Has anyone here used these headers before? I was considering these as well as the SLP stainless. However, I have a friend who has equipment to do ceramic coating (jet-hot) so I'm more inclined to buy the hookers if they are a decent header for the money...Any suggestions???

 

I got the super comp headers, they work great and sound great... pretty cheap too, wish I could have coated them but they look pretty nice as they are...go for them you wont regrett it

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1988 Formula 350
Maroon, 5 speed
Edelbrock 750 cfm carb
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold
Hooker super comp. headers
Hookerheaders 3 inch cat-back
3 inch pipe from headers all the way to the muffler
Gutted cat
K&N filter
WS6 Package
ATGI underbody purple neons
Black light interior

 

Does anyone have the regular Hooker "Comp" headers?? They are the $142 ones in Summit, right next to the Super Comps (which I am also considering!!). Thanks!!!

Dave

 

well if im right in thinking that the comps are just non-stainless versions of the super comps...then get the comps if you can coat them yourself

 

arent the "comp" headers 1 5/8, not 1 3/4 like the super comps? or do i have my info wrong?

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Wide Open Till You See God...Then Brake

 

My Hooker Shorties are the Comp brand. They are very, very well built 1 5/8 headers made from 18 gauge steel. Many others are only 16 gauge, so the Hookers are first class.

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1986 Camaro Sports Coupe
T-tops, variable wiper, power hatch, rear defrost, third brake light
LG4 305 V8, Hooker Shorty headers, 3" pipe into Walker Quiet Flow dual exhaust
Edelbrock Performer intake, "Damonized" Q-Jet 4bbl, K&N filter, Crane ignition kit
TH700R4 transmission and Derale cooler
Air conditioning, power windows, power door locks, power brakes, power steering, tilt wheel
Kenwood cassette, Pioneer 6x4 component front speakers
Rockford Fosgate 6x9 Punch rear speakers
Z-28 front and rear sway bars
Aluminum slots and Goodyear 225x60R15 Eagle HP tires
243 horsepower and 326 foot pounds of torque at the flywheel
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Yea verily, and he smote the smog heathens from his small block Chevy, even from the air pump to the converter ...
Todd 1:1

 

unless I've been breathing too much welding fumes, 16 gauge is thicker than 18 gauge.

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86 T/A 5.0 A4 & 2.77 gear
15.62 @ 86 mph
93 Civic 1.6L
13.5 @ 100 mph

 

well you may have been breathing too much welding fumes anyway. but you are correct. also arent the hooker comps shorties and not full length?
and for blkucas12....how did they fit into the car? problems stuffing them in? spark plug clearance? steering/ brake lines?

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87 z28 bowtie aluminum 420small block dry sump crower lt. wt. knife edged crank oliver lt wt rods brodix track 1's super ram intake slp 1 3/4 headers accel dfi art carr 700 r4 3.42 gears ssm sub frame/ladder bars.....other parts on the way ,soon to be finished!! couple more weeks!!!

 

It was a bit of a problem installing them, not hard persay, but just very time consuming, I had to lift the motor on both sides, remove a bunch of sensors and the dipstick, the stering column was in the way on the drivers side, and the A/C on the other side. after putting them on I realized that I could tighten my spark plugs so I had to unbolt the headers tighten them and rebolt them on, it wasnt fun but it paid off, it shouldnt be to hard if you know what your doing.. oh yeah forgot, I cut a brake line putting them in, but that was my fault.. not to fun may I add

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1988 Formula 350
Maroon, 5 speed
Edelbrock 750 cfm carb
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold
Hooker super comp. headers
Hookerheaders 3 inch cat-back
3 inch pipe from headers all the way to the muffler
Gutted cat
K&N filter
WS6 Package
ATGI underbody purple neons
Black light interior

[This message has been edited by bklucas12 (edited August 16, 2001).]

 

so what about the hooker comp long tubes? are they 1 5/8 or 1 3/4?

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Wide Open Till You See God...Then Brake

 

Duh!

You are right and I am wrong

Those fumes must smell good!

Anyway, the Hooker Shorty headers are made from heavier gauge steel than most other brands.