyone know how big of performance difference there is between the comps and the super comps?

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The guys I know directly I believe got them coated from Hooker. Otherwise, Jet Hot is the typical supplier for that service.